1979 | 1 | | 5 | FrRnd | 5 | Athletics | N | | Juan Bustabad (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS (Hialeah, FL) |
1979 | 1 | | 9 | FrRnd | 9 | White Sox | N | | Steve Buechele (minors) | 16.5 | 1334 | 4266 | 137 | .245 | .710 | | | | | | | HS | Servite HS (Anaheim, CA) |
1979 | 2 | | 32 | FrRnd | 6 | Expos via Cardinals | Y | | *Michael Kwiecinski (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Shawnee HS (Warren, MI) |
1979 | 3 | | 60 | FrRnd | 8 | Astros | Y | | Cliff Wherry (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA) |
1979 | 3 | | 61 | FrRnd | 9 | White Sox | Y | | Fran Mullins (minors) | 0.4 | 106 | 212 | 2 | .203 | .576 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) |
1979 | 4 | | 79 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | Y | | Jim Presley (minors) | 0.3 | 959 | 3546 | 135 | .247 | .710 | | | | | | | HS | Escambia HS (Pensacola, FL) |
1979 | 4 | | 95 | FrRnd | 17 | Rangers | Y | | Larry Reynolds (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) |
1979 | 4 | | 96 | FrRnd | 18 | Giants | Y | | Randy Kutcher (minors) | 1.9 | 244 | 448 | 10 | .228 | .662 | | | | | | | HS | Palmdale HS (Palmdale, CA) |
1979 | 4 | | 102 | FrRnd | 24 | Dodgers | Y | | Leo Mann (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Missouri-St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) |
1979 | 5 | | 106 | FrRnd | 2 | Mets | Y | | Gary Hardie (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) |
1979 | 5 | | 111 | FrRnd | 7 | Indians | N | | Ed Brennan (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sweet Home HS (Sweet Home, OR) |
1979 | 5 | | 129 | FrRnd | 25 | Yankees | Y | | Greg Gagne (minors) | 26.3 | 1798 | 5673 | 111 | .254 | .684 | | | | | | | HS | Somerset HS (Somerset, MA) |
1979 | 6 | | 141 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | Y | | Richard Shefte (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE) |
1979 | 6 | | 142 | FrRnd | 12 | Cubs | Y | | Michael Buckley (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lakewood HS (Lakewood, CA) |
1979 | 6 | | 143 | FrRnd | 13 | Tigers | N | | David Arnold (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | La Habra HS (La Habra, CA) |
1979 | 6 | | 144 | FrRnd | 14 | Padres | N | | Harold Reynolds (minors) | 15.9 | 1374 | 4782 | 21 | .258 | .668 | | | | | | | HS | Corvallis HS (Corvallis, OR) |
1979 | 6 | | 156 | FrRnd | 26 | Red Sox | N | | Richard Thompson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Glen Oak HS (Canton, OH) |
1979 | 7 | | 180 | FrRnd | 24 | Dodgers | Y | | Timothy Gloyd (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) |
1979 | 8 | | 193 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | Y | | Ron Wilkinson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Chapman University (Orange, CA) |
1979 | 8 | | 195 | FrRnd | 13 | Tigers | Y | | Vern Followell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1979 | 8 | | 202 | FrRnd | 20 | Phillies | Y | | Jeff Nate (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dowagiac Union HS (Dowagiac, MI) |
1979 | 9 | | 212 | FrRnd | 4 | Braves | Y | | Paul Runge (minors) | 0.2 | 183 | 345 | 4 | .232 | .644 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL) |
1979 | 9 | | 230 | FrRnd | 22 | Reds | N | | Augie Schmidt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bradford HS (Kenosha, WI) |
1979 | 10 | | 236 | FrRnd | 2 | Mets | N | | Brooks Wallace (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) |
1979 | 10 | | 240 | FrRnd | 6 | Cardinals | Y | | Jon Ayers (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) |
1979 | 10 | | 246 | FrRnd | 12 | Cubs | Y | | Dave Owen (minors) | -0.7 | 92 | 139 | 1 | .194 | .533 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX) |
1979 | 10 | | 253 | FrRnd | 19 | Orioles | N | | Rod Booker (minors) | -0.7 | 173 | 274 | 0 | .248 | .621 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) |
1979 | 10 | | 260 | FrRnd | 26 | Red Sox | Y | | Jerry Miklosi (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) |
1979 | 11 | | 265 | FrRnd | 5 | Athletics | N | | Craig Roberson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Highland Springs HS (Highland Springs, VA) |
1979 | 11 | | 274 | FrRnd | 14 | Padres | Y | | Jerry DeSimone (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) |
1979 | 11 | | 281 | FrRnd | 21 | Royals | Y | | Otis Irvin (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Wendell Phillips HS (Chicago, IL) |
1979 | 12 | | 312 | FrRnd | 26 | Red Sox | N | | Ron Perry (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) |
1979 | 13 | | 327 | FrRnd | 15 | Angels | Y | | Marty Hunter (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Kearny HS (San Diego, CA) |
1979 | 13 | | 330 | FrRnd | 18 | Giants | N | | David Cardwell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) |
1979 | 14 | | 342 | FrRnd | 4 | Braves | Y | | Randy Ingle (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) |
1979 | 14 | | 344 | FrRnd | 6 | Cardinals | N | | Tracy Hamilton (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Tattnall Square Academy (Macon, GA) |
1979 | 15 | | 375 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | Y | | Manuel Colletti (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) |
1979 | 15 | | 379 | FrRnd | 15 | Angels | N | | Don Carfino (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
1979 | 15 | | 389 | FrRnd | 25 | Yankees | Y | | Keith Smith (minors) | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .200 | | | | | | | HS | Canyon HS (Santa Clarita, CA) |
1979 | 16 | | 391 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | Y | | Charles Colby (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA) |
1979 | 16 | | 395 | FrRnd | 5 | Athletics | Y | | Paul Stockley (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | American International College (Springfield, MA) |
