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1979 Chicago Cubs Draft Class
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1979 1 12 June-Reg Jon Perlman P Yes College Baylor P 6-3 185 L R 1956-12-13 Dallas,TX MLB 1985-1988 1979-1988 1979 2 38 June-Reg Shane Allen IF Yes HS Palm Bay (Melbourne,FL) IF 6-0 195 R R 1961-06-29 Melbourne,FL A 1979-1982 1979 3 64 June-Reg Chuck Crim P No HS Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks,CA) P 6-0 185 R R 1961-07-23 Van Nuys,CA MLB 1987-1994 1980-1994 1979 4 90 June-Reg Stan Kyles P Yes HS Wendell Phillips Academy (Chicago,IL) P 6-1 165 R R 1961-02-26 Chicago,IL AAA 1979-1989 1979 5 116 June-Reg Steve Gehrke P No HS Murray (Murray,UT) P 6-0 185 R R Murray,UT Rk 1983-1983 1979 6 142 June-Reg Michael Buckley SS Yes HS Lakewood (Lakewood,CA) SS 6-4 176 R R 1961-03-25 Lakewood,CA A+ 1980-1982 1979 7 168 June-Reg Randy Lavigne OF Yes College Connecticut OF 6-3 205 R R 1957-02-14 Hartford,CT AAA 1977-1983 1979 8 194 June-Reg Tim Thompson P No HS David Starr Jordan (Long Beach,CA) P 6-3 185 R R Long Beach,CA A+ 1980-1984 1979 9 220 June-Reg Tom Morris P Yes College Brigham Young P 6-3 190 L St. Paul,MN A 1979-1980 1979 10 246 June-Reg Dave Owen SS Yes College Texas-Arlington SS-3B 6-2 170 B R 1958-04-25 Cleburne,TX MLB 1983-1988 1979-1989 1979 11 272 June-Reg Ray Soff P Yes College Central Michigan P 6-0 185 R R 1958-10-31 Adrian,MI MLB 1986-1987 1979-1992 1979 12 298 June-Reg James Lockett OF Yes College Missouri OF 5-10 160 L L Rk 1979-1979 1979 13 324 June-Reg Joe Fiori 2B Yes College Point Park 2B-3B 6-0 170 R R A+ 1979-1981 1979 14 350 June-Reg Jack Upton 1B-3b Yes College Colorado State 1B-3B 6-2 205 R R 1957-01-19 Fountain Valley,CA AAA 1979-1982 1979 15 376 June-Reg Kirk Ortega C Yes College St. Francis (NY) C 5-10 175 R R 1958-06-25 Bronx,NY A 1979-1981 1979 16 402 June-Reg Tom Grant OF Yes College New Haven OF 6-2 190 L R 1957-05-28 Worcester,MA MLB 1983-1983 1979-1985 1979 17 428 June-Reg Brian Hardy p Yes College Brigham Young P 6-2 205 L L 1957-11-24 South Jordan,UT A+ 1979-1982 1979 18 454 June-Reg Mark Scheiwe p Yes HS Buckley Loda (Paxton,IL) P 6-2 175 R R 1961-05-02 Paxton,IL A 1979-1981 1979 19 480 June-Reg Craig Weissmann p Yes HS Clairemont (San Diego,CA) P 6-3 185 R R 1961-01-26 San Diego,CA AA 1979-1989 1979 20 506 June-Reg Bryan Oelkers p No HS Pattonville (Maryland Heights,MO) P 6-3 192 L L 1961-03-11 Zaragoza,SP MLB 1983-1986 1980-1989 1979 21 531 June-Reg Tim Millner OF Yes College Illinois State OF 6-1 205 R R 1957-05-24 New Lenox,IL AA 1979-1983 1979 22 556 June-Reg Rob Blyth p Yes College Brigham Young P 6-1 190 R R 1956-08-11 Oregon City,OR AAA 1979-1982 1979 23 581 June-Reg Mark Huismann p No College Colorado State P 6-3 195 R R 1958-05-11 Lincoln,NE MLB 1983-1991 1980-1992 1979 24 605 June-Reg Sidney Smith OF Yes HS Patrick Henry (San Diego,CA) OF 6-1 153 R R San Diego,CA Rk 1979-1980 1979 25 629 June-Reg Mike Kelley