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» 1979 Houston Astros Draft Picks


General Manager:  Tal Smith

# Players Drafted:   34

Draft Score:   30
Draft Score Rank:   7
Best Pick of draft:   Johnny Ray

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Team Draft Results

PhaseRnd#Player Name$$PosAgeBornHtWtBTHigh LevelMLB YearsDrafted From
June-Reg1John Mizerock C1812/8/19605-11190LRMLB1983-1989Punxsotawney High School (Punxsotawney,PA)
 234 Ty Gainey IF1812/25/19606-1190LRMLB1985-1987Cheraw High School (Cheraw,SC)
 360 Clifton Wherry SS AAAUniversity of California-Riverside
 486 Larry Ray OF213/11/19586-1195LRMLB1982-1982Kentucky Wesleyan College
 5112 Mark Strucher 1B-C AAAGeorgia Southern University
 6138 Bill Doran IF816/14/18985-11175LRMLB1922-1922Miami University (Ohio)
 7164 Mark Ross P218/8/19576-0195RRMLB1982-1990Texas A&M University
 8190 William Ray P A+Oklahoma City University
 9216** Mark Dempsey P2112/17/19576-6220RRMLB1982-1982Ohio State University
 10242 Marc Thomas OF A+Brigham Young University
 11268 Greg Peterson P AABrigham Young University
 12294 Johnny Ray 2B223/1/19575-11175BRMLB1981-1990University of Arkansas
 13320 Doug Welenc p AAUniversity of Massachusetts
 14346 Larry Brown p AAAHarvard University
 15372 Eddie Bonine p AAAGrand Canyon University
 16398 Ken Smith p212/12/19586-1195LRMLB1981-1983University of North Carolina
 17424 Val Primante OF AAUniversity of Nebraska
 18450 Steve Quealey p AAWashington State University
 19476 Andrew Rice p A+Murray State University
 20502 Orlando Fernandez 3B-OF -Miami Lakes High School (Hialeah,FL)
 21527 Mark Lohuis p AAFresno State University
 22552 Willam Ratterman p -Purcel High School (Cincinnati,OH)
 23577 Mark Campbell C AAFlorida International University
 24601 Michael Finch OF A+San Diego State University
 25625 Chris Jones OF217/13/19576-0183LLMLB1985-1986San Diego State University
 26649 Dana Ynostroza C -Serramonte High School (Daly City,CA)
 
June-Sec119** Lemmie Miller OF196/2/19606-1190RRMLB1984-1984Santa Barbara City College
 
Jan-Reg17** Jeff Dedmon P193/4/19606-2200LRMLB1983-1988West Los Angeles Junior College
 233 Adailo Penate P AAMiami-Dade New World Center Community College
 359 Jeff Etsell P -Palm Beach Community College
 485** Gil Robison P -Centralia College
 
Jan-Sec15** Edwin Schneider P -Indian River Community College
 230 Richard Eckleberry P -College of Southern Idaho