1981 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
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1981 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
Other Years: 1980 / 1981 / 1982
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
FrRnd |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1981 | 1 | 1rg | 1 | FrRnd | 1 | Cubs | N | | James Rooney (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | County College of Morris (Randolph, NJ) |
1981 | 1 | 1rg | 6 | FrRnd | 6 | Blue Jays | N | | Ken Galloway (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | West Valley College (Saratoga, CA) |
1981 | 1 | 1rg | 14 | FrRnd | 14 | Indians | Y | | Stephen Cushing (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Saint Leo University (St. Leo, FL) |
1981 | 2 | 1rg | 29 | FrRnd | 3 | Mets | Y | | Steve Ray (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Southwestern College (Chula Vista, CA) |
1981 | 2 | 1rg | 32 | FrRnd | 6 | Blue Jays | Unk | | Ricky Montana (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Westchester Community College (Valhalla, NY) |
1981 | 2 | 1rg | 36 | FrRnd | 10 | Rangers | N | | Dave Leiper (minors) | 1.1 | 128 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .500 | 264 | 12 | 8 | 3.98 | 1.42 | 7 | JC | Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA) |
1981 | 2 | 1rg | 37 | FrRnd | 11 | Braves | Y | | Michael Hinton (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1981 | 2 | 1rg | 43 | FrRnd | 17 | Expos | N | | Mark DeLaTorre (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) |
1981 | 3 | 1rg | 53 | FrRnd | 1 | Cubs | N | | Craig Jenks (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Butte College (Oroville, CA) |
1981 | 3 | 1rg | 61 | FrRnd | 9 | Giants | Y | | Gene Lambert (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA) |
1981 | 3 | 1rg | 72 | FrRnd | 20 | Red Sox | Y | | Dave Scheller (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey, IL) |
1981 | 4 | 1rg | 84 | FrRnd | 6 | Blue Jays | N | | Mark Hoffman (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Chabot College (Hayward, CA) |
1981 | 4 | 1rg | 86 | FrRnd | 8 | White Sox | Y | | Johnny Moses (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1981 | 5 | 1rg | 106 | FrRnd | 2 | Mariners | N | | Dennis Werth (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Tacoma Community College (Tacoma, WA) |
1981 | 5 | 1rg | 110 | FrRnd | 6 | Blue Jays | N | | Scott Simmons (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Massasoit Community College (Brockton, MA) |
1981 | 6 | 1rg | 135 | FrRnd | 5 | Padres | Y | | Paul Huyck (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, CA) |
1981 | 6 | 1rg | 136 | FrRnd | 6 | Blue Jays | N | | Ed Augustine (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) |
1981 | 6 | 1rg | 141 | FrRnd | 11 | Braves | Y | | Mark Lance (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Joliet Junior College (Joliet, IL) |
1981 | 6 | 1rg | 154 | FrRnd | 24 | Orioles | Y | | Frank Ferroni (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cañada College (Redwood City, CA) |
1981 | 7 | 1rg | 160 | FrRnd | 5 | Padres | Y | | Frederick Williams (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1981 | 7 | 1rg | 165 | FrRnd | 10 | Rangers | N | | Craig Tice (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Ocean County College (Toms River, NJ) |
1981 | 8 | 1rg | 191 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | Y | | Michael Kribell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1981 | 8 | 1rg | 200 | FrRnd | 20 | Orioles | N | | Brad Wheeler (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL) |
1981 | 9 | 1rg | 206 | FrRnd | 5 | White Sox | N | | Mark Dennis (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | McLennan Community College (Waco, TX) |
1981 | 9 | 1rg | 217 | FrRnd | 16 | Royals | N | | Jeff Kobernus (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Laney College (Oakland, CA) |
1981 | 10 | 1rg | 225 | FrRnd | 6 | Rangers | N | | Randy Boyd (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cochise College (Douglas, AZ) |
1981 | 11 | 1rg | 238 | FrRnd | 2 | Angels | N | | Richard Henkemeyer (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Central Lakes College (Brainerd, MN) |
1981 | 11 | 1rg | 245 | FrRnd | 9 | Phillies | N | | Marvin White (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) |
1981 | 13 | 1rg | 263 | FrRnd | 2 | Angels | N | | Jim Sharp (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester (Sewell, NJ) |
1981 | 18 | 1rg | 308 | FrRnd | 3 | Brewers | N | | James Kelly (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | El Camino College (Torrance, CA) |
Other Years: 1980 / 1981 / 1982
30 matching player(s). 1 played in the majors (3%). Total of 1.1 WAR, or 1.1 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 2024 debuts to their draft into. We hope to do so soon.
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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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