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1978 Cincinnati Reds Draft Class
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1978 1 17 June-Reg Nick Esasky P Yes HS Carol City (Miami,FL) 1B-3B 6-3 205 R R 1960-02-24 Hialeah,FL MLB 1983-1990 1978-1992 1978 2 43 June-Reg Dave Van Gorder OF Yes College USC C 6-2 205 R R 1957-03-27 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1982-1987 1977-1987 1978 3 69 June-Reg Esky Viltz OF Yes HS Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks,CA) OF 5-10 150 B R 1960-03-06 Sherman Oaks,CA AA 1978-1982 1978 4 95 June-Reg Mike Kripner OF Yes College Texas Lutheran OF 6-0 185 L R 1957-09-02 AA 1978-1982 1978 5 121 June-Reg Jeff Lahti P Yes College Portland State P 6-0 180 R R 1956-10-08 Oregon City,OR MLB 1982-1986 1978-1986 1978 6 147 June-Reg Ray Townsend 2B No College UCLA 3B B R 1955-12-20 San Jose,CA NCAA 1977-1977 1978 7 173 June-Reg Timothy Greene P No HS River North Academy (Macon,GA) P Macon,GA 1978 8 199 June-Reg Charles McKinney P Yes HS Badin (Hamilton,OH) P 6-0 185 R R 1960-07-03 Hamilton,OH A 1978-1980 1978 9 225 June-Reg Charlie Leibrandt P Yes College Miami P 6-3 200 R L 1956-10-04 Chicago,IL MLB 1979-1993 1977-1993 1978 10 251 June-Reg Chris Stropolo OF Yes HS John Curtis (River Ridge,LA) OF 5-10 170 L L 1959-11-29 River Ridge,LA A- 1978-1979 1978 11 277 June-Reg John Warren C-OF No HS Wayne County (Jesup,GA) C-OF Jesup,GA 1978 12 303 June-Reg Mike Sulivan C Yes HS Northwestern Regional (Winsted,CT) C Winsted,CT 1978 13 329 June-Reg Byron Jackson p Yes HS Rider (Wichita Falls,TX) P 6-3 190 R R 1959-10-31 Wichita Falls,TX A- 1978-1979 1978 14 355 June-Reg James Thomas SS No HS Wichita Southeast (Wichita,KS) SS Wichita,KS 1978 15 381 June-Reg Gary Redus SS Yes College Athens State OF-1B 6-1 185 R R 1956-11-01 Tanner,AL MLB 1982-1994 1978-1994 1978 16 407 June-Reg Skeeter Barnes 2B Yes College Cincinnati 3B-1B 5-10 180 R R 1957-03-03 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1983-1994 1977-1994 1978 17 433 June-Reg Tom Lawless OF Yes College Penn State 2B-3B 5-11 170 R R 1956-12-19 Erie,PA MLB 1982-1990 1978-1990 1978 18 458 June-Reg Mitch Dean p No College Arizona State P R R NCAA 1976-1978 1978 19 483 June-Reg David Anderson p No HS Western (Las Vegas,NV) P 6-3 200 R R 1960-04-13 Las Vegas,NV AAA 1982-1990 1978 20 507 June-Reg Jim Taylor OF Yes HS Harding University (Charlotte,NC) OF 5-11 185 R R 1959-12-21 Charlotte,NC A+ 1978-1980 1978 21 530 June-Reg Otis Nixon IF No College Louisburg CF-OF 6-2 180 B R 1959-01-09 Evergreen,NC MLB 1983-1999 1979-1999 1978 22 552 June-Reg John Cook OF No College Washington State OF 5-8 150 L L A 1978-1979 1978 23 571 June-Reg Kevin Maroney OF No HS Oakwood (Dayton,OH) OF 6-0 178 R R 1960-04-17 Dayton,OH A- 1980-1981 1978 24 590 June-Reg Richard Jendra SS-2B Yes College Florida Intl SS-2B 5-11 170 R R 1956-07-31 A+ 1978-1980 1978 25 608 June-Reg Lee Hover OF Yes College Oklahoma OF-2B 5-8 155 R R 