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1979 Texas Rangers 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 1 17 17 Rangers Jerry Don Gleaton LHP 23 2 0 .000 .333 307 15 23 4.25 1.41 26 University of Texas (Austin, TX)
1979 2 43 17 Rangers Donnie Scott C 173 443 7 .217 .584 Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL)
1979 3 69 17 Rangers Nick Capra 2B 45 54 1 .167 .503 University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
1979 4 95 17 Rangers Larry Reynolds SS Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
1979 5 121 17 Rangers Mark Gammage RHP Osborn HS (Detroit, MI)
1979 6 147 17 Rangers Shelton McMath OF Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
1979 7 173 17 Rangers Larry D'Onofrio C College of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)
1979 8 199 17 Rangers Michael Roberts RHP Baylor University (Waco, TX)
1979 9 225 17 Rangers Jeff Johnson RHP Muir HS (Altadena, CA)
1979 10 251 17 Rangers William Goodman 2B George Washington University (Washington, DC)
1979 11 277 17 Rangers Mel Gilliam LHP Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL)
1979 12 303 17 Rangers Tony Fossas LHP 201 1 0 .000 .000 567 17 24 3.90 1.48 7 University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
1979 13 329 17 Rangers Bobby Ball OF California State University, Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA)
1979 14 355 17 Rangers Mike Behudian 2B Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT)
1979 15 381 17 Rangers Pete O'Brien 1B 1567 5437 169 .261 .745 University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
1979 16 407 17 Rangers James Hager RHP Newberry College (Newberry, SC)
1979 17 433 17 Rangers Steve Brigante 2B Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX)
1979 18 459 17 Rangers Joe Kucharski RHP Surrattsville HS (Clinton, MD)
1979 19 485 17 Rangers Larry Hamilton OF Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
1979 20 511 17 Rangers James Hawkins C Herndon HS (Fairfax, VA)
1979 21 536 16 Rangers Homer Moncrief RHP Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
1979 22 561 16 Rangers Steven Davis OF Middle Georgia College (Cochran, GA)
1979 23 586 16 Rangers James Schaefer OF Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
1979 24 610 16 Rangers Andy Ortiz LHP Roselle Catholic HS (Roselle, NJ)
1979 25 634 16 Rangers Elwood Zebley C Towson University (Towson, MD)
1979 26 658 16 Rangers Dave Schmidt RHP 40 3 0 .000 .000 376 54 55 3.88 1.33 50 UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 27 681 15 Rangers Stanley Baker SS Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)
1979 28 702 13 Rangers Jorge Gomez SS Macomb County CC (Warren, MI)
1979 29 723 13 Rangers Charles Stafford OF Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)
1979 30 743 12 Rangers Jay Pettibone RHP 0 0 0 4 0 4 5.33 1.33 0 Chapman University (Orange, CA)
1979 31 763 12 Rangers Daryl Frazier RHP Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
1979 32 781 11 Rangers Gordon Ricossa LHP Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
1979 33 799 11 Rangers Joe Dellasega 1B Colgan HS (Pittsburg, KS)
1979 34 815 10 Rangers Ray Fontenot LHP 81 48 0 .063 .125 145 25 26 4.03 1.43 2 McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
1979 35 826 6 Rangers Rodger Bastien SS Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
1979 36 835 6 Rangers Mitch Ashmore C Centanary College (Hackettstown, NJ)
1979 37 843 5 Rangers Thomas Smith RHP University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
1979 38 850 5 Rangers Stephen Romey 1B Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

38 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (21%).

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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