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1979-1 Draft Results
Round #1 - June-Reg Phase
Draft Year
1979
Total Picks
26
Phase
June Regular Phase
Major Leaguers
19
Signed Picks
22
College Players
10
High School Players
16
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Al Chambers
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Glossary
year
round
ovl
phase
player
team
d-pos
signed
source
school
division
region
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
slot value
bonus
1979
1
1
June-Reg
Al Chambers
Seattle Mariners
OF
Yes
HS
John Harris (Harrisburg,PA)
HS
PA
OF
6-4
217
L
L
1961-03-24
Harrisburg,PA
MLB
1983-1985
1979-1988
0
60,000
1979
1
2
June-Reg
Tim Leary
New York Mets
P
Yes
College
UCLA
NCAA 1
CA
P
6-3
205
R
R
1958-12-23
Santa Monica,CA
MLB
1981-1994
1977-1994
0
0
1979
1
3
June-Reg
Jay Schroeder
Toronto Blue Jays
C
Yes
HS
Palisades (Pacific Palisades,CA)
HS
CA
C
6-4
197
R
R
1961-06-28
Milwaukee,WI
A+
1980-1983
0
0
1979
1
4
June-Reg
Brad Komminsk
Atlanta Braves
OF-1B
Yes
HS
Shawnee (Lima,OH)
HS
OH
OF
6-2
205
R
R
1961-04-04
Lima,OH
MLB
1983-1991
1979-1997
0
0
1979
1
5
June-Reg
Juan Bustabad
Oakland Athletics
SS
No
HS
Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah,FL)
HS
FL
SS
5-10
150
L
R
1961-08-16
Havana,CU
AAA
1980-1989
0
0
1979
1
6
June-Reg
Andy Van Slyke
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
Yes
HS
New Hartford (New Hartford,NY)
HS
NY
CF
6-2
192
L
R
1960-12-21
Utica,NY
MLB
1983-1995
1980-1995
0
0
1979
1
7
June-Reg
John Bohnet
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
HS
Hogan (Vallejo,CA)
HS
CA
P
6-0
175
B
L
1961-01-18
Pasadena,CA
MLB
1982-1982
1979-1984
0
0
1979
1
8
June-Reg
John Mizerock
Houston Astros
C
Yes
HS
Punxsutawney Area (Punxsutawney,PA)
HS
PA
C
5-11
190
L
R
1960-12-08
Punxsutawney,PA
MLB
1983-1989
1979-1990
0
0
1979
1
9
June-Reg
Steve Buechele
Chicago White Sox
P
No
HS
Servite (Anaheim,CA)
HS
CA
3B
6-2
190
R
R
1961-09-26
Lancaster,CA
MLB
1985-1995
1980-1995
0
0
1979
1
10
June-Reg
Tim Wallach
Montreal Expos
1B
Yes
College
Cal State Fullerton
NCAA 1
CA
3B
6-3
200
R
R
1957-09-14
Huntington Park,CA
MLB
1980-1996
1978-1996
0
0
1979
1
11
June-Reg
Kevin Brandt
Minnesota Twins
OF
Yes
HS
Nekoosa (Nekoosa,WI)
HS
WI
OF
5-11
180
R
R
Nekoosa,WI
Rk
1979-1980
0
0
1979
1
12
June-Reg
Jon Perlman
Chicago Cubs
P
Yes
College
Baylor
NCAA 1
TX
P
6-3
185
L
R
1956-12-13
Dallas,TX
MLB
1985-1988
1979-1988
0
0
1979
1
13
June-Reg
Rick Leach
Detroit Tigers
OF
Yes
College
Michigan
NCAA 1
MI
1B-OF
6-0
195
L
L
1957-05-04
Ann Arbor,MI
MLB
1981-1990
1976-1990
0
0
1979
1
14
June-Reg
Joe Lansford
San Diego Padres
1B
Yes
HS
Wilcox (Santa Clara,CA)
HS
CA
1B
6-5
225
R
R
1961-01-15
San Jose,CA
MLB
1982-1983
1979-1987
0
0
1979
1
15
June-Reg
Scott Garrelts
San Francisco Giants
P
Yes
HS
Buckley Loda (Paxton,IL)
HS
IL
P
6-4
195
R
R
1961-10-30
Champaign,IL
MLB
1982-1991
1979-1995
0
0
1979
1
16
June-Reg
Steve Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers
P
Yes
College
Michigan
NCAA 1
MI
P
6-1
180
L
L
1958-03-10
Pontiac,MI
MLB
1980-1996
1977-1997
0
0
1979
1
17
June-Reg
Jerry Don Gleaton
Texas Rangers
P
Yes
College
Texas
NCAA 1
TX
P
6-3
210
L
L
1957-09-14
Brownwood,TX
MLB
1979-1992
1977-1993
0
0
1979
1
18
June-Reg
Rick Luecken
San Francisco Giants
P
No
HS
Spring Woods (Houston,TX)
HS
TX
P
6-6
210
R
R
1960-11-15
Mcallen,TX
MLB
1989-1990
1980-1991
0
0
1979
1
19
June-Reg
Ricky Seilheimer
Chicago White Sox
C
Yes
HS
Brenham (Brenham,TX)
HS
TX
C
5-11
185
L
R
1960-08-30
Brenham,TX
MLB
1980-1980
1979-1986
0
0
1979
1
20
June-Reg
Dan Lamar
Cincinnati Reds
C
Yes
HS
Bellaire (Bellaire,TX)
HS
TX
C
6-1
190
R
R
1960-09-18
Bellaire,TX
AA
1979-1985
0
0
1979
1
21
June-Reg
Atlee Hammaker
Kansas City Royals
P
Yes
College
East Tennessee State
NCAA 1
TN
P
6-3
200
B
L
1958-01-24
Carmel,CA
MLB
1981-1995
1979-1995
0
0
1979
1
22
June-Reg
Mike Sullivan
Cincinnati Reds
P
Yes
College
Clemson
NCAA 1
SC
P
6-0
176
R
R
1958-11-04
Woodbridge,VA
A+
1977-1982
0
0
1979
1
23
June-Reg
Chris Baker
Detroit Tigers
OF
Yes
HS
Franklin (Livonia,MI)
HS
MI
OF
6-4
195
R
R
1961-05-25
Dearborn Heights,MI
A
1979-1982
0
0
1979
1
24
June-Reg
Bob Geren
San Diego Padres
C
Yes
HS
Clairemont (San Diego,CA)
HS
CA
C
6-3
220
R
R
1961-09-22
San Diego,CA
MLB
1988-1993
1979-1993
0
0
1979
1
25
June-Reg
Steve Perry
Los Angeles Dodgers
P
Yes
College
Michigan
NCAA 1
MI
P
6-5
210
R
R
1957-02-25
Ann Arbor,MI
AAA
1976-1984
0
0
1979
1
26
June-Reg
Mike Stenhouse
Oakland Athletics
OF
No
College
Harvard
NCAA 1
MA
OF-1B
6-1
195
L
R
1958-05-29
Pueblo,CO
MLB
1982-1986
1980-1987
0
0
26 Record(s)