1978 Texas Rangers

Draft Class
Franchise
Total Picks
41
College Picks
24
High School Picks
17
Signed Picks
26
Unsigned Picks
15
MLB Players
6
NCAA D1
16
NCAA D2
3
NCAA D3
2
NAIA
3
Junior College
0
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Full list of draft picks (all available phases) for the 1978 Texas Rangers. This section has 3 views:

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1978 Draft Class

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yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
1978110June-SecMike RichardtTexas Rangers3BYesCollegeFresno CityCCCAACA2B6-0170RR1958-05-24North Hollywood,CAMLB1980-19841978-1988PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978119Jan-RegMichael VickersTexas RangersPYesCollegeHill CollegeNJCAATXP6-0185RL1958-02-28 AA 1978-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978123Jan-SecMichael ChildsTexas RangersCYesCollegeRanger CollegeNJCAATXC6-1180RR1958-09-30 A 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978233June-SecThomas McGivneyTexas RangersOFYesCollegeAlvin CCNJCAATXC6-0190LR Bethpage,NYA 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978245Jan-RegMark KnowesTexas RangersPYesCollegeCentral Arizona CollegeNJCAAAZP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978246June-RegAmos LewisTexas RangersP-iFYesHSAstronaut (Titusville,FL)HSFLP-IF6-3185RR1960-08-14Mims,FLAA 1978-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978346June-SecDavid JensenTexas RangersPNoCollegeEdmonds CCNWAACCWAP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978247Jan-SecGreg EasonTexas RangersPYesOtherFlorida FLP5-11175LL1958-10-24Pensacola,FLA 1978-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978371Jan-RegTony StevensTexas RangersOFYesCollegeSeminole FloridaNJCAAFL1B6-3207RR Maitland,FLA+ 1979-1981PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978372June-RegDavid CrutcherTexas RangersPYesCollegeArizonaNCAA 1AZP6-2185RR1957-10-21Woodland,CAAAA 1976-1981PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978496Jan-RegRick DerechailoTexas RangersCYesCollegeBrookdale CCNJCAANJOF 0R  Matawan,NJNCAA 1979-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1978498June-RegMitch ZwolenskyTexas RangersPNoHSOwosso (Owosso,MI)HSMIP6-2200RR1959-12-29Owosso,MIAAA 1980-1996PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19785119Jan-RegEdward BaileyTexas RangersCYesCollegeParis JCNJCAATXC 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19785124June-RegEric ShellenbeckTexas RangersOFNoHSBarrington (Barrington,IL)HSILOF 0RR Barrington,IL-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19786150June-RegTerry BogenerTexas RangersPYesCollegeOklahomaNCAA 1OKOF6-0193LL1955-09-28Hannibal,MOMLB1982-19821975-1986PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19787176June-RegJerry NeufangTexas RangersCYesHSHayfield (Alexandria,VA)HSVAC5-10180RR1960-11-23Alexandria,VAAAA 1978-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19788202June-RegWayne TollesonTexas RangersSSYesCollegeWestern CarolinaNCAA 1NCSS-2B5-9160BR1955-11-22Spartanburg,SCMLB1981-19901978-1990PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19789228June-RegTracy CowgerTexas RangersOF-CYesCollegeLoyola MarymountNCAA 1CAOF-C5-10175RR1956-07-22Pomona,CAAAA 1978-1983PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197810254June-RegAllan RamirezTexas RangersPNoCollegeRiceNCAA 1TXP5-10180RR1957-05-01Victoria,TXMLB1983-19831978-1985PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197811280June-RegChris SmithTexas RangersOF-ifYesCollegeUSCNCAA 1CA1B-OF6-0185BR1957-07-18Torrance,CAMLB1981-19831976-1983PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197812306June-RegRick MisuracaTexas Rangers3BNoHSDel City (Oklahoma City,OK)HSOK3B6-2180RR Del City,OKRk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197813332June-RegAlbert OrtizTexas RangersOFYesCollegeBaruchNCAA 3NYOF5-11175LL1957-08-28New York,NYA 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197814358June-RegCharlie O'BrienTexas RangersOFNoHSBishop Kelley (Tulsa,OK)HSOKC6-2195RR1960-05-01Tulsa,OKMLB1985-20001981-2000PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197815384June-RegEddie GreeneTexas RangerspNoHSEd White (Jacksonville,FL)HSFLP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197816410June-RegDan DixonTexas RangersOFYesCollegeNebraskaNCAA 1NEOF5-11180RR Spring Valley,CAAA 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
