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1978 Kansas City Royals

1978 Kansas City Royals

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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1978 1 25 June-Reg Buddy Biancalana Kansas City Royals Yes HS Redwood (Larkspur,CA) 0.00 ss-2b 5-11 160 B R 1960-02-02 Greenbrae,CA MLB 1982-1987 1978-1988
1978 2 51 June-Reg Darryl Motley   Kansas City Royals Yes HS Grant (Portland,OR) 0.00 of 5-9 196 R R 1960-01-21 Muskogee,OK MLB 1981-1987 1978-2002
1978 3 77 June-Reg Mark Ryal   Kansas City Royals Yes HS Henryetta (Henryetta,OK) 0.00 of 6-1 185 L L 1960-04-28 Henryetta,OK MLB 1982-1990 1978-1992
1978 4 103 June-Reg David Mangrum   Kansas City Royals Yes HS Bells (Bells,TX) 0.00 p 6-5 195 R R 1959 Bells,TX Rk -- 1978-1978
1978 5 129 June-Reg David Hogg Kansas City Royals Yes College Northwestern 0.00 c 6-1 195 R R 1957-01-30 -- AAA -- 1978-1982
1978 6 155 June-Reg Jesse Lucious Kansas City Royals Yes HS Rich East (Park Forest,IL) 0.00 of 6-2 185 R R 1960 Park Forest,IL Rk -- 1978-1979
1978 7 181 June-Reg Tim Rodgers   Kansas City Royals No HS Bixby (Bixby,OK) 0.00 p 6-0 173 R R 1960-02-02 Broken Arrow,OK AAA -- 1980-1987
1978 8 207 June-Reg Jeff Cornell Kansas City Royals Yes College Missouri 0.00 p 5-11 170 B R 1957-02-10 Kansas City,MO MLB 1984-1984 1978-1986
1978 9 233 June-Reg Erik Hendricks Kansas City Royals Yes College Chapman 0.00 p 6-3 205 R R 1956 -- AA -- 1978-1980
1978 10 259 June-Reg Harold Bright Kansas City Royals No HS Mumford (Detroit,MI) 0.00 of -- -- -- -- 1956 Detroit,MI -- -- --
1978 11 285 June-Reg Ulises Infante Kansas City Royals Yes HS St. Patrick's (Elizabeth,NJ) 0.00 2b 6-1 171 R R 1959-09-30 Havana,CU A -- 1978-1980
1978 12 311 June-Reg Bob Ganger Kansas City Royals Yes College Pepperdine 0.00 p 5-11 180 R R 1955 Sylmar,CA AA -- 1978-1980
1978 13 337 June-Reg James Davidson Kansas City Royals Yes College Alma 0.00 of 6-3 185 R R 1957 -- A+ -- 1978-1979
1978 14 363 June-Reg Ira Turner Kansas City Royals Yes College Bethune-Cookman 0.00 1b 6-1 197 R R 1958 Jacksonville,FL AA -- 1978-1982
1978 15 389 June-Reg Don Heinkel   Kansas City Royals No HS William Horlick (Racine,WI) 0.00 p 6-0 185 L R 1959-10-20 Racine,WI MLB 1988-1989 1979-1993
1978 16 415 June-Reg Frank Viola Kansas City Royals No HS East Meadow (East Meadow,NY) 0.00 p 6-4 209 L L 1960-04-19 Hempstead,NY MLB 1982-1996 1981-1996
1978 17 441 June-Reg James Canfield Kansas City Royals Yes HS Wayne Memorial (Wayne,MI) 0.00 p 6-2 185 L L 1960 Wayne,MI Rk -- 1978-1979
1978 18 466 June-Reg Bob Fiala   Kansas City Royals No College Oklahoma City 0.00 3b 6-2 216 R R 1957-01-23 Chicago,IL -- -- --
1978 19 490 June-Reg Bradley Kast   Kansas City Royals No HS Reading (Reading,MI) 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1960 Reading,MI -- -- --
1978 20 513 June-Reg Tom Willette Kansas City Royals No College NC State 0.00 p -- -- -- -- -- -- College -- 1977-1977
1978 21 535 June-Reg Steven Porter Kansas City Royals Yes College Upsala College 0.00 of 6-0 -- R R 1956 -- Rk -- 1978-1978
1978 22 557 June-Reg Anthony Washington Kansas City Royals Yes College Southeastern Oklahoma State 0.00 of 6-0 185 R R 1955 -- Rk -- 1978-1978
1978 23 576 June-Reg Jim McCoy Kansas City Royals Yes College Texas 0.00 p 6-0 185 R R 1957-05-14 Fort Worth,TX Rk -- 1978-1978