1979 | 16 | | 403 | FrRnd | 13 | Tigers | Y | | Ronald Lindberg (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Pace University (New York, NY) |
1979 | 16 | | 406 | FrRnd | 16 | Pirates | Y | | Ron Wotus (minors) | 1.0 | 32 | 58 | 0 | .207 | .587 | | | | | | | HS | Bacon Academy (Colchester, CT) |
1979 | 16 | | 409 | FrRnd | 19 | Orioles | N | | Bill Hainline (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) |
1979 | 17 | | 431 | FrRnd | 15 | Angels | N | | Galdenio Noda (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bell HS (Bell, CA) |
1979 | 18 | | 458 | FrRnd | 16 | Pirates | N | | Philip Fritz (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Henrico HS (Richmond, VA) |
1979 | 18 | | 460 | FrRnd | 18 | Giants | Y | | Michael Woods (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) |
1979 | 19 | | 469 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | Y | | William Gaffney (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Adelphi University (Garden City, NY) |
1979 | 19 | | 483 | FrRnd | 15 | Angels | N | | Mingo Nunez (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) |
1979 | 20 | | 501 | FrRnd | 7 | Indians | N | | Larry Smith (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Ilion HS (Ilion, NY) |
1979 | 20 | | 507 | FrRnd | 13 | Tigers | N | | Greg Funk (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Junipero Serra HS (San Mateo, CA) |
1979 | 20 | | 513 | FrRnd | 19 | Orioles | N | | Thomas Harrell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) |
1979 | 21 | | 528 | FrRnd | 8 | White Sox | Y | | Larry Hall (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) |
1979 | 21 | | 530 | FrRnd | 10 | Twins | N | | Bill Piwnica (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Minnetonka HS (Minnetonka, MN) |
1979 | 21 | | 539 | FrRnd | 19 | Phillies | N | | Mike Knox (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Carlisle HS (Carlisle, PA) |
1979 | 22 | | 565 | FrRnd | 20 | Royals | Y | | David Luethy (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) |
1979 | 23 | | 574 | FrRnd | 4 | Athletics | N | | Jordan Berge (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Pueblo East HS (Pueblo, CO) |
1979 | 23 | | 578 | FrRnd | 8 | White Sox | N | | Tom Dieters (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI) |
1979 | 23 | | 585 | FrRnd | 15 | Pirates | N | | Ron Evans (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | New Hartford HS (New Hartford, NY) |
1979 | 23 | | 589 | FrRnd | 19 | Phillies | Y | | Andy Owings (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Klamath Union HS (Klamath Falls, OR) |
1979 | 24 | | 596 | FrRnd | 2 | Mets | Y | | Richard Greenfield (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) |
1979 | 25 | | 641 | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | N | | Leonard Collins (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hiram W. Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA) |
1979 | 26 | | 653 | FrRnd | 11 | Cubs | Y | | Anthony Biafore (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ) |
1979 | 26 | | 664 | FrRnd | 22 | Brewers | Y | | Curt Downs (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1979 | 27 | | 678 | FrRnd | 12 | Padres | N | | Donald Canedo (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA) |
1979 | 27 | | 680 | FrRnd | 14 | Pirates | N | | Johnny Tutt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | East Rome HS (East Rome, GA) |
1979 | 27 | | 681 | FrRnd | 15 | Rangers | Y | | Stanley Baker (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX) |
1979 | 28 | | 696 | FrRnd | 7 | Expos | N | | George Foussianes (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) |
1979 | 28 | | 700 | FrRnd | 11 | Angels | N | | Mike Rizzo (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Holy Cross HS (River Grove, IL) |
1979 | 28 | | 702 | FrRnd | 13 | Rangers | Y | | George Gomez (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Macomb Community College (Warren, MI) |
1979 | 29 | | 730 | FrRnd | 20 | Dodgers | N | | P.J. Schranz (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL) |
1979 | 29 | | 731 | FrRnd | 21 | Yankees | N | | Rusty Piggott (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) |
1979 | 30 | | 735 | FrRnd | 4 | Athletics | N | | Brian Guinn (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA) |
1979 | 30 | | 742 | FrRnd | 11 | Pirates | N | | Greg Tutt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | East Rome HS (East Rome, GA) |
1979 | 31 | | 755 | FrRnd | 4 | Athletics | N | | Greg Hazel (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Jose City College (San Jose, CA) |
1979 | 31 | | 764 | FrRnd | 13 | Giants | N | | Timothy Thiessen (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Theodore Roosevelt HS (Fresno, CA) |
1979 | 32 | | 771 | FrRnd | 1 | Mariners | N | | Mike Rantz (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mounds View HS (Arden Hills, MN) |
1979 | 33 | | 795 | FrRnd | 7 | Twins | Y | | Derek Bulcock (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) |
1979 | 34 | | 817 | FrRnd | 12 | Orioles | Y | | Charles Williams (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Apopka HS (Apopka, FL) |
1979 | 35 | | 821 | FrRnd | 1 | Mets | N | | Terry Byrum (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Houston (Houston, TX) |
1979 | 35 | | 826 | FrRnd | 6 | Rangers | Y | | Rodger Bastien (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) |
1979 | 39 | | 853 | FrRnd | 2 | Indians | N | | Gerald Drobnick (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Euclid HS (Euclid, OH) |
1979 | 41 | | 861 | FrRnd | 2 | Pirates | N | | Mike Sharperson (minors) | 5.5 | 557 | 1203 | 10 | .280 | .719 | | | | | | | HS | Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC) |
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