5th Round of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
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5th Round of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
Other Rounds: 1977 5th / 1978 4th / 1978 5th / 1978 6th / 1979 5th
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 |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 104 | FrRnd | 1 | Braves | N | | Howard Scott (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 105 | FrRnd | 2 | Athletics | N | | Jerry Lane (minors) | INF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | West Los Angeles College (Culver City, CA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 106 | FrRnd | 3 | Mets | N | | Ricky Jones (minors) | 3B | 0.4 | 16 | 33 | 0 | .182 | .550 | | | | | | | JC | Chipola College (Marianna, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 107 | FrRnd | 4 | Mariners | N | | Kevin Miller (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 108 | FrRnd | 5 | Brewers | N | | Roland Atkins (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 109 | FrRnd | 6 | Giants | N | | Eugene Hernandez (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 110 | FrRnd | 7 | Indians | Y | | Keith Hendry (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | South Florida State College (Avon Park, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 111 | FrRnd | 8 | Expos | N | | Louis Stawarz (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 112 | FrRnd | 9 | Tigers | N | | Rich Devincenzo (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 113 | FrRnd | 10 | Angels | N | | Jeffrey Hanslovan (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, OR) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 114 | FrRnd | 11 | Cubs | N | | John Kossick (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Houston Community College (Houston, TX) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 115 | FrRnd | 12 | Twins | Y | | Steve Green (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 116 | FrRnd | 13 | Cardinals | N | | Edward Lindsey (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 117 | FrRnd | 14 | White Sox | N | | Don Brownell (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 118 | FrRnd | 15 | Reds | Y | | Dan Sarrett (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Valencia Community College (Orlando, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 119 | FrRnd | 16 | Rangers | N | | Edward Bailey (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Paris Junior College (Paris, TX) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 120 | FrRnd | 17 | Pirates | N | | Robert Smith (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 121 | FrRnd | 18 | Orioles | Y | | George Paul (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 122 | FrRnd | 19 | Dodgers | N | | Bryan Little (minors) | SS | 1.8 | 327 | 922 | 3 | .245 | .639 | | | | | | | JC | Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 123 | FrRnd | 20 | Red Sox | N | | Howie Brodsky (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | North Miami HS (North Miami, FL) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 124 | FrRnd | 21 | Phillies | N | | Gary Venner (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Ranger College (Ranger, TX) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 125 | FrRnd | 22 | Yankees | N | | Dean Foes (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ) |
1978 | 5 | 1rg | 126 | FrRnd | 23 | Royals | Y | | Francis Mouse (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD) |
Other Rounds: 1977 5th / 1978 4th / 1978 5th / 1978 6th / 1979 5th
23 matching player(s). 2 played in the majors (8%). Total of 2.2 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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