1978 24 595 June-Reg Ron Johnson Kansas City Royals Yes College Fresno State 0.00 1b 6-3 215 R R 1956-03-23 Long Beach,CA MLB 1982-1984 1978-1985
1978 25 613 June-Reg Chris Czarka Kansas City Royals Yes College Central Michigan 0.00 p 6-1 185 R R 1956 Detroit,MI Rk -- 1978-1978
1978 26 630 June-Reg Buddy Bailey Kansas City Royals No College Lynchburg College 0.00 c 6-0 193 R R 1957-03-28 Norristown,PA AA -- 1979-1982
1978 27 646 June-Reg Mark Terrill   Kansas City Royals No HS Gilroy (Gilroy,CA) 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1960 -- -- -- --
1978 28 662 June-Reg John Seneca Kansas City Royals No College Seton Hall 0.00 p 6-4 260 R R 1957 Brooklyn,NY A- -- 1978-1979
1978 29 678 June-Reg Chuck Curry Kansas City Royals No College Southern Illinois 0.00 if 6-3 195 R R 1957 -- A -- 1976-1979
1978 30 693 June-Reg Craig Pippin Kansas City Royals Yes College Florida 0.00 p 6-2 180 R R 1957-08-04 Bristol,TN AAA -- 1975-1987
1978 31 707 June-Reg Gregg Baker   Kansas City Royals No HS Marcos de Niza (Tempe,AZ) 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1960 -- -- -- --
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1978 1 2 June-Sec Craig Chamberlain Kansas City Royals Yes College Arizona 0.00 p 6-1 190 R R 1957-02-02 Hollywood,CA MLB 1979-1980 1978-1995
1978 2 27 June-Sec Bill Laskey Kansas City Royals Yes College Kent State 0.00 p 6-5 190 R R 1957-12-20 Toledo,OH MLB 1982-1988 1978-1991
1978 3 43 June-Sec Jeff Hanslovan Kansas City Royals Yes College Linn-Benton CC 0.00 p 6-2 200 L L 1958 South Albany,OR AA -- 1978-1981
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1978 1 26 Jan-Reg Lee Cline Kansas City Royals Yes College Southern Idaho 0.00 p -- -- -- -- 1958 -- -- -- --
1978 2 52 Jan-Reg Eugene Picchena Kansas City Royals Yes College Edmonds CC 0.00 3b -- -- -- -- 1958 -- -- -- --
1978 3 78 Jan-Reg Keith Vranesh Kansas City Royals Yes College Saddleback College 0.00 3b 6-0 175 R R 1960 Riverside,CA A -- 1978-1980
1978 4 103 Jan-Reg Doug Wabeke Kansas City Royals No College Grand Rapids CC 0.00 ss 5-10 170 R R 1958-02-24 Zeeland,MI AA -- 1980-1983
1978 5 126 Jan-Reg Francis Mouse Kansas City Royals Yes College Allegany College of Maryland 0.00 p 5-10 175 R R 1959 -- Rk -- 1979-1979
1978 6 146 Jan-Reg Larry Onesi Kansas City Royals Yes FA Pennsylvania 0.00 p 5-11 185 R R 1955 Russelton,PA A+ -- 1978-1978
1978 7 164 Jan-Reg Tom Chevolek Kansas City Royals Yes College East Los Angeles College 0.00 p 6-2 185 L L 1955 Granada Hills,CA AA -- 1978-1980
1978 8 178 Jan-Reg John Melody Kansas City Royals Yes FA New Jersey 0.00 p 6-3 205 L L 1955-04-03 Newark,NJ A+ -- 1978-1978
1978 9 192 Jan-Reg Randy Cornelius Kansas City Royals Yes FA California 0.00 p -- -- -- -- -- McKinleyville,CA -- -- --
1978 10 203 Jan-Reg Donn Koch Kansas City Royals Yes College Scottsdale CC 0.00 c 6-2 215 R R 1959-03-20 New York,NY A -- 1981-1982
year rnd ovl phase player name draft team signed source school bonus pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
1978 1 5 Jan-Sec Earl Robinson Kansas City Royals Yes College Gulf Coast CC 0.00 of -- -- -- -- 1958 -- -- -- --
1978 2 31 Jan-Sec John Haley Kansas City Royals Yes College Central Arizona College 0.00 of 6-1 179 R R 1958 Anacortes,WA AA -- 1978-1980
1978 3 54 Jan-Sec Anthony Zahradnick Kansas City Royals Yes College Valencia CC 0.00 p -- -- -- -- -- Arkport,NY -- -- --
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