OF Yes College Mississippi State OF 5-9 165 L L 1957-09-06 AA 1979-1982 1979 26 653 June-Reg Anthony Biafore SS Yes College Monmouth IL SS-3B 5-10 172 R R Rk 1979-1979 1979 27 676 June-Reg Joe Carter p No HS Helix Charter (La Mesa,CA) LF-RF 6-3 215 R R 1960-03-07 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1983-1998 1981-1998 1979 28 698 June-Reg Dennis Mork OF Yes College UC Riverside OF L L AAA 1979-1980 1979 29 719 June-Reg Steve Ziem p No HS Banning (Banning,CA) P 6-2 210 R R 1961-10-24 Milwaukee,WI MLB 1987-1987 1983-1990 1979 30 740 June-Reg Glenn Millhauser OF Yes College Northern Colorado OF 5-11 170 R R A 1977-1980 1979 31 760 June-Reg Doug Huffman p No College NC State P NCAA 1977-1977 1979 32 778 June-Reg Michael Thompson p Yes College Fairleigh Dickinson P 5-10 167 L L 1958-07-27 AAA 1978-1982 1979 33 796 June-Reg Dave Fabela C No HS Aquinas (San Bernardino,CA) C 1979 34 813 June-Reg David McClure C No HS Kapaun-Mount Carmel (Wichita,KS) C 5-10 185 R R Wichita,KS AA 1983-1984 1979 35 824 June-Reg Richard Renwick p Yes College Babson College P 6-0 185 R R A 1979-1981 1979 36 833 June-Reg Philip Belmonte IF Yes College Azusa Pacific IF 5-10 170 R R AA 1979-1980 1979 37 841 June-Reg Howie Shapiro 2B Yes College Miami 2B 5-11 160 L R Miami Beach,FL A- 1976-1979 1979 38 848 June-Reg Wes Clements Of-1B No College Arizona OF-1B 6-4 220 R R 1958-05-26 Inglewood,CA AAA 1979-1987 1979 39 854 June-Reg William Trapani p Yes College Bellevue P 6-6 215 L L Rk 1979-1979 1979 1 6 June-Sec Scott Fletcher SS Yes College Georgia Southern SS-2B 5-11 170 R R 1958-07-30 Fort Walton Beach,FL MLB 1981-1995 1977-1995 1979 2 29 June-Sec Anthony Veith 1B Yes FA Minnesota 1B 6-0 185 R R Brainerd,MN A- 1979-1980 1979 3 49 June-Sec John Moller P No College Seton Hall P 6-1 190 R R 1958-07-14 Old Bridge,NJ A+ 1978-1982 1979 4 61 June-Sec John Millholland SS Yes College Louisburg SS 5-9 160 L R 1960-06-05 Mineral,VA A 1980-1981 1979 5 66 June-Sec James McManus P Yes College Nebraska P 6-1 180 R R A- 1979-1979 1979 6 69 June-Sec Pete Bazan OF Yes College Central Arizona College C 5-10 190 L R 1958-09-20 Pharr,TX AAA 1979-1982 1979 1 11 Jan-Reg Mark Wilkins P Yes College Eastern Michigan P 6-3 200 R R 1959-12-22 Detroit,MI A 1979-1981 1979 2 37 Jan-Reg David Means OF Yes FA Kentucky OF Winchester,KY 1979 3 63 Jan-Reg Steve Podraza OF Yes College Brookdale CC OF 1979 4 89 Jan-Reg Terry Austin OF Yes College Ranger College OF 6-4 185 R R 1960-08-17 Houston,TX A+ 1979-1985 1979 5 113 Jan-Reg Michael Maack P Yes College Miami Dade P 6-2 170 L L 1960-01-20 Washington,DC AA 1980-1984 1979 6 137 Jan-Reg Mike O'Malley P Yes College Triton College P 6-4 200 R R Oak Park,IL A+ 1980-1981 1979 7 159 Jan-Reg Todd Wilson P Yes College Mount San Antonio College P 1979 1 9 Jan-Sec Mark Christy P No College Miami Dade P 6-3 185 R R 1959-01-16 Astoria,NY A+ 1980-1982 53 record(s)
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