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1979 New York Yankees Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

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
1979 2 51 25 Yankees Todd Demeter INF Grant HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
1979 3 77 25 Yankees Freddie Toliver RHP 51 18 0 .111 .311 78 10 16 4.73 1.57 1 San Gorgonio HS (Highland, CA)
1979 4 103 25 Yankees Ted Perkins 1B El Cerrito HS (Richmond, CA)
1979 5 129 25 Yankees Greg Gagne SS 1798 5673 111 .254 .684 Somerset HS (Somerset, MA)
1979 6 155 25 Yankees Stefan Wever RHP 0 0 0 1 0 1 27.00 3.38 0 University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
1979 7 181 25 Yankees Mike Echstenkamper OF Ohio University (Athens, OH)
1979 8 207 25 Yankees Huey Gayden OF Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
1979 9 233 25 Yankees Pete Filson LHP 0 0 0 148 15 18 4.18 1.40 4 Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
1979 10 259 25 Yankees Richard Budweg LHP Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg, PA)
1979 11 285 25 Yankees George Demaria RHP El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA)
1979 12 311 25 Yankees Michael Free RHP Chapman HS (San Diego, CA)
1979 13 337 25 Yankees David Buffamoyer C Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
1979 14 363 25 Yankees Randy Guerra 1B University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
1979 15 389 25 Yankees Keith Smith SS 6 4 0 .000 .200 Canyon HS (Canyon Country, CA)
1979 16 415 25 Yankees Chris Lein RHP Florida International University (Miami, FL)
1979 17 441 25 Yankees Rob Teegarden OF University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
1979 18 467 25 Yankees Mike Dotterer OF Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA)
1979 19 493 25 Yankees Don Mattingly 1B 1785 7003 222 .307 .830 Reitz Memorial HS (Evansville, IN)
1979 20 519 25 Yankees Sean Everton OF Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
1979 21 544 24 Yankees Derwin McNealy OF Crenshaw HS (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 22 569 24 Yankees Cedric Mack OF Brazosport HS (Freeport, TX)
1979 23 594 24 Yankees Brian Murphy LHP Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT)
1979 24 618 24 Yankees Gregg Sporrer INF University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
1979 25 642 24 Yankees Jeff Rudolph C University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
1979 26 666 24 Yankees Frank Ricci RHP Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
1979 27 689 23 Yankees Kevin Irot RHP Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA)
1979 28 710 21 Yankees John Seneca RHP Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
1979 29 731 21 Yankees Rusty Piggott SS Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
1979 30 751 20 Yankees Greg Copeland RHP Shawnee HS (Lima, OH)

Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

29 matching player(s). 6 played in the majors (20%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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