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1981 Oakland Athletics Draft Class
1981 Oakland Athletics
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1981 1 15 June-Reg Tim Pyznarski 3B-OF Yes College Eastern Illinois 1B 6-2 195 R R 1960-02-04 Chicago,IL MLB 1986-1986 1981-1989 1981 2 33 June-Reg Mike Gallego 2B Yes College UCLA 2B-SS 5-8 160 R R 1960-10-31 Whittier,CA MLB 1985-1997 1979-1997 1981 2 41 June-Reg Rick Rodriguez P Yes College UC Riverside P 6-3 190 R R 1960-09-21 Oakland,CA MLB 1986-1990 1981-1991 1981 3 66 June-Reg John Hotchkiss 3B Yes College Cal Poly Pomona 3B 6-3 210 R R 1959-09-06 Riverside,CA AAA 1981-1987 1981 4 92 June-Reg Curt Young P Yes College Central Michigan P 6-1 180 R L 1960-04-16 Saginaw,MI MLB 1983-1993 1981-1993 1981 5 118 June-Reg Mickey Tettleton C-OF Yes College Oklahoma State C 6-2 212 B R 1960-09-16 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1984-1997 1980-1997 1981 6 144 June-Reg Alvin Davis 1B No College Arizona State 1B 6-1 195 L R 1960-09-09 Riverside,CA MLB 1984-1992 1982-1992 1981 7 170 June-Reg Don Smith P No College Orange Coast College P 6-1 180 R R 1960-07-03 Loma Linda,CA AAA 1982-1985 1981 8 196 June-Reg Bill Bathe OF Yes College Pepperdine C 6-2 200 R R 1960-10-14 Downey,CA MLB 1986-1990 1981-1990 1981 9 222 June-Reg Jim Camacho SS Yes College Cal Poly Pomona SS 6-1 175 R R 1958-03-02 A+ 1981-1982 1981 10 248 June-Reg Tony Herron P Yes College Fresno State P 6-3 200 L L 1960-03-07 Sanger,CA AAA 1980-1985 1981 11 274 June-Reg Tom Siefert C No HS Whitmer (Toledo,OH) C 1981 12 300 June-Reg Tom Heckman p Yes College Missouri P 6-2 195 R R 1959-08-08 Jefferson City,MO A 1978-1982 1981 13 326 June-Reg Dave Weatherman p Yes College Cal State Fullerton P 5-11 180 R R Torrance,CA A+ 1978-1985 1981 14 352 June-Reg Henry Gatewood C No HS McClatchy (Sacramento,CA) C 6-0 180 R R 1962-12-12 Sacramento,CA AA 1982-2023 1981 15 378 June-Reg Luis Rojas OF Yes College Texas Christian P 6-0 180 R R New York,NY AA 1981-1982 1981 16 404 June-Reg Kevin Madden p No HS Massanutten Military Academy (Westmont,NJ) P Westmont,NJ NCAA 1985-1985 1981 17 430 June-Reg Thad Reece 2B Yes College Hawaii SS 5-10 170 L R 1958-11-15 Porterville,CA AAA 1981-1990 1981 18 456 June-Reg Bo Jordan p No College Miss. Valley St P 1981 19 482 June-Reg Phil Strom 1B Yes College Utah 1B 6-2 190 R R A+ 1981-1984 1981 20 508 June-Reg Scot Mitchell C Yes College CSUN C 6-2 185 R R 1959-09-13 Escondido,CA A 1981-1982 1981 21 534 June-Reg Chuck Kolotka p Yes College Northern Illinois P 6-4 200 R R 1960-02-27 Ottawa,IL AAA 1981-1985 1981 22 560 June-Reg Tom Copeland OF Yes College UC Riverside OF 5-9 160 L L A+ 1981-1985 1981 23 585 June-Reg Gary Weinberger OF No College Sacramento State OF 5-10 170 L L Sacramento,CA AA 1982-1987 1981 24 610 June-Reg Mike Ashman 1B Yes College Cal Poly Pomona 1B 6-1 180 L R 1959-11-03 Bloomington,CA AAA 1981-1986 1981 25 634 June-Reg Kevin Coughlin OF Yes College Fresno State OF 6-0 175 L L 1970-09-07 Wheaton,MD