1st Round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
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1st Round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
Other Rounds: 1978 1st / 1979 1st / 1979 2nd / 1980 1st
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 |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 1 | FrRnd | 1 | Phillies | Y | | Mark Davis (minors) | LHP | 7.9 | 511 | 167 | 1 | .156 | .434 | 624 | 51 | 84 | 4.17 | 1.40 | 96 | JC | Chabot College (Hayward, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 2 | FrRnd | 2 | Blue Jays | N | | Nattie George (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Jose City College (San Jose, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 3 | FrRnd | 3 | Reds | Y | | Bill Bordley (minors) | LHP | -0.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .167 | .452 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.79 | 0 | JC | El Camino College (Torrance, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 4 | FrRnd | 4 | Angels | N | | Otis Nixon (minors) | 3B | 16.6 | 1709 | 5115 | 11 | .270 | .658 | | | | | | | JC | Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 5 | FrRnd | 5 | Astros | N | | Ed Schneider (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 6 | FrRnd | 6 | Rangers | N | | Arbrey Lucas (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 7 | FrRnd | 7 | Cardinals | N | | Bill Mooneyham (minors) | RHP | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 45 | 4 | 5 | 4.52 | 1.71 | 2 | JC | Merced College (Merced, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 8 | FrRnd | 8 | Brewers | Y | | Tony Torres (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 9 | FrRnd | 9 | Cubs | N | | Mark Christy (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 10 | FrRnd | 10 | Athletics | N | | Paul Homrig (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 11 | FrRnd | 11 | Mets | Y | | John Violette (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 12 | FrRnd | 12 | Tigers | Y | | Howard Johnson (minors) | 3B | 22.2 | 1531 | 4940 | 228 | .249 | .786 | | | | | | | JC | St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 13 | FrRnd | 13 | Indians | Y | | Brad Carlson (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Florida SouthWestern State College (Fort Myers, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 14 | FrRnd | 14 | Expos | Unk | | Chris Cawthon (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 15 | FrRnd | 15 | Mariners | N | | Joe Housey (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 16 | FrRnd | 16 | Dodgers | Y | | Rick Misuraca (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Rose State College (Midwest City, OK) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 17 | FrRnd | 17 | White Sox | Y | | Gary Friedrich (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Wabash Valley College (Mount Carmel, IL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 18 | FrRnd | 18 | Pirates | N | | David McDonald (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 19 | FrRnd | 19 | Twins | N | | Joseph Plummer (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 20 | FrRnd | 20 | Braves | N | | Willie Davis (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cañada College (Redwood City, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 21 | FrRnd | 21 | Royals | Y | | Jeff Schattinger (minors) | RHP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 22 | FrRnd | 22 | Padres | N | | Mondel Williams (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 23 | FrRnd | 23 | Orioles | Y | | Anderson Marston (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 24 | FrRnd | 24 | Giants | N | | Jeffrey Stottlemyre (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Yakima Valley Community College (Yakima, WA) |
1979 | 1 | 1sc | 25 | FrRnd | 25 | Yankees | Y | | Chuck Hernández (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL) |
Other Rounds: 1978 1st / 1979 1st / 1979 2nd / 1980 1st
25 matching player(s). 6 played in the majors (24%). Total of 46.5 WAR, or 7.8 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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