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1981 Chicago White Sox Draft Class
1981 Chicago White Sox
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1981 1 7 June-Reg Daryl Boston P-OF Yes HS Woodward (Cincinnati,OH) CF-LF 6-3 203 L L 1963-01-04 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1984-1994 1981-1996 1981 3 59 June-Reg Bill Babcock P Yes HS Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Point Woods,MI) P 6-1 180 L L 1962-08-18 Grosse Point Woods,MI AA 1981-1986 1981 4 84 June-Reg Craig Smajstrla SS Yes HS Pearland (Pearland,TX) 2B 5-9 165 B R 1962-06-19 Houston,TX MLB 1988-1988 1981-1991 1981 5 110 June-Reg Greg McClain 3B-OF No HS Pasadena (Pasadena,CA) 3B-OF 6-3 185 R R 1963-04-03 Pasadena,CA A 1982-1985 1981 6 136 June-Reg Max Diaz 3B-P Yes HS American (Fremont,CA) 3B-P 6-1 185 R R 1964-08-22 Fremont,CA Rk 1981-1983 1981 7 162 June-Reg Mike Withrow P Yes College Texas P 6-3 200 R R 1959-09-22 AA 1981-1983 1981 8 188 June-Reg Wade Rowdon SS Yes College Stetson 3B-SS 6-2 180 R R 1960-09-07 Riverhead,NY MLB 1984-1988 1979-1988 1981 9 214 June-Reg Greg Butler P Yes HS Lodi (Lodi,CA) P 6-1 180 R R 1962-12-20 Lodi,CA Rk 1981-1982 1981 10 240 June-Reg Mike Tanzi P Yes College Florida Southern P 6-0 185 L L 1959-12-29 Annapolis,MD AA 1981-1984 1981 11 266 June-Reg Chuck Epperson OF Yes College Jackson State 3B-1B 6-0 195 B R 1959-12-16 A 1981-1982 1981 12 292 June-Reg Ed Miles OF Yes College Louisville OF 6-1 185 R R 1959-02-23 Fern Creek,KY AA 1979-1983 1981 13 318 June-Reg Al Jones p Yes College Alcorn State P 6-4 210 R R 1959-02-10 Charleston,MS MLB 1983-1985 1981-1990 1981 14 344 June-Reg Dave Yobs OF Yes College Oral Roberts 1B 6-0 190 L L 1959-01-17 Canoga Park,CA AAA 1980-1986 1981 15 370 June-Reg Mike Bertotti SS No HS Lassen (Susanville,CA) SS 1981 16 396 June-Reg Kevin Jones OF Yes HS Lincoln (San Diego,CA) OF 5-8 163 L L 1963-07-20 San Diego,CA Rk 1981-1983 1981 17 422 June-Reg Richard Smith SS No HS Vallejo (Vallejo,CA) SS 1981 18 448 June-Reg Michael Buggs OF Yes College California OF 6-1 190 R R Oakland,CA A 1981-1982 1981 19 474 June-Reg Pat Adams 1B Yes College Detroit Mercy 1B 6-5 215 R R 1959-06-12 Detroit,MI AAA 1981-1988 1981 20 500 June-Reg Donn Koch C Yes College Florida Southern C 6-2 215 R R 1959-03-20 New York,NY A 1981-1982 1981 21 526 June-Reg Jack Hardy p Yes College Saint Thomas P 6-2 175 R R 1959-10-08 St. Petersburg,FL MLB 1989-1989 1981-1990 1981 22 552 June-Reg Jim Harris OF Yes College Nevada OF 5-11 180 R R Rk 1981-1981 1981 23 577 June-Reg Mark Heuer p No College Harper College P 6-5 190 R R AAA 1982-1987 1981 24 602 June-Reg Jim Sutton p Yes College Cal State Fullerton P 6-4 205 R R 1959-01-28 Flagstaff,AZ A 1978-1982 1981 25 626 June-Reg Mike Ledna 2B Yes College Purdue OF 5-9 160 R R Buffalo Grove,IL Rk 1981-1981 1981 26 649 June-Reg Mike Nagle SS Yes College UC Irvine IF 5-9 155 L R A 1978-1981 1981 27 672 June-Reg Steve Iannini OF No HS Colonial (Orlando,FL) OF 5-11 180 R L 1963-07-03 Orlando,FL A+ 1985-1987 1981 28 694 June-Reg Jason Costa OF Yes HS Castro Valley (Castro Valley,CA) OF 6-2 190 R L Castro Valley,CA Rk 1981-1981 1981 29 716 June-Reg Roger Stevens OF Yes College Elgin CC OF 5-10 L L Rk 1981-1981 1981 30 736 June-Reg LaVel Freeman 1B No HS Kennedy (Sacramento,CA) DH 5-9 170 L L 1963-02-18 Oakland,CA MLB 1989-1989 1983-1990 1981 31 754 June-Reg Richie Hines 1B No HS Hill (Jackson,MS) 1B 1981 32 771 June-Reg Ed Vidmar p No College Arkansas P 1981 33 787 June-Reg Art Niemann p Yes College Louisiana Tech P 6-2 185 R R 1959-02-25 A 1981-1982 1981 34 801 June-Reg Mark Johnson C No HS North Boone (Poplar Grove,IL) C 6-0 190 R R Poplar Grove,IL A- 1981-1981 1981 35 813 June-Reg Roger Johnson Of No HS Parkway West (Ballwin,MO) OF 6-1 185 R R Ballwin,MO AA 1984-1986 1981 36 822 June-Reg John Walsh 2B Yes HS Westmont (Campbell,CA) 2B 6-0 162 R R 1962-05-20 Campbell,CA Rk 1981-1982 1981 37 831 June-Reg Billy Gayton 3B Yes College Indian Hills CC 1B-OF 6-2 185 L L 1961-04-10 Aberdeen,SD A- 1981-1982 1981 38 837 June-Reg Mike Toothman Of No College Stanford OF 6-2 185 R R 1960-02-17 West Covina,CA A- 1979-1982 1981 1 3 June-Sec Norman Morton P No College Miami Dade P Hollywood,FL 1981 2 28 June-Sec John Leonard P No College Yavapai College P 6-3 215 R R Connellsville,PA Rk 1982-1982 1981 1 8 Jan-Reg Reggie Montgomery OF No College Orange Coast College OF 6-4 220 R R 1962-08-04 Los Angeles,CA AAA 1982-1988 1981 2 34 Jan-Reg Greg Griffin OF No College UT-Brownsville-TX Southmost OF 5-10 175 R R Corpus Christi,TX AA 1982-1984 1981 3 60 Jan-Reg James Twardowski 3B Yes College Blinn 3B 1981 4 86 Jan-Reg John Moses P Yes FA Texas OF 5-10 170 B L 1957-08-09 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1982-1992 1979-1992 1981 5 112 Jan-Reg Kevin Kollmansperger P Yes College McLennan CC P 1960-09-15 Chattanooga,TN 1981 6 138 Jan-Reg Ed Sedar OF-if Yes College College of Lake County OF-IF 6-1 190 R R 1961-08-08 Waukegan,IL AA 1981-1988 1981 7 163 Jan-Reg Bobby Joe Williams SS Yes College Panola College SS NCAA 1982-1983 1981 8 188 Jan-Reg Charlie Corbell P No College Blinn P 6-1 180 R R 1960-11-30 Baytown,TX AAA 1983-1989 1981 9 206 Jan-Reg Mark Dennis P Yes College McLennan CC P 1981 10 223 Jan-Reg Dave Van Horn 3B No College McLennan CC 3B 5-11 171 R R 1960-09-17 Stanton,CA A+ 1982-1984 1981 11 240 Jan-Reg Gary Jones OF Yes College Paris JC 2B-OF 5-9 162 L R 1960-11-11 Henderson,TX AAA 1982-1989 1981 12 252 Jan-Reg Curtis Dishman 1B Yes College Blinn 1B 6-3 200 L R 1962-07-11 Houston,TX A- 1982-1985 1981 13 264 Jan-Reg Alceed Owens p Yes College UT-Brownsville-TX Southmost P 5-11 190 R R 1960-10-13 Corpus Christi,TX 1981 14 275 Jan-Reg Todd Edwards SS Yes College Blinn IF-OF 5-10 173 B R 1962-04-20 Houston,TX A+ 1983-1986 1981 15 285 Jan-Reg Doug Galloway p Yes College Paris JC P 1981 16 294 Jan-Reg Joe Petty p Yes College Panola College P 1981 1 20 Jan-Sec Scott Meier C Yes College SJ Delta College C 6-0 185 R R 1960-12-16 Lodi,CA AA 1981-1984 1981 2 46 Jan-Sec Frank Marrero P No College Miami Dade P 6-3 205 R R Miami,FL A 1983-1983 57 record(s)
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