1981 Chicago White Sox Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1981 Chicago White Sox Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1981 | 1 | | 7 | 7 | White Sox | Y | $68,000 | Daryl Boston (minors) | LHP | 4.3 | 1058 | 2629 | 83 | .249 | .722 | | | | | | | HS | Woodward HS (Cincinnati, OH) |
1981 | 3 | | 59 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Bill Babcock (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Grosse Pointe North HS (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI) |
1981 | 4 | | 84 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Craig Smajstrla (minors) | SS | -0.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | | | | | | | HS | Pearland HS (Pearland, TX) |
1981 | 5 | | 110 | 7 | White Sox | N | | Greg McClain (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Pasadena HS (Pasadena, CA) |
1981 | 6 | | 136 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Max Diaz (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | American HS (Fremont, CA) |
1981 | 7 | | 162 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Mike Withrow (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) |
1981 | 8 | | 188 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Wade Rowdon (minors) | SS | -1.1 | 78 | 157 | 1 | .217 | .583 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Stetson University (DeLand, FL) |
1981 | 9 | | 214 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Greg Butler (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lodi HS (Lodi, CA) |
1981 | 10 | | 240 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Mike Tanzi (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL) |
1981 | 11 | | 266 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Chuck Epperson (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) |
1981 | 12 | | 292 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Eddie Miles (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) |
1981 | 13 | | 318 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Al Jones (minors) | RHP | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3.77 | 1.57 | 5 | 4Yr | Alcorn State University (Lorman, MS) |
1981 | 14 | | 344 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Dave Yobs (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) |
1981 | 15 | | 370 | 7 | White Sox | N | | Mike Bertotti (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lassen HS (Susanville, CA) |
1981 | 16 | | 396 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Kevin Jones (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Abraham Lincoln HS (San Diego, CA) |
1981 | 17 | | 422 | 7 | White Sox | N | | Richard Smith (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Vallejo HS (Vallejo, CA) |
1981 | 18 | | 448 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Michael Buggs (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) |
1981 | 19 | | 474 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Pat Adams (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) |
1981 | 20 | | 500 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Donn Koch (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL) |
1981 | 21 | | 526 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Jack Hardy (minors) | RHP | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 1.54 | 0 | 4Yr | St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL) |
1981 | 22 | | 552 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Jim Harris (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV) |
1981 | 23 | | 577 | 7 | White Sox | N | | Mark Heuer (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | William Rainey Harper College (Palatine, IL) |
1981 | 24 | | 602 | 7 | White Sox | Y | | Jim Sutton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
1981 | 25 | | 626 | 6 | White Sox | Y | | Mike Ledna (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) |
1981 | 26 | | 649 | 5 | White Sox | Y | | Mike Nagle (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA) |
1981 | 27 | | 672 | 5 | White Sox | N | | Steve Iannini (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Colonial HS (Orlando, FL) |
1981 | 28 | | 694 | 5 | White Sox | Y | | Jason Costa (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Castro Valley HS (Castro Valley, CA) |
1981 | 29 | | 716 | 5 | White Sox | Y | | Roger Stevens (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Elgin Community College (Elgin, IL) |
1981 | 30 | | 736 | 4 | White Sox | N | | LaVel Freeman (minors) | 1B | -0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | | | | | | | HS | John F. Kennedy HS (Sacramento, CA) |
1981 | 31 | | 754 | 3 | White Sox | N | | Richie Hines (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Forest Hill HS (Jackson, MS) |
1981 | 32 | | 771 | 3 | White Sox | N | | Ed Vidmar (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) |
1981 | 33 | | 787 | 3 | White Sox | Y | | Art Niemann (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA) |
1981 | 34 | | 801 | 3 | White Sox | N | | Mark Johnson (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | North Boone HS (Poplar Grove, IL) |
1981 | 35 | | 813 | 3 | White Sox | N | | Roger Johnson (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Parkway West HS (Ballwin, MO) |
1981 | 36 | | 822 | 3 | White Sox | Y | | John Walsh (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Westmont HS (Campbell, CA) |
1981 | 37 | | 831 | 3 | White Sox | Y | | Bill Gayton (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA) |
1981 | 38 | | 837 | 2 | White Sox | N | | Mike Toothman (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) |
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984
37 matching player(s). 6 played in the majors (16%). Total of 3.2 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
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