25th Round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft
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25th Round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Rounds: 1978 25th / 1979 24th / 1979 25th / 1979 26th / 1980 25th
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
FrRnd |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1979 | 25 | | 619 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | Y | | Kevin Steger (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) |
1979 | 25 | | 620 | FrRnd | 2 | Mets | Y | | Scott LaVielle (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Olympic College (Bremerton, WA) |
1979 | 25 | | 621 | FrRnd | 3 | Braves | Y | | Robert Kennedy (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cochise College (Douglas, AZ) |
1979 | 25 | | 622 | FrRnd | 4 | Athletics | N | | Ronald Sylvia (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1979 | 25 | | 623 | FrRnd | 5 | Cardinals | Y | | Phillip Baskerville (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Elon University (Elon, NC) |
1979 | 25 | | 624 | FrRnd | 6 | Indians | Y | | Larry Hrynko (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | St. Xavier University (Orland Park, IL) |
1979 | 25 | | 625 | FrRnd | 7 | Astros | Y | | Chris Jones (minors) | OF | -0.1 | 34 | 26 | 0 | .192 | .468 | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
1979 | 25 | | 626 | FrRnd | 8 | White Sox | N | | Len Kasper (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Proviso West HS (Hillside, IL) |
1979 | 25 | | 627 | FrRnd | 9 | Expos | Y | | Bud Yanus (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) |
1979 | 25 | | 628 | FrRnd | 10 | Twins | Y | | Brendan Rosenberg (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ) |
1979 | 25 | | 629 | FrRnd | 11 | Cubs | Y | | Mike Kelley (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) |
1979 | 25 | | 630 | FrRnd | 12 | Tigers | Y | | William Hardy (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL) |
1979 | 25 | | 631 | FrRnd | 13 | Padres | N | | Mark Hoffman (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mount Eden HS (Hayward, CA) |
1979 | 25 | | 632 | FrRnd | 14 | Angels | N | | Paul Wirkus (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
1979 | 25 | | 633 | FrRnd | 15 | Pirates | N | | Joey Farrill (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | A. Crawford Mosley HS (Lynn Haven, FL) |
1979 | 25 | | 634 | FrRnd | 16 | Rangers | Y | | Elwood Zebley (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Towson University (Towson, MD) |
1979 | 25 | | 635 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | N | | James Kelly (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Westwood HS (Fort Pierce, FL) |
1979 | 25 | | 636 | FrRnd | 18 | Orioles | Y | | David Pfeiffer (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) |
1979 | 25 | | 637 | FrRnd | 19 | Phillies | Y | | David Mitchell (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Leesburg HS (Leesburg, FL) |
1979 | 25 | | 638 | FrRnd | 20 | Royals | Y | | Jeff Twitty (minors) | LHP | -0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6.04 | 1.79 | 0 | 4Yr | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) |
1979 | 25 | | 639 | FrRnd | 21 | Reds | Y | | Kurt Kepshire (minors) | RHP | -0.7 | 51 | 88 | 0 | .091 | .246 | 51 | 16 | 15 | 4.16 | 1.41 | 0 | 4Yr | University of New Haven (West Haven, CT) |
1979 | 25 | | 640 | FrRnd | 22 | Brewers | N | | Jim Koontz (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Pennsylvania Western University Clarion (Clarion, PA) |
1979 | 25 | | 641 | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | N | | Leonard Collins (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA) |
1979 | 25 | | 642 | FrRnd | 24 | Yankees | Y | | Jeff Rudolph (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) |
Other Rounds: 1978 25th / 1979 24th / 1979 25th / 1979 26th / 1980 25th
24 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (12%). Total of -1.4 WAR, or -0.5 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
NOTES: We have not yet matched the 2023 debuts to their draft into. We hope to do so soon.
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School names may change from year to year making it difficult to find all player drafted from a school.
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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.
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