1979 Texas Rangers

Draft Class
Franchise
Total Picks
38
College Picks
31
High School Picks
7
Signed Picks
25
Unsigned Picks
13
MLB Players
8
1st Rounders
NCAA D1
19
NCAA D2
5
NCAA D3
0
NAIA
5
Junior College
2
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Full list of draft picks (all available phases) for the 1979 Texas Rangers. This section has 3 views:

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1979 Draft Class

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yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
197916Jan-SecArbrey LucasTexas RangersPNoCollegeArizona Western CollegeNJCAAAZP6-3187RR1960-02-09Las Vegas,NVAA 1982-1985PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979117June-RegJerry Don GleatonTexas RangersPYesCollegeTexasNCAA 1TXP6-3210LL1957-09-14Brownwood,TXMLB1979-19921977-1993PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979118Jan-RegClay WeisingerTexas RangersPYesCollegeAngelina CollegeNJCAATXP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979122June-SecMichael SanfordTexas RangersPYesCollegeGeorgia PerimeterNJCAAGAP 0   Childersburg,AL-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979231Jan-SecJerry VasquezTexas RangersPYesCollegeArizona StateNCAA 1AZP6-2195RR1956-02-04Scottsdale,AZAA 1977-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979243June-RegDonnie ScottTexas RangersCYesHSTampa Catholic (Tampa,FL)HSFLC5-11185BR1961-08-16Dunedin,FLMLB1983-19911979-1991PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979243June-SecJoseph McCarthyTexas RangersOFNoCollegeSeminole FloridaNJCAAFLOF 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979244Jan-RegKeith ShowellTexas RangersOFYesCollegePrince George's CCNJCAAMDOF5-10180LL1958-03-01Baltimore,MDRk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979346Jan-SecDoyle WilsonTexas RangersPNoOtherGeorgia GA  0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979357June-SecJerome BurgessTexas Rangers1BYesOtherFlorida FLOF6-3170RR1941-05-31Vancouver,BC-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979369June-RegNick CapraTexas Rangers2BYesCollegeOklahomaNCAA 1OKOF5-8165RR1958-03-08Denver,COMLB1982-19911979-1995PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979370Jan-RegLarry MikesellTexas RangersPpNoCollegeEastern FL STNJCAAFLP6-0150LL1959-05-05Cocoa,FLA 1980-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979495June-RegLarry ReynoldsTexas RangersSSYesCollegeStanfordNCAA 1CA2B5-11175BR1957-07-09Eugene,ORAA 1976-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1979496Jan-RegMichael YoungTexas RangersPYesCollegeTrinidad StateNJCAACOP 0RR  -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19795120Jan-RegDavid OrzelTexas RangersPYesCollegeMacomb CCNJCAAMIP6-0180LL1958-12-14 Rk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19795121June-RegMark GammageTexas RangersPNoHSOsborn (Detroit,MI)HSMIP5-11185RR1960-09-10Detroit,MIA 1979-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19796143Jan-RegJames GoodTexas RangersOFNoCollegeSouthern IdahoNJCAAIDOF6-3195RR1959-04-12 A+ 1979-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19796147June-RegShelton McMathTexas RangersOFYesCollegeTexas A&MNCAA 1TXOF6-2190RR1957-01-18Houston,TXAA 1976-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19797165Jan-RegLee ClineTexas RangersPYesCollegeSouthern IdahoNJCAAIDP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19797173June-RegLarry DonofrioTexas RangersOFYesCollegeSt. Francis (IL)NAIAILC6-3195LR1958-12-25 AA 1979-1982PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19798182Jan-RegPerry KilgoTexas RangersPYesCollegeMcLennan CCNJCAATXP6-0165 R1959-08-31Waco,TXNCAA 1980-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19799198Jan-RegMichael WilliamsTexas RangersCYesCollegeHill CollegeNJCAATXC 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19798199June-RegMichael RobertsTexas RangersPYesCollegeBaylorNCAA 1TXP6-2180RR1957-02-01Dallas,TXAA 1979-1981PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197910209Jan-RegOscar CardenasTexas RangersSSYesCollegeHill CollegeNJCAATXSS 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197911218Jan-RegRandy JonesTexas RangersOFYesCollegeWenatchee Valley CCNWAACCWAOF 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
