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1979 New York Mets Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
    Other Years:1978 / 1979 / 1980

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos WAR G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Type Drafted Out of
1979 1 2 2 Mets Tim Leary (minors) RHP 12.2 293 163 1 .221 .523 292 78 105 4.36 1.41 1 4Yr University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
1979 2 28 2 Mets Jeff Bettendorf (minors) RHP 0.1 3 0 0 3 0 0 4.66 1.45 1 HS Lompoc HS (Lompoc, CA)
1979 3 54 2 Mets Craig Jones (minors) RHP 4Yr United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
1979 4 80 2 Mets David Howard (minors) OF 4Yr Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
1979 5 106 2 Mets Gary Hardie (minors) SS 4Yr Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1979 6 132 2 Mets Ron Gardenhire (minors) INF 0.8 285 710 4 .232 .573 4Yr University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
1979 7 158 2 Mets Mike Hennessy (minors) OF HS Bogota HS (Bogota, NJ)
1979 8 184 2 Mets David Buttles (minors) RHP HS Kearny HS (San Diego, CA)
1979 9 210 2 Mets Preston Shockley (minors) RHP HS Parkside HS (Salisbury, MD)
1979 10 236 2 Mets Brooks Wallace (minors) SS 4Yr Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
1979 11 262 2 Mets Bryan Dunbar (minors) C JC College of Marin (Kentfield, CA)
1979 12 288 2 Mets Larry Hernandez (minors) OF HS Jones HS (Orlando, FL)
1979 13 314 2 Mets Douglas Elliott (minors) 2B 4Yr San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
1979 14 340 2 Mets Brick Toifel (minors) C HS Davidson HS (Mobile, AL)
1979 15 366 2 Mets Walt Terrell (minors) RHP 10.8 321 192 3 .120 .339 321 111 124 4.22 1.43 0 4Yr Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
1979 16 392 2 Mets Bill Hill (minors) OF JC Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ)
1979 17 418 2 Mets Todd Davidson (minors) OF HS North Allegheny HS (Wexford, PA)
1979 18 444 2 Mets John Bryant (minors) OF HS El Toro HS (Lake Forest, CA)
1979 19 470 2 Mets Mike Anicich (minors) 1B 4Yr Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
1979 20 496 2 Mets John Leister (minors) RHP -0.9 10 0 0 10 0 2 8.50 2.00 0 HS Russell HS (Great Falls, MT)
1979 21 522 2 Mets Theodore Damiter (minors) RHP 4Yr Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA)
1979 22 547 2 Mets Joseph Scherger (minors) OF 4Yr University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
1979 23 572 2 Mets Joseph Healy (minors) RHP HS Father Judge HS (Philadelphia, PA)
1979 24 596 2 Mets Richard Greenfield (minors) SS 4Yr LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA)
1979 25 620 2 Mets Scott Lavielle (minors) C JC Olympic College (Bremerton, WA)
1979 26 644 2 Mets Jim Phillips (minors) RHP HS Shawnee Mission HS (Overland Park, KS)
1979 27 668 2 Mets Dave Smith (minors) RHP -0.1 5 0 0 5 0 0 9.00 1.67 0 4Yr Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)
1979 28 691 2 Mets Darryl Stephens (minors) 1B JC Butte College (Oroville, CA)
1979 29 712 2 Mets Clay Christiansen (minors) RHP -0.7 24 0 0 24 2 4 6.05 1.60 2 4Yr University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
1979 30 733 2 Mets William Rittweger (minors) 2B 4Yr Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
1979 31 753 2 Mets Paul Niggebrugge (minors) OF 4Yr Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
1979 32 772 2 Mets Thomas Miller (minors) LHP JC Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA)
1979 33 790 2 Mets Michael Privette (minors) RHP HS Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)
1979 34 807 2 Mets Dan Sprick (minors) OF 4Yr St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)
1979 35 821 1 Mets Terry Byrum (minors) SS 4Yr University of Houston (Houston, TX)
1979 36 830 1 Mets David Duff (minors) C 4Yr University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

36 matching player(s). 7 played in the majors (19%). Total of 22.2 WAR, or 3.2 per major leaguer.

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.