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1979 Washington Nationals 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 10 10 Nationals Tim Wallach 1B 2212 8099 260 .257 .732 2 0 0 4.50 1.50 0 California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
1979 2 32 6 Nationals via Cardinals *Mike Kwiecinski SS Shawnee HS (Warren, MI)
1979 4 88 10 Nationals John Russell C 448 1087 34 .225 .653 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 Norman HS (Norman, OK)
1979 5 114 10 Nationals Jim Auten OF UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 6 140 10 Nationals Wallace Johnson 2B 428 569 5 .255 .648 Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
1979 7 166 10 Nationals Mike Gates 2B 37 123 0 .236 .601 Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
1979 8 192 10 Nationals Bill St. John LHP Aiken HS (Cincinnati, OH)
1979 9 218 10 Nationals Larry Boger RHP El Campo HS (Citrus Heights, CA)
1979 10 244 10 Nationals Thor Edgel RHP Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA)
1979 11 270 10 Nationals Joe Abone RHP LeMoyne College (Syracuse, NY)
1979 12 296 10 Nationals Ronnic Caldwell RHP McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
1979 13 322 10 Nationals Kirk Forbes 2B Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)
1979 14 348 10 Nationals John Palica 1B Torrance HS (Torrance, CA)
1979 15 374 10 Nationals Guy Burgess LHP Atlantic HS (Delray Beach, FL)
1979 16 400 10 Nationals Bobby Ruiz LHP Dupont HS (Hermitage, TN)
1979 17 426 10 Nationals Brad Mills 3B 106 168 1 .256 .615 University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
1979 18 452 10 Nationals Arthur Hammond LHP West Columbus HS (Cerro Gordo, NC)
1979 19 478 10 Nationals Jeff McDonald RHP Union HS (Tulsa, OK)
1979 20 504 10 Nationals Chuck Fick C Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
1979 21 529 9 Nationals Keith White LHP Jackson State CC (Jackson, TN)
1979 22 554 9 Nationals Thomas Scheer RHP Burbank HS (Sacramento, CA)
1979 23 579 9 Nationals David Flowers LHP Methodist College (Fayetteville, NC)
1979 24 603 9 Nationals David Flores RHP Carroll HS (Southlake, TX)
1979 25 627 9 Nationals Bud Yanus RHP Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)
1979 26 651 9 Nationals David Bradshaw LHP Jac Cen Del HS (Osgood, IN)
1979 27 674 8 Nationals Tommy Montgomery LHP Columbus State University (Columbus, GA)
1979 28 696 7 Nationals George Foussianes SS University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
1979 29 717 7 Nationals Bill Sattler RHP Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)
1979 30 738 7 Nationals Billy Hatcher OF 1233 4339 54 .264 .676 Wiliams HS (Wiliams, AZ)
1979 31 758 7 Nationals John McKeon 2B Cummings HS (Burlington, NC)

*Compensation Picks
Mike Kwiecinski (Nationals-2) - Pick from Cardinals as compensation for Free Agent Darold Knowles

Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

30 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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    The 1965 draft had a major league and AAA section (rounds 1-3), a AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in rounds 1-7 (MLB, AAA, and AA picks). Starting with the 8th round teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the reverse order of the affiliate finishes. Franchises that shared affiliates, alternated the picks round-by-round. This means that a franchise will have multiple picks in a "round". For presentation reasons here, we have re-labeled the rounds to be the number of the selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th round pick could come after the Mets' 12th round pick.