19799225June-RegJeff JohnsonTexas RangersPNoHSMuir (Pasadena,CA)HSCAP 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197910251June-RegWilliam GoodmanTexas Rangers2BYesCollegeGeorge WashingtonNCAA 1DC2B5-10170RR1958-06-21 A 1979-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197911277June-RegMel GilliamTexas RangersPYesCollegeFlorida A&MNCAA 1FLP6-3195LL1957-11-08 AAA 1979-1987PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197912303June-RegTony FossasTexas RangersPYesCollegeSouth FloridaNCAA 1FLP6-0187LL1957-09-23Havana,CUMLB1988-19991979-1999PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197913329June-RegBobby BallTexas RangersOFYesCollegeCal State Dominguez HillsNCAA 2CAOF6-1175BR1958-07-09Long Beach,CAAA 1979-1983PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197914355June-RegMike BehudianTexas Rangers2B-OFYesCollegeFairfieldNCAA 1CT2B-OF 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197915381June-RegPete O'BrienTexas RangersOFYesCollegeNebraskaNCAA 1NE1B6-1195LL1958-02-09Santa Monica,CAMLB1982-19931979-1993PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197916407June-RegJames HagerTexas RangerspYesCollegeNewberryNCAA 2SCP6-4215RR1957-04-26 Rk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197917433June-RegSteve BriganteTexas Rangers2BNoCollegeLubbock ChristianNAIATX2B6-1180RR  Rk 1980-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197918459June-RegJoe KucharskiTexas RangerspNoHSSurratsville (Clinton,MD)HSMDP6-3225RR1961-02-03Houston,TXAAA 1980-1987PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197919485June-RegLarry HamiltonTexas RangersOFNoCollegeMorehead StateNCAA 1KYOF6-3185RR  Rk 1980-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197920511June-RegJames HawkinsTexas RangersCNoHSHerndon (Herndon,VA)HSVAC 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197921536June-RegHomer MoncriefTexas RangerspNoCollegeJackson StateNCAA 1MSP6-3210RR1958-07-26Newton,MIAA 1980-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197922561June-RegSteve DavisTexas RangersOFNoCollegeMiddle GeorgiaNJCAAGAP6-1195LL1960-08-04San Antonio,TXMLB1985-19891980-1989PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197923586June-RegJames SchaeferTexas RangersOFYesCollegeMissouri StateNCAA 2MOOF6-2185LL1957-03-16 A 1979-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197924610June-RegAndrew OrtizTexas RangerspNoHSRoselle Catholic (Roselle,NJ)HSNJP6-3180LL1961-10-27Orange,NJAA 1982-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197925634June-RegElwood ZebleyTexas RangersCYesCollegeTowsonNCAA 2MDC6-4205RR1957-04-23 AA 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197926658June-RegDave SchmidtTexas RangerspYesCollegeUCLANCAA 1CAP6-1185RR1957-04-22Niles,MIMLB1981-19921977-1992PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197927681June-RegStanley BakerTexas RangersSSYesCollegeDallas BaptistNAIATXSS5-10160RR1957-06-26 Rk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197928702June-RegJorge GomezTexas RangersSSYesCollegeMacomb CCNJCAAMISS5-10165RR1959-04-19Miami,FLAAA 1980-1985PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197929723June-RegCharles StaffordTexas RangersOFYesCollegeDallas BaptistNAIATXOF6-5210RR1957-03-20 Rk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197930743June-RegJay PettiboneTexas RangerspYesCollegeChapmanNCAA 2CAP6-4182RR1957-06-21Mount Clemens,MIMLB1983-19831979-1984PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197931763June-RegDaryl FrazierTexas RangerspNoCollegeMidwestern StateNAIATXP6-3190BR St. John's,NL-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197932781June-RegGordon RicossaTexas RangerspYesCollegeSouthern MethodistNCAA 1TXP5-11180LL1957-10-23Richardson,TXRk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197933799June-RegJoe DellasegaTexas Rangers1BNoHSSt. Mary's Colgan (Pittsburg,KS)HSKS1B 0   Pittsburg,KS-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
197934815June-RegRay FontenotTexas RangersPpYesCollegeMcNeese StateNCAA 1LAP6-0175LL1957-08-08Lake Charles,LAMLB1983-19861979-1987PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197935826June-RegRodger BastienTexas RangersSSYesCollegeMichigan StateNCAA 1MISS6-0175RR1957-03-22East Lansing,MIRk 1979-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197936835June-RegMitch AshmoreTexas RangersCNoCollegeCentenary LANCAA 1LAC5-11195RR  AAA 1981-1985PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197937843June-RegThomas SmithTexas RangerspNoCollegeMinnesotaNCAA 1MNP 0    NCAA 1979-1980PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
197938850June-RegStephen RomeyTexas Rangers1B-3bYesCollegeKent StateNCAA 1OH1B-3B6-1185RR1957-02-27Toronto,OHRk 1978-1979PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
55 record(s)