1955-10-31 A 1978-1979 1978 26 625 June-Reg Alan DeRatt p No College North Carolina P A- 1979-1979 1978 27 641 June-Reg James Mugele IF Yes College High Point IF 5-11 176 R R A+ 1978-1979 1978 28 657 June-Reg Bill Bakewell p No College Arkansas P 1978 29 673 June-Reg Alex Neely p Yes College Phillips P 6-6 230 R R 1957-01-15 Riverton,WY AA 1978-1983 1978 30 688 June-Reg Joe Stefani p No HS Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines,IA) P 6-0 190 R R 1960-02-06 West Des Moines,IA A- 1980-1982 1978 31 703 June-Reg Ronald Walling p No HS Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown,PA) P 5-11 175 L L Johnstown,PA Rk 1979-1979 1978 32 715 June-Reg Cary Hornaman OF Yes College Northern State OF 6-0 175 R R 1957-02-25 Aberdeen,SD A- 1978-1978 1978 33 725 June-Reg James Johnson OF No College Wake Forest OF 1978 34 732 June-Reg Charlie Engel p Yes College St. Cloud State P 6-2 190 R R 1955-09-26 St. Louis Park,MN A 1978-1979 1978 35 739 June-Reg Kurt Moody p No HS Herbert Hoover (Des Moines,IA) P 6-3 195 L R 1960-06-13 Des Moines,IA Rk 1982-1982 1978 36 744 June-Reg John LoCasio p Yes HS St. Francis de Sales (Toledo,OH) P 6-0 175 L L 1960-02-22 Toledo,OH A+ 1978-1980 1978 37 749 June-Reg Patrick Chester SS Yes HS Cambridge South Dorchester (Cambridge,MD) SS 1978 1 9 June-Sec Brad Lesley P Yes College Merced College P 6-6 230 R R 1958-09-11 Turlock,CA MLB 1982-1985 1978-1985 1978 2 32 June-Sec Ralph Citarella P No College Eastern FL ST P 6-0 180 R R 1958-02-07 East Orange,NJ MLB 1983-1987 1979-1988 1978 3 45 June-Sec Kevin Niewulis P Yes College Louisburg P 1978 4 52 June-Sec Gary Kempton C No College Triton College C 6-0 185 R R 1959-03-26 Arlington Heights,IL A+ 1980-1983 1978 1 18 Jan-Reg Brad Lesley P Yes College Merced College P 6-6 230 R R 1958-09-11 Turlock,CA MLB 1982-1985 1978-1985 1978 2 44 Jan-Reg Larry Buckle P Yes College Long Beach CC P 6-3 180 R R 1956-03-25 Long Beach,CA AA 1978-1984 1978 3 70 Jan-Reg Paul Gibson P Yes HS Center Moriches (Center Moriches,NY) P 6-0 185 R L 1960-01-04 Southampton,NY MLB 1988-1996 1978-1996 1978 4 95 Jan-Reg Larry Mikesell P Yes College Eastern FL ST P 6-0 150 L L 1959-05-05 Cocoa,FL A 1980-1982 1978 5 118 Jan-Reg Dan Sarrett C Yes College Valencia CC C 6-0 185 R R 1958-06-07 AA 1978-1981 1978 6 140 Jan-Reg Tim Muench P No College Seminole Florida P 5-11 175 R R A 1981-1981 1978 7 159 Jan-Reg Kevin Wiebold P Yes College McLennan CC P 1978 8 174 Jan-Reg Robert Day 3B-SS Yes College North Idaho College 3B-SS 1978 9 188 Jan-Reg James McManus P No College Triton College P 6-1 180 R R A- 1979-1979 1978 10 201 Jan-Reg Jeff Fiechtner P Yes College Des Moines Area CC P 6-0 190 R R A+ 1982-1982 1978 1 16 Jan-Sec Wayne Guinn P Yes College Georgia Perimeter P 6-3 185 R R 1959-08-04 Decatur,GA A 1978-1981 1978 2 40 Jan-Sec Jeff Ayers P No College Bellevue CC P 6-3 195 R R 1959-02-25 Kirkland,WA A- 1978-1980 53 record(s)
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