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» 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Picks


General Manager:  Harding Peterson

# Players Drafted:   57

Draft Score:   12
Draft Score Rank:   20
Best Pick of draft:   Mike Bielecki

The list of draft picks below is complete, however the profile information for each player might have some missing information. Please let us know if you can help us fill in any of the information.

A high level of "-" indicates that we have no information on this player, or that he never played professional baseball.



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Team Draft Results

PhaseRnd#Player Name$$PosAgeBornHtWtBTHigh LevelMLB YearsDrafted From
June-Reg242 Scott Fiepke P AAElizabethtown High School (Elizabethtown,KY)
 362** Jose DeLeon P1812/20/19606-4215RRMLB1983-1995
 368 Scott Kuvinka 3B A+Ohio University
 494 Chris Green P189/5/19606-2214LLMLB1984-1984Dorsey High School (Los Angeles,CA)
 5120 Conner McGehee OF AADouglas Freeman High School (Richmond,VA)
 6146** Craig Fitzpatrick P -Fatima High School (Westphalia,MO)
 7172 John Alvarez 3B 6-1225RR-Helix Charter High School (La Mesa,CA)
 8198 Andrew Snaith 2B A+Choctawhatchee High School (Fort Walton Beach,FL)
 9224 Art Ray P AANorthern Illinois University
 10250 Ken Ford C AAAAlbany State University (Georgia)
 11276 Michael Johnson P AAOsseo High School (Osseo,MN)
 12302 Terry Salazar 1B AAUniversity of Texas
 13328 Wilmot Reedy 2B RookieThomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn,NY)
 14354 Jim Felt OF A+DeKalb Junior College
 15380 Thomas Olszak OF A+University of Pennsylvania
 16406 Ron Wotus SS183/31/19616-1164RRMLB1983-1984Bacon Academy High School (Colchester,CT)
 17432** Darryl Stephens OF2010/26/19586-2188LLAAGonzaga Prep High School (Spokane,WA)
 18458 Philip Fritz OF -Henrico High School (Richmond,VA)
 19484 Otis Grant iF-C -Carver High School (Atlanta,GA)
 20510 Tim Wheeler 3B185/16/19615-11185RRAAADuPont High School (Belle,WV)
 21535 Larry Nicholson p A+Ohio University
 22560 Mike Quade OF AAUniversity of New Orleans
 23585 Ron Evans SS -New Hartford High School (New Hartford,NY)
 24609** Kevin Babb p -Taft High School (Lincoln City,OR)
 25633** Joey Farrill p -Mosley High School (Panama City,FL)
 26657 Jett Metz p -Connellsville High School (Connellsville,PA)
 27680** John Tutt SS-OF AAAMcQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester,NY)
 28701 Lance Mason C -Meadowbrook High School (Richmond,VA)
 29722 Thomas Bart p-OF -Burrell High School (Lower Burrell,PA)
 30742 Greg Tutt SS-OF -McQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester,NY)
 31762 Roger Lorenzen OF -Oregon College of Education
 32780 Craig Steensen C -The Hotchkiss School High School (Newark,DE)
 33798** David Blume 1B AALewis-Clark State College
 34814 Robert Gulaskey IF RookieElizabeth Forward High School (Elizabeth,PA)
 35825 Lawrence Styles p APenn State University
 36834** Paul Bard C AATufts University
 37842 Joel Skinner C182/21/19616-4204RRMLB1983-1991Mission Bay High School (San Diego,CA)
 38849 John Peoples p -Dickinson High School (Dickinson,DE)
 39855** Herm Winningham Of1712/1/19615-11175LRMLB1984-1992Wilkinson High School (Orangeburg,SC)
 40858 Robert Seames p -Telestar High School (Bethel,ME)
 41861** Mike Sharperson SS1710/4/19616-3190RRMLB1987-1995Wilkinson High School (Orangeburg,SC)
 42864 Gordon Maki p RookiePoly High School (Baltimore,MD)
 43867 Michael Giedlin p -Alfred-Almond High School (Almond,NY)
 44870 Paul Cox p -Springbrook High School (Silver Spring,MD)
 
June-Sec1Mike Bielecki P197/31/19596-3195RRMLB1984-1997Valencia Community College
 231** Nattie George OF -San Jose City College
 350** Rick Witt IF A-Gonzaga University
 
Jan-Reg115 William Nice P ACollege of Southern Idaho
 241** Chris Goodchild P A+Santa Monica Junior College (CA)
 367 Carl Taylor P -Camden County College
 493** Rick Ownbey P2110/20/19576-3185RRMLB1982-1986Santa Ana College
 5117 Todd Dinsmore OF -Treasure Valley Community College
 6140** Sheldon Andrews P A+Lower Columbia Community College
 7162 Warren DeLisle SS -Bellevue Community College (WA)
 8179 Chris Fazondine P -Yakima Valley Junior College
 9195** Mark Ochal P -Brookdale Community College
 
Jan-Sec118** David McDonald P -Allegheny College