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1974 Houston Astros Draft Class
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1974 1 15 June-Reg Kevin Drake OF Yes HS Cabrillo (Lompoc,CA) OF 6-3 195 R R 1956-04-12 Nagoya,JP AA 1977-1977 1974 2 39 June-Reg Jeff Smith SS Yes HS Hoggard (Wilmington,NC) SS 6-0 170 L R 1955-11-20 Wilmington,NC AA 1977-1979 1974 3 63 June-Reg Alan Knicely P Yes HS Turner Ashby (Bridgewater,VA) C-OF 6-0 190 R R 1955-05-19 Harrisonburg,VA MLB 1979-1986 1977-1987 1974 4 87 June-Reg Fay Thompson 1B Yes HS Vallejo (Vallejo,CA) 1B 5-11 185 L L 1956-03-01 Vallejo,CA AA 1977-1978 1974 5 111 June-Reg David Buckley P Yes College Bellevue CC P 6-2 168 B L 1955-02-15 Seattle,WA A+ 1978-1979 1974 6 135 June-Reg Ken LaHonta OF Yes HS Junipero Serra (San Mateo,CA) OF 6-1 189 L L 1955-12-18 San Francisco,CA 1974 7 159 June-Reg Don Kainer P No HS Milby (Houston,TX) P 6-3 205 R R 1955-09-03 Houston,TX MLB 1980-1980 1976-1982 1974 8 183 June-Reg Richard Haynes IF Yes College Clemson IF 5-11 170 R R 1952-10-13 NCAA 1971-1974 1974 9 207 June-Reg Tom Twellman IF Yes College SIU-Edwardsville IF 5-10 170 R R 1951-11-08 1974 10 231 June-Reg Greg Jurgenson P Yes College Oregon State P 6-3 190 L L 1952-08-18 The Dalles,OR NCAA 1974-1974 1974 11 255 June-Reg Gaylon Austin P No HS Klein (Klein,TX) P 1974 12 279 June-Reg Larry Matula P Yes College Temple College P 6-1 185 R R 1954-11-24 Austin,TX 1974 13 303 June-Reg Tony Johnson OF No HS Northside (Memphis,TN) OF 6-3 195 R R 1956-06-23 Memphis,TN MLB 1981-1982 1977-1984 1974 14 327 June-Reg Mickey Hatcher OF No HS Mesa (Mesa,AZ) OF-1B 6-2 200 R R 1955-03-15 Cleveland,OH MLB 1979-1990 1977-1991 1974 15 351 June-Reg Tom Rima OF Yes College New Orleans OF 5-11 170 L R 1951-11-20 Decorah,IA 1974 16 375 June-Reg Michael Hasley p Yes College Modesto Junior College P 5-11 175 L L Oakdale,CA 1974 1 3 June-Sec Gil Patterson OF-P No College Miami Dade P 6-1 185 R R 1955-09-05 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1977-1977 1976-1982 Free Agt SFN MLB 1974 2 23 June-Sec Chuck Baker SS No College Loyola Marymount SS-2B 5-11 180 R R 1952-12-06 Seattle,WA MLB 1978-1981 1977-1981 1974 1 16 Jan-Reg Joe Cannon OF Yes College Pensacola State OF 6-3 193 L R 1953-07-13 Camp Lejeune,NC MLB 1977-1980 1977-1983 1974 2 39 Jan-Reg Robert Starks P Yes College Canada College P 6-3 200 L L 1974 1 24 Jan-Sec Danny White IF No College Arizona State IF 21 record(s)
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