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1981 Kansas City Royals Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1980 / 1981 / 1982

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1981 1 23 23 Royals Dave Leeper OF 19 40 0 .075 .173 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1981 2 34 8 Royals via Cardinals *Mark Gubicza RHP 0 0 0 384 132 136 3.96 1.36 2 Penn Charter HS (Philadelphia, PA)
1981 2 49 23 Royals Tony Ferreira LHP 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.94 1.41 0 North HS (Riverside, CA)
1981 3 74 22 Royals David Cone RHP 193 412 0 .155 .369 450 194 126 3.46 1.26 1 Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, MO)
1981 4 100 23 Royals Shane Mack SS 923 2857 80 .299 .821 Gahr HS (Cerritos, CA)
1981 5 126 23 Royals Marty Wilkerson 3B University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1981 6 152 23 Royals Nick Harsh RHP San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
1981 7 178 23 Royals John Davis RHP 6 1 0 .000 .000 71 7 9 4.92 1.65 4 Centennial HS (Pueblo, CO)
1981 8 204 23 Royals Warren Skelton SS Harrison HS (Evansville, IN)
1981 9 230 23 Royals John Bryant RHP University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
1981 10 256 23 Royals Randy Smith C Vallejo HS (Vallejo, CA)
1981 11 282 23 Royals Warren Oliver SS Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)
1981 12 308 23 Royals Mark Williamson RHP 1 0 0 365 46 35 3.86 1.34 21 San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
1981 13 334 23 Royals Lex Bleckley SS Pennsville HS (Pennsville, NJ)
1981 14 360 23 Royals Robert Merenda OF San Juan HS (Citrus Heights, CA)
1981 15 386 23 Royals Stan Palmore OF Vocational HS (Chicago, IL)
1981 16 412 23 Royals Joe Citari 1B Oak Park & River Forest HS (Oak Park, IL)
1981 17 438 23 Royals Rich Rodriguez LHP 505 28 0 .107 .301 609 31 22 3.81 1.41 8 Mountain View HS (Mountain View, CA)
1981 18 464 23 Royals Ken Spratke RHP Chippewa Valley HS (Mt. Clemens, MI)
1981 19 490 23 Royals Tom Mohr OF Rib Lake HS (Rib Lake, WI)
1981 20 516 23 Royals Mitch Hawley RHP University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
1981 21 542 23 Royals Tom Thompson 1B Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1981 22 567 22 Royals Perry Swanson RHP Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
1981 23 592 22 Royals Pat Saitta RHP Salesian HS (Bronx, NY)
1981 24 617 22 Royals Rick Plautz OF Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
1981 25 641 21 Royals Marty Martino OF Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
1981 26 664 20 Royals Jay Phillips 2B Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
1981 27 686 19 Royals Mark Bloomfield LHP University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
1981 28 708 19 Royals Mark Solz OF Santana HS (Santee, CA)
1981 29 730 19 Royals Glen Gwaltney OF Sylvan Hills HS (Sherwood, AR)
1981 30 749 17 Royals Meade Langhorne OF University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
1981 31 766 15 Royals Don Seeker OF Miami University, Ohio (Oxford, OH)
1981 32 782 14 Royals Bill Gaunce C William Carey College (Hatiesburg, MS)
1981 33 796 12 Royals Allen Peake 1B Stafford HS (Stafford, VA)
1981 34 809 11 Royals Richard Sielicki RHP Bothell HS (Seattle, WA)

*Compensation Picks
Mark Gubicza (Royals-2) - Pick from Cardinals as compensation for Free Agent Darrell Porter

Other Years:1980 / 1981 / 1982

35 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (22%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
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  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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