1977 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1977 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1974 / 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980
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 |
1977 | 1 | | 18 | 18 | Pirates | Y | $45,000 | Anthony Nicely (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Meadowdale HS (Dayton, OH) |
1977 | 2 | | 44 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Michael Pill (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA) |
1977 | 3 | | 70 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Lance Dodd (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Atholton HS (Columbia, MD) |
1977 | 4 | | 96 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Stew Cliburn (minors) | RHP | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 85 | 13 | 5 | 3.11 | 1.25 | 6 | 4Yr | Delta State University (Cleveland, MS) |
1977 | 5 | | 122 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | James Poff (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Workman HS (La Puente, CA) |
1977 | 6 | | 148 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Randy Smith (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Childersburg HS (Childersburg, AL) |
1977 | 7 | | 174 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Chuck Powell (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA) |
1977 | 8 | | 200 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Paul Moore (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fort Chiswell HS (Max Meadows, VA) |
1977 | 9 | | 226 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Michael Shoaf (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Carson HS (Carson City, NV) |
1977 | 10 | | 252 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Philip Cyburt (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brea Olinda HS (Brea, CA) |
1977 | 11 | | 278 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Rick Lancellotti (minors) | OF | -0.6 | 36 | 65 | 2 | .169 | .484 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ) |
1977 | 12 | | 304 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Wayne Tolleson (minors) | SS | 2.3 | 863 | 2322 | 9 | .241 | .600 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC) |
1977 | 13 | | 330 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Mike Davis (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Parker HS (Janesville, WI) |
1977 | 14 | | 356 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Gerald Busby (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chaparral HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
1977 | 15 | | 382 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | Ben Wiltbank (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus (Catonsville, MD) |
1977 | 16 | | 408 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Mark Beuclear (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dickinson HS (Dickinson, TX) |
1977 | 17 | | 434 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Mark Gray (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gallatin County HS (Warsaw, KY) |
1977 | 18 | | 459 | 18 | Pirates | N | | Dennis Rasmussen (minors) | LHP | 11.1 | 136 | 259 | 0 | .193 | .457 | 256 | 91 | 77 | 4.15 | 1.33 | 0 | HS | Bear Creek HS (Lakewood, CO) |
1977 | 19 | | 483 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Gary Hibbett (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) |
1977 | 20 | | 507 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Casey Clark (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) |
1977 | 21 | | 531 | 17 | Pirates | N | | Rusty Shelton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gretna HS (Gretna, VA) |
1977 | 22 | | 555 | 17 | Pirates | N | | Lawrence Dotson (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | San Bernardino HS (San Bernardino, CA) |
1977 | 23 | | 579 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Jessie Jones (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) |
1977 | 24 | | 602 | 16 | Pirates | N | | Ron Thurston (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA) |
1977 | 25 | | 624 | 16 | Pirates | N | | Fulton Walker (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Martinsburg HS (Martinsburg, WV) |
1977 | 26 | | 645 | 16 | Pirates | N | | Mark Haley (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cabrillo HS (Lompoc, CA) |
1977 | 27 | | 663 | 13 | Pirates | N | | Kurt Kingsolver (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA) |
1977 | 28 | | 680 | 12 | Pirates | N | | Marvin Fowler (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Madison HS (San Diego, CA) |
1977 | 29 | | 693 | 9 | Pirates | N | | Paul Doty (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Santana HS (Santee, CA) |
1977 | 30 | | 704 | 7 | Pirates | Y | | Charles Valley (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
1977 | 31 | | 715 | 7 | Pirates | Y | | Eddie Baker (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) |
1977 | 32 | | 726 | 7 | Pirates | N | | Mike Ferguson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Northview HS (Covina, CA) |
1977 | 33 | | 737 | 7 | Pirates | N | | Robert Wicks (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Amador Valley HS (Pleasanton, CA) |
1977 | 34 | | 746 | 6 | Pirates | N | | Bill Metil (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Northgate HS (Pittsburgh, PA) |
1977 | 35 | | 754 | 6 | Pirates | Y | | Timothy Ganch (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA) |
1977 | 36 | | 761 | 5 | Pirates | Y | | George Hill (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) |
1977 | 37 | | 767 | 5 | Pirates | Y | | Steven Hawes (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN) |
1977 | 38 | | 771 | 3 | Pirates | N | | Rick Witt (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Spokane Community College (Spokane, WA) |
Other Years: 1974 / 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980
38 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (10%). Total of 15.9 WAR, or 4.0 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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AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in
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teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the
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