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1981 Toronto Blue Jays Draft Class
1981 Toronto Blue Jays
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1981 1 5 June-Reg Matt Williams P Yes College Rice P 6-1 200 R R 1959-07-25 Houston,TX MLB 1983-1985 1980-1986 1981 1 21 June-Reg John Cerutti P Yes College Amherst P 6-2 200 L L 1960-04-28 Albany,NY MLB 1985-1991 1981-1995 1981 2 31 June-Reg Bill Pinkham C Yes College San Diego C 6-6 225 R R 1959-08-25 Anaheim,CA AA 1981-1984 1981 3 57 June-Reg Glenn Gallagher OF-P Yes College Clemson P 6-0 180 R Peekskill,NY AA 1980-1984 1981 4 82 June-Reg Scott Pleis C-iF Yes HS Wentzville (St. Louis,MO) C-IF 5-11 175 R R 1963-05-06 Minneapolis,MN A 1981-1985
1981 5 108 June-Reg Jim Bishop 3B Yes HS Lynwood (Lynwood,CA) 3B 6-2 215 R R 1963-04-11 Lynwood,CA AA 1981-1992 1981 6 134 June-Reg Stan Clarke P Yes College Pasco-Hernando CC P 6-1 180 R L 1960-08-09 Toledo,OH MLB 1983-1990 1981-1991 1981 7 160 June-Reg Jeff Kaiser P No College Western Michigan P 6-3 195 R L 1960-07-24 Wyandotte,MI MLB 1985-1993 1982-1993 1981 8 186 June-Reg Alan Cockrell OF-C No HS Parkwood (Joplin,MO) RF 6-2 210 R R 1962-12-05 Kansas City,KS MLB 1996-1996 1983-1996 1981 9 212 June-Reg Mark Poole OF Yes College Oklahoma State OF 6-0 185 R R 1959-04-15 AAA 1980-1986
1981 10 238 June-Reg Scot Elam P Yes College Michigan P 6-4 210 R R 1960-04-10 Hamilton,OH AA 1981-1985 1981 11 264 June-Reg Tim Rodgers P Yes College Oklahoma State P 6-0 173 R R 1960-02-02 Broken Arrow,OK AAA 1980-1987 1981 12 290 June-Reg Chuck Faucette OF Yes HS Willingboro (Willingboro,NJ) OF 6-3 220 R R 1963-10-07 Levittown,PA A 1981-1982 1981 13 316 June-Reg Greg Moore p Yes College Texas Christian P 6-1 185 R R 1959-10-30 Dallas,TX AA 1981-1988 1981 14 342 June-Reg Gary Henderson p Yes FA Arkansas P 6-3 180 R R Rk 1982-1982
1981 15 368 June-Reg Gerry Hool OF Yes College Michigan OF 6-0 205 R R 1959-09-08 Detroit,MI A 1981-1981 1981 16 394 June-Reg Jeff Szczecinski 2B No College Long Island-Brooklyn 2B 5-11 170 L L Staten Island,NY Rk 1982-1982 1981 17 420 June-Reg Ed Schneider p Yes College Florida State P 6-1 190 L L Cincinnati,OH A 1980-1981 1981 18 446 June-Reg Myron Gilmore OF Yes College St. Edward's OF 6-0 180 L R 1959-01-17 Chicago,IL Rk 1981-1981 1981 19 472 June-Reg Chris Phillips p Yes College Centenary LA P 6-1 190 R R AA 1981-1983
1981 20 498 June-Reg Tom Willerson p No College Springfield P 6-4 205 R R 1959-08-03 Portland,ME A 1982-1982 1981 21 524 June-Reg Jeff Pries p No HS Corona del Mar (Newport Beach,CA) P 6-5 205 R R 1963-01-05 Newport Beach,CA AAA 1982-1987 1981 22 550 June-Reg Jack Del Rio 1B No HS Hayward (Hayward,CA) 1B 1963-04-04 Hayward,CA NCAA 1983-1984 1981 23 575 June-Reg Tim Dietz p No HS Nathan Hale (Tulsa,OK) P 1981 24 600 June-Reg Terry Raley SS Yes College St. Mary's SS 5-11 185 B R A+ 1981-1982
1981 1 11 June-Sec Mike Sharperson SS Yes College Georgia Perimeter 3B-2B 6-3 191 R R 1961-10-04 Orangeburg,SC MLB 1987-1995 1982-1996 1981 2 36 June-Sec Benny Distefano 1B No College Alvin CC 1B-OF 6-1 195 L L 1962-01-23 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1984-1992 1982-1993 1981 3 58 June-Sec Tim Arnsberg P No College Merced College P 6-2 185 R R 1962-01-18 Seattle,WA AA 1985-1987 1981 4 70 June-Sec Dave Eichhorn P No College Cabrillo P 6-2 180 B R 1961-12-09 Watsonville,CA AAA 1983-1990 1981 5 75 June-Sec Ken Galloway P No College West Valley College P 6-1 185 L L 1961-12-08 Fresno,CA A 1983-1985
1981 6 79 June-Sec Mark Hoffman P Yes College Chabot College P 1981 1 6 Jan-Reg Ken Galloway P No College West Valley College P 6-1 185 L L 1961-12-08 Fresno,CA A 1983-1985 1981 2 32 Jan-Reg Ricky Fagnani P Yes College Westchester CC P 6-2 210 L L Mount Vernon,NY Rk 1981-1981 1981 3 58 Jan-Reg Fred Mead 1B-OF Yes FA Connecticut 1B-OF 6-1 185 R R Stamford,CT A 1981-1981 1981 4 84 Jan-Reg Mark Hoffman P No College Chabot College P
1981 5 110 Jan-Reg Scott Simmons P Yes College Massasoit CC P 6-3 190 L L Taunton,MA A 1982-1983 1981 6 136 Jan-Reg Ed Augustine P No College Seminole Florida P NCAA 1983-1983 1981 7 161 Jan-Reg Dave Eichhorn P No FA California P 6-2 180 B R 1961-12-09 Watsonville,CA AAA 1983-1990 1981 8 186 Jan-Reg Jeffery Phillips P Yes College Lake Michigan P 5-11 160 R R A 1987-1988 1981 9 204 Jan-Reg Steve Stenquist P Yes College Norwalk CC P 6-1 180 R R 1905-05-12 A 1981-1982
1981 10 222 Jan-Reg Martin Pulley C Yes College Eastern Illinois C 5-8 180 R R AA 1981-1982 1981 11 239 Jan-Reg James Wahlig OF-2B Yes College Iowa State OF-2B 6-0 180 R R New Athens,IL A+ 1981-1982 1981 1 12 Jan-Sec Joey Pursell P Yes College Tulane P 6-0 190 R R A+ 1979-1983 1981 2 38 Jan-Sec Steve Reish P Yes FA Indiana P 6-2 195 R R Union City,IN AA 1981-1984 44 record(s)
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