AAA 1989-1997 1981 26 657 June-Reg Bruce Amador 2B Yes College Cal State Stanislaus 2B 6-0 170 B R 1959-12-05 Turlock,CA A+ 1981-1983 1981 27 679 June-Reg Bryan Smith 3B Yes College Rio Hondo CC 3B 1981 28 701 June-Reg Mike Correia p-2B No HS University of San Diego (San Diego,CA) P-2B San Diego,CA 1981 29 723 June-Reg Pat O'Hara C Yes HS Covina (Covina,CA) C 6-2 205 R R 1963-08-28 Los Angeles,CA A- 1981-1982 1981 30 743 June-Reg John Michel 1B Yes HS Evergreen (Vancouver,WA) 1B 6-1 190 L R 1963-02-05 Vancouver,WA A 1982-1983 1981 31 761 June-Reg Steve Clark OF No College San Diego City College OF 1981 1 1 June-Sec Donnie Hill SS Yes College Arizona State 2B-SS 5-10 160 B R 1960-11-12 Pomona,CA MLB 1983-1992 1981-1992 1981 2 27 June-Sec Craig Fitzpatrick P No FA Missouri P Westphalia,MO 1981 3 51 June-Sec Damon Farmar OF No College West Los Angeles College OF 6-3 185 B R 1962-06-21 Los Angeles,CA AA 1982-1988 1981 1 16 Jan-Reg Steve Kiefer SS Yes College Fullerton College 3B-SS 6-1 180 R R 1960-10-18 Chicago,IL MLB 1984-1989 1981-1990 1981 2 42 Jan-Reg Mark Jarrett P Yes College Riverside CC P 6-0 198 R R 1961-07-19 Charleston,WV A+ 1980-1984 1981 3 68 Jan-Reg Wayne Bonham OF No College Yavapai College OF 6-0 180 R R A 1983-1983 1981 4 94 Jan-Reg Gary Dawson OF Yes College Fullerton College OF 6-3 190 R R 1960-03-22 San Bernardino,CA A+ 1981-1984 1981 5 120 Jan-Reg Ricky Daniels SS Yes College Los Angeles CC SS 1981 6 146 Jan-Reg Robert Feldhaus 2B Yes College Chaffey 2B 1981 7 171 Jan-Reg Jeff Rojas P No College San Bernardino Valley P 6-2 200 R R Visalia,CA A+ 1984-1985 1981 8 193 Jan-Reg Lee Mays P Yes College Los Angeles CC P 1981 9 211 Jan-Reg Doug Baker IF No College Los Angeles Valley SS-2B 5-9 165 B R 1961-04-03 Fullerton,CA MLB 1984-1990 1982-1991 1981 10 228 Jan-Reg Jay Schellin OF Yes FA California OF 6-0 180 R R Arcadia,CA A+ 1981-1981 1981 11 243 Jan-Reg Gregory Mine P Yes College Green River CC P 6-2 225 R R 1961-09-23 Seattle,WA A+ 1981-1982 1981 12 255 Jan-Reg Elton Hooker OF Yes College Los Angeles CC OF 5-11 187 B L A 1981-1982 1981 13 267 Jan-Reg Carter Pittman SS Yes College Central Arizona College SS 1981 14 278 Jan-Reg Paul Felix OF Yes College Fullerton College OF 6-4 225 B R 1960-04-04 Anaheim,CA AAA 1982-1988 1981 15 287 Jan-Reg Gene Ransom 2B Yes College California 2B 5-9 175 R R 1958-01-21 Fresno,CA A+ 1976-1983 1981 16 296 Jan-Reg James Sanfilipo 3B Yes FA New Jersey 3B 6-0 185 R R Kearny,NJ A- 1981-1981 1981 17 302 Jan-Reg Marvin McWhirter 1B Yes College Los Angeles CC 1B 1981 1 6 Jan-Sec John Leonard P No College Yavapai College P 6-3 215 R R Connellsville,PA Rk 1982-1982 1981 2 32 Jan-Sec Robert Lackeby P Yes College Central Arizona College P 1981 3 57 Jan-Sec John Vela P Yes College Saddleback College P 6-2 196 L L Riverside,CA A- 1981-1982 1981 4 70 Jan-Sec Lance Hudson 2B Yes College San Bernardino Valley SS 6-1 165 B R 1962-03-17 San Bernardino,CA AA 1981-1990 56 record(s)
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