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1981 Chicago Cubs Draft Class
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1981 1 2 June-Reg Joe Carter OF Yes College Wichita State LF-RF 6-3 215 R R 1960-03-07 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1983-1998 1981-1998 1981 1 16 June-Reg Vance Lovelace P Yes HS Hillsborough (Tampa,FL) P 6-5 205 L L 1963-08-09 Tampa,FL MLB 1988-1990 1981-1998 1981 2 28 June-Reg Darrin Jackson OF Yes HS Culver City (Culver City,CA) CF-RF 6-0 185 R R 1963-08-22 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1985-1999 1981-1999 1981 3 54 June-Reg Mitch Cook P Yes HS New Hanover (Wilmington,NC) P 6-2 192 L R 1963-02-13 Wilmington,NC AA 1981-1988 1981 4 79 June-Reg Randy Whisler SS No HS Klamath Union (Klamath Falls,OR) SS 5-9 170 R R 1962-06-16 Klamath Falls,OR A 1983-1986 1981 5 105 June-Reg Rob Schilling P Yes College Pacific P 6-2 190 R R 1960-10-14 Fallbrook,CA AA 1981-1983 1981 6 131 June-Reg Dave Rosenhahn SS Yes College University at Buffalo SS 6-0 180 R R 1960-10-28 West Seneca,NY AA 1981-1984 1981 7 157 June-Reg Steve Rousey P No HS Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta,CA) P 6-3 185 R R 1964-03-30 La Crescenta,CA A+ 1982-1987 1981 8 183 June-Reg Trey Brooks 2B Yes College Texas Christian 2B 6-0 180 R R 1958-10-28 Baytown,TX AAA 1981-1986 1981 9 209 June-Reg Tom Isgett P Yes HS McBee (McBee,SC) P 5-10 175 R R 1961-11-30 McBee,SC A- 1981-1982 1981 10 235 June-Reg Ray Colbert OF Yes HS Murphy (Murphy,NC) OF R R Murphy,NC Rk 1981-1981 1981 11 261 June-Reg Bill Hobbs P No HS Arroyo (El Monte,CA) P 6-2 200 L L 1963-01-07 Covina,CA NCAA 1982-1982 1981 12 287 June-Reg Ken Emmert 3B Yes HS Arcadia (Arcadia,CA) 3B 5-11 170 R R 1963-04-16 Arcadia,CA A 1981-1982 1981 13 313 June-Reg Walter Beede 1B Yes HS Fitchburg (Fitchburg,MA) 1B 6-1 180 R R Fitchburg,MA Rk 1981-1981 1981 14 339 June-Reg Jim Adamczak p Yes College Arkansas Tech P 6-3 170 R R 1960-10-11 Jamestown,NY AA 1981-1986 1981 15 365 June-Reg Allen Black p Yes College Arizona State P 6-0 R R A- 1981-1981 1981 16 391 June-Reg Stan Webb p Yes College Washington State P 6-1 180 R R A- 1981-1981 1981 17 417 June-Reg Ron Kaufman p Yes College Davis and Elkins College P 5-10 165 R R 1959-10-27 Somerset,PA AAA 1981-1984 1981 18 443 June-Reg Otis Tramble SS Yes College Southern SS 5-10 165 B R 1958-06-18 Houston,TX AA 1981-1983 1981 19 469 June-Reg Lawrence Wilson OF-1B Yes HS Redlands (Redlands,CA) OF-1B 6-2 162 R R Redlands,CA Rk 1981-1982 1981 20 495 June-Reg Jim Sherman OF No College Delaware OF 6-1 192 R R 1960-01-26 Wilmington,DE AAA 1979-1987 1981 21 521 June-Reg Robert Hook p Yes College Victor Valley P 6-4 190 L L Rk 1981-1981 1981 22 547 June-Reg Pat Tobin 1B Yes College Pacific 1B 6-1 190 B L A- 1981-1981 1981 23 572 June-Reg Mark Walberg OF No College Indiana State OF 6-0 185 R R Melrose Park,IL AA 1980-1985 1981 24 597 June-Reg Wendel Henderson OF Yes College Grambling State OF 6-0 185 R R 1959-05-26 New Orleans,LA A+ 1978-1984 1981 25 622 June-Reg Jeff Andrews p Yes College East Tennessee State P 5-11 185 R R 1959-01-27 Yankton,SD A+ 1978-1982 1981 26 645 June-Reg Mark Nowlin p Yes College UC Santa Barbara P 6-4 200 R R 1959-06-21 AA 1981-1982 1981 27 668 June-Reg Larry Tribble C Yes HS South Point (Belmont,NC) C 5-10 165 R R 1962-10-27 Belmont,NC Rk 1981-1982 1981 28 690 June-Reg Derril Lewis p No College San Bernardino Valley P 1981 29 712 June-Reg Larry McGee 3B Yes College Cal State Los Angeles OF 6-2 185 R R Rk 1982-1982 1981 1 10 June-Sec Jeff Rutledge SS Yes College Fresno City SS 6-1 180 R R 1960-12-29 Fresno,CA AA 1981-1986 1981 2 35 June-Sec Ronald Bachmeier 2B Yes College Glendale CC AZ 2B 5-10 165 B R Rk 1981-1982 1981 3 57 June-Sec Dean Naylor P No College Miami Dade P 6-1 185 R R 1961-05-12 Miami,FL NCAA 1982-1982 1981 1 1 Jan-Reg Jim Rooney P No College County College of Morris P 6-2 185 L L AA 1981-1984 1981 2 27 Jan-Reg Greg Trottier P Yes College Arkansas-Fort Smith P 6-2 200 R R 1961-10-23 Little Rock,AR Rk 1981-1982 1981 3 53 Jan-Reg Craig Jenks P Yes College Butte College P 1981 4 79 Jan-Reg Tim Arnsberg P No College Merced College P 6-2 185 R R 1962-01-18 Seattle,WA AA 1985-1987 1981 5 105 Jan-Reg Clay Carter P Yes College Southern Idaho P 1981 6 131 Jan-Reg Billy Hatcher OF Yes College Yavapai College LF-CF 5-9 175 R R 1960-10-04 Williams,AZ MLB 1984-1995 1981-1995 1981 7 156 Jan-Reg Rob Emerson P Yes College Bakersfield College P 6-3 195 R R A 1983-1984 1981 8 181 Jan-Reg George Martinez P Yes College Pasadena CC P 1981 1 7 Jan-Sec Nicholas Brandt P Yes College Merced College P 6-4 175 L L Oroville,CA Rk 1982-1982 1981 2 33 Jan-Sec Gary Jensen C Yes College Solano CC (CA) C 1981 3 58 Jan-Sec Ken Scott P Yes College Chaffey P Fontana,CA 44 record(s)
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