197817436June-RegBrian PiperTexas RangerspNoHSBuena (Sierra Vista,AZ)HSAZP6-1190RR Sierra Vista,AZAA 1982-1985PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197818461June-RegRon GoochTexas Rangers2BYesCollegeSoutheastern Oklahoma StateNAIAOK2B5-11165RR1957-04-16Midwest City,OKAAA 1978-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197819485June-RegHowie ShapiroTexas RangersIFNoCollegeMiamiNCAA 1FL2B5-11160LR Miami Beach,FLA- 1976-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197820509June-RegKeith ShellingTexas RangerspYesCollegeSouthernNCAA 1LAP5-9160LL  Rk 1975-1978PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197821532June-RegCharles KwolekTexas RangerspYesCollegeProvidence CollegeNCAA 1RIP5-10165LL1957-12-05 A 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197822554June-RegAndrew TamTexas RangersOFYesCollegeTexas WesleyanNAIATXOF6-3200RR  AA 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197823573June-RegDonald AtkinsTexas RangersSSNoHSParkview (Little Rock,AR)HSARSS 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197824592June-RegStanley ReeseTexas Rangers1BYesCollegeGeorge MasonNCAA 2VA1B6-2190LR  A 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197825610June-RegCameron KillebrewTexas RangersOFYesCollegeBrigham YoungNCAA 1UTOF5-11180RR  A+ 1978-1981PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197826627June-RegDavid MillerTexas RangersOFYesCollegeGeorge MasonNCAA 2VAOF5-10165BR1956-03-14 A 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197827643June-RegJeff ZitekTexas RangersSSYesCollegeIllinois StateNCAA 1ILSS6-0175LR1957-07-01Honolulu,HIA 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197828659June-RegWesley WilliamsTexas RangerspYesCollegeNew Mexico HighlandsNCAA 2NMP6-3180RR1957-08-09Asheville,NCA+ 1978-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197829675June-RegJim FarrTexas RangerspYesCollegePenn StateNCAA 1PAP6-1195RR1956-05-18Waverly,NYMLB1982-19821978-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197830690June-RegGene NelsonTexas RangerspYesHSPasco (Dade City,FL)HSFLP6-0175RR1960-12-03Tampa,FLMLB1981-19931978-1993PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197831705June-RegSteve PaineTexas RangersOF-CYesCollegeDallas BaptistNAIATXOF-C6-0185RR  Rk 1978-1978PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197832717June-RegThomas BlackmonTexas RangerspNoHSSouth Florence (Florence,SC)HSSCP6-0185RR1960-02-15Florence,SCAA 1980-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197833727June-RegCecil StrawnTexas RangersCYesCollegeSouthern MethodistNCAA 1TXC6-1180RR1956-07-30dale,TXAAA 1978-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197834734June-RegJames StrumTexas RangerspNoHSSt. Mark's (Wilmington,DE)HSDEP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197835741June-RegKeith WalshTexas RangerspYesHSKennedy (Suffolk,VA)HSVAP6-2145RR Suffolk,VARk 1978-1978PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197836746June-RegHarry OakleyTexas RangersCNoHSRogers (Newport,RI)HSRIC 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197837751June-RegDavid ChapmanTexas Rangers3BYesCollegeMichiganNCAA 1MI3B5-10170RR  AA 1975-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197838755June-RegJohn ZiskTexas RangersOfYesCollegeDelaware ValNCAA 3PAOF6-5190RR1957-05-20 A 1978-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197839759June-RegTim HulettTexas RangersSSNoHSLanphier (Springfield,IL)HSIL3B-2B6-0195RR1960-01-12Springfield,ILMLB1983-19951980-1995PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197840763June-RegJeff ScottTexas Rangers3BNoHSPort Clinton (Port Clinton,OH)HSOH3B6-2180RR1954-07-13Kankakee,ILA 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197841766June-RegAlvin WilliamsTexas Rangers3BYesCollegeJackson StateNCAA 1MS3B6-2195RR  Rk 1978-1978PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
197842769June-RegMoses KylesTexas RangersSSNoHSBuchanan (Buchanan,MI)HSMISS 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
51 record(s)