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1976 Kansas City Royals Draft Class
1976 Kansas City Royals
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1976 1 18 June-Reg Ben Grzybek P Yes HS Hialeah (Hialeah,FL) P 6-5 205 L R 1958-01-07 Hialeah,FL AA 1977-1980 1976 2 42 June-Reg Tim Brandenburg P No HS Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown,KY) P 1976 3 66 June-Reg Rich Dubee P Yes HS Bridgewater-Raynham Regional (Bridgewater,MA) P 6-2 200 B R 1957-10-09 Brockton,MA AAA 1977-1981 1976 4 90 June-Reg Thomas Close OF Yes HS Canton (Canton,MI) OF 6-2 185 R R 1958-02-20 Plymouth,MI 1976 5 114 June-Reg Brad Simmons P Yes HS Glendale (Springfield,MO) P 6-2 195 L L 1958-02-13 Springfield,MO A+ 1977-1978 1976 6 138 June-Reg Jim Gaudet C Yes College Tulane C 6-0 185 R R 1955-06-03 New Orleans,LA MLB 1978-1979 1976-1982 1976 7 162 June-Reg Darrell Vosejpka 3B Yes HS Montgomery (Lonsdale,MN) 1B 6-1 205 R R Lonsdale,MN 1976 8 186 June-Reg Tim Riley 3B Yes College Nevada 3B 5-11 175 R R 1955-01-26 A+ 1977-1977 1976 9 210 June-Reg Timmy Gowen P Yes HS Niles (Niles,MI) P 6-2 165 L L 1958-09-01 Niles,MI 1976 10 234 June-Reg Philip Pulido P Yes HS Tampa Catholic (Tampa,FL) P 6-1 180 R R 1958-02-21 Tampa,FL A+ 1977-1977 1976 11 258 June-Reg Juan Rodriguez OF Yes HS Paterson Catholic (Paterson,NJ) OF 5-11 165 B R 1958-02-04 Paterson,NJ A+ 1977-1977 1976 12 282 June-Reg Tom Krattli 3B Yes College Kansas OF 6-1 178 L R 1954-12-21 A+ 1976-1978 1976 13 306 June-Reg Ted French OF No HS Waterloo (Waterloo,NY) OF 5-11 185 L L Waterloo,NY A- 1980-1980 1976 14 330 June-Reg Raymond Prince p Yes HS Altus (Altus,OK) P 6-0 190 R R 1957-10-10 Altus,OK A+ 1977-1979 1976 15 354 June-Reg Ken Phelps OF Yes College Arizona State 1B 6-1 209 L L 1954-08-06 Seattle,WA MLB 1980-1990 1976-1991 1976 16 378 June-Reg Paul Stevens 2B Yes College Lewis 2B 5-11 175 B R 1953-11-26 Oak Lawn,IL AAA 1974-1980 1976 17 402 June-Reg Bob Lizarraga p Yes College UCLA P 5-10 170 B R 1954-01-14 Burbank,CA 1976 18 426 June-Reg Edward Cowan p Yes College UCLA P 6-5 210 L R 1954-12-22 North Hollywood,CA AA 1977-1977 1976 19 450 June-Reg Clyde Simmons SS No HS Detroit Western International (Detroit,MI) SS 1976 20 474 June-Reg Victor Mendez SS Yes HS Yonkers (Yonkers,NY) SS 6-2 165 R R 1957-11-25 Yonkers,NY 1976 21 498 June-Reg Galen Cisco OF No HS St. Mary's Memorial (St. Marys,OH) IF 5-10 170 R R St. Marys,OH Rk 1981-1981 1976 22 521 June-Reg Gary Guisness 3B-C No HS Corona del Mar (Newport Beach,CA) 3B-C Newport Beach,CA 1976 1 4 June-Sec Frank McCann SS Yes College Delaware IF 6-0 175 R R 1954-02-26 AAA 1976-1982 1976 2 27 June-Sec William Yarbrough IF Yes College St Col of FL IF 6-0 185 R R 1956-09-05 Sebring,FL AA 1977-1979 1976 3 48 June-Sec Marty Serrano SS Yes College San Jose City SS 5-10 165 R R 1956-04-17 A+ 1977-1979 1976 4 60 June-Sec Javier Fierro 3B No College Cal State Los Angeles 3B 5-10 185 R R 1955-05-27 El Paso,TX AAA 1977-1982 1976 1 17 Jan-Reg Steven Beene OF Yes College Central Arkansas OF 6-2 185 R R 1954-09-10 A+ 1977-1977 1976 2 41 Jan-Reg Matt Mullins SS-P Yes College Los Angeles Harbor College SS-P 1976 3 65 Jan-Reg Charles Maynard P Yes College College of San Mateo P 1976 1 5 Jan-Sec Hubie Brooks SS No College Mesa CC RF-3B 6-0 200 R R 1956-09-24 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1980-1994 1977-1994 1976 2 29 Jan-Sec Ron Wrobel P No College Yavapai College P 6-0 180 R L Chicago,IL A 1978-1980 1976 3 53 Jan-Sec Bill Paschall P Yes College North Carolina P 6-0 175 R R 1954-04-22 Norfolk,VA MLB 1978-1981 1977-1981 1976 4 72 Jan-Sec Ron Kainer P Yes FA Texas P 6-1 185 R R 1953-07-26 Houston,TX 1976 5 87 Jan-Sec Alphonso Eiland SS No College Los Angeles Harbor College SS 5-11 180 B R Los Angeles,CA A- 1977-1977 1976 6 95 Jan-Sec George Robins OF-P Yes College Santa Monica OF-P 6-0 180 R R Los Angeles,CA A+ 1979-1980 35 record(s)
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