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1979 New York Yankees Draft Class
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1979 2 51 June-Reg Todd Demeter IF Yes HS Grant Union (Sacramento,CA) 1B 6-5 215 R R 1961-08-01 Philadelphia,PA AA 1979-1985 1979 3 77 June-Reg Freddie Toliver P Yes HS San Gorgonio (San Bernardino,CA) P 6-1 170 R R 1961-02-03 Natchez,MS MLB 1984-1993 1979-1998 1979 4 103 June-Reg Ted Perkins 1B No HS El Cerrito (El Cerrito,CA) 1B 6-3 205 R R Richmond,CA A 1982-1982 1979 5 129 June-Reg Greg Gagne SS Yes HS Somerset Berkley Regional (Somerset,MA) SS 5-11 175 R R 1961-11-12 Fall River,MA MLB 1983-1997 1979-1997 1979 6 155 June-Reg Stefan Wever P Yes College UC Santa Barbara P 6-8 245 R R 1958-04-22 Marburg,GE MLB 1982-1982 1977-1985 1979 7 181 June-Reg Tom Echstenkamper OF Yes College Ohio OF 5-11 175 R R 1958-07-13 A+ 1979-1981 1979 8 207 June-Reg Huey Gayden OF Yes College Jackson State OF 6-0 185 L L 1959-01-21 Greenville,MS AA 1979-1983 1979 9 233 June-Reg Pete Filson P Yes College Temple P 6-2 195 B L 1958-09-28 Darby,PA MLB 1982-1990 1979-1990 1979 10 259 June-Reg Richard Budweg P Yes College Bloomsburg P 5-11 190 L L Rk 1979-1979 1979 11 285 June-Reg George DeMaria P Yes HS El Segundo (El Segundo,CA) P 6-4 180 R R 1961-02-19 El Segundo,CA A+ 1979-1981 1979 12 311 June-Reg David Free P Yes HS Chapman (San Diego,CA) P 6-4 205 R R 1958-08-15 San Diego,CA A+ 1979-1985 1979 13 337 June-Reg David Buffamoyer C Yes College Clemson C 5-10 185 R R 1957-09-11 Berea,OH A+ 1978-1981 1979 14 363 June-Reg Randy Guerra 1B Yes College Miami IF 6-1 200 L L 1957-04-10 Linden,NJ AA 1976-1982 1979 15 389 June-Reg Keith Smith OF Yes HS Canyon (Santa Clarita,ca) SS 6-1 175 B R 1961-10-20 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1984-1985 1979-1992 1979 16 415 June-Reg Chris Lein p Yes College Florida Intl P 6-3 195 R R 1958-10-23 Staten Island,NY AA 1979-1988 1979 17 441 June-Reg Rob Teegarden OF Yes College Florida OF 6-1 187 R R 1958-04-20 Red Lodge,MT AA 1978-1983 1979 18 467 June-Reg Mike Dotterer OF No HS Edison (Huntington Beach,CA) OF 6-0 195 R R 1960-12-14 Saskatoon,SK NCAA 1980-1983 1979 19 493 June-Reg Don Mattingly 1B Yes HS Reitz Memorial (Evansville,IN) 1B 6-0 175 L L 1961-04-20 Evansville,IN MLB 1982-1995 1979-1995 1979 20 519 June-Reg Sean Everton OF No College Santa Clara OF 6-1 180 R R Los Gatos,CA A+ 1980-1984 1979 21 544 June-Reg Derwin McNealy OF Yes HS Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA) OF 6-1 160 L L 1960-04-25 Carson,CA AAA 1979-1986 1979 22 569 June-Reg Cedric Mack OF No HS Brazosport (Freeport,TX) OF R R 1979 23 594 June-Reg Brian Murphy p Yes College Eastern CT State P 6-0 175 L L 1956-08-08 A 1980-1980 1979 24 618 June-Reg Greg Sporrer IF Yes College La Verne SS 6-0 160 R R 1958-05-21 Fullerton,CA A+ 1977-1980 1979 25 642 June-Reg Jeff Rudolph C-3B Yes College Central Florida C-3B 6-0 185 R R 1957-12-02 Concord,MA A+ 1978-1981 1979 26 666 June-Reg Frank Ricci p Yes College Rollins P 6-3 175 R R 1957-11-03 Toledo,OH AA 1979-1983 1979 27 689 June-Reg Kevin Irot p Yes College Cal Poly P 6-3 210 R R 1958-09-19 Placentia,CA A 1979-1980 1979 28 710 June-Reg John Seneca p Yes College Seton Hall P 6-4 260 R R Brooklyn,NY A- 1978-1979 1979 29 731 June-Reg Rusty Piggott SS No College Rollins SS 5-10 170 R R Glenbrook,IL A+ 1980-1982 1979 30 751 June-Reg Greg Copeland p Yes HS Shawnee (Lima,OH) P 6-2 190 R R Lima,OH A- 1979-1979 1979 1 3 June-Sec Otis Nixon 3B Yes College Louisburg CF-OF 6-2 180 B R 1959-01-09 Evergreen,NC MLB 1983-1999 1979-1999 1979 2 26 June-Sec Scott Benedict OF Yes College Georgia C 6-3 210 R R 1959-03-28 West Palm Beach,FL A 1979-1980 1979 3 46 June-Sec Marc Ochal P No College Brookdale CC P 6-3 195 R R A+ 1981-1982 1979 1 26 Jan-Reg James Campbell P Yes College Orange Coast College P 6-2 175 R R 1959-07-08 Lynwood,CA A 1979-1980 1979 2 52 Jan-Reg Glenn Swires 3B Yes College Mount San Antonio College 3B 5-10 185 R R 1959-03-12 A+ 1979-1980 1979 3 78 Jan-Reg Jeff Van Der Plass P Yes College Camden County College P Phillipsburg,NJ 1979 4 104 Jan-Reg Gary Higgins P Yes College Columbia State CC P 1979 5 128 Jan-Reg Otis Rouban P Yes College Black Hawk College P 1979 6 151 Jan-Reg George Zimmeror 2B Yes College San Jose City 2B 5-7 160 B R A+ 1979-1980 1979 7 172 Jan-Reg Ed Schiavo P No HS Boyertown Area (Boyertown,PA) P 6-2 175 R R Boyertown,PA A 1980-1981 1979 8 188 Jan-Reg Rick Santarone C Yes College Camden County College C 6-2 205 R R 1959-05-14 Camden,NJ A+ 1979-1979 1979 1 26 Jan-Sec Chuck Hernandez P Yes College Hillsborough CC P 6-3 200 L L 1960-11-11 Tampa,FL AA 1977-1983 1979 2 43 Jan-Sec Alan Mayles P Yes College Louisburg P 6-0 175 R R Harrisonburg,VA A+ 1979-1980 1979 3 52 Jan-Sec Dan Peterson P Yes College North Idaho College P Great Falls,MT 1979 4 58 Jan-Sec Jerome Burgess 1B No College Palm Beach State OF 6-3 170 R R 1941-05-31 Vancouver,BC 1979 5 60 Jan-Sec Charlie Beverly P Yes FA Virginia P 6-4 192 R R 1959-03-04 Wise,VA 45 record(s)
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