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1979 MLB Draft by Round

1979 MLB Draft by Round

Round #3 |June-Reg Phase

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draft year
1979
Phase Name
June Regular Phase
Total players Drafted
26
Major Leaguers
12
Signed Players
18
College Players
11
High School Players
14
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Round #3 Picks - 1979 Draft
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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team pos bonus signed hilvl mlbyears stat years source school dr reg pos ht wt ba th Born place
1979 3 53 June-Reg Rick Adair Seattle Mariners p 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1979-1985 College Western Carolina NC p 6-0 175 L L 1958-01-19 Spartanburg,SC
1979 3 54 June-Reg Craig Jones New York Mets p 0.00 No AAA -- 1980-1984 College Army NY p 6-1 195 R R 1958-08-19 Natrona Heights,PA
1979 3 55 June-Reg Ron Romanick Toronto Blue Jays p 0.00 No MLB 1984-1986 1981-1988 HS Newport (Bellevue,WA) WA p 6-4 195 R R 1960-11-06 Burley,ID
1979 3 56 June-Reg Dan Church Atlanta Braves p 0.00 Yes A -- 1980-1981 HS San Marin (Novato,CA) CA p 6-3 215 R R 1961-09-29 Vallejo,CA
1979 3 57 June-Reg Ricky McMullen Oakland Athletics 2b 0.00 No AAA -- 1980-1983 College William Carey MS if 5-9 155 R R 1958 Slidell,LA
1979 3 58 June-Reg Ed Vosberg   St. Louis Cardinals p 0.00 No MLB 1986-2002 1980-2007 HS Salpointe Catholic (Tucson,AZ) AZ p 6-1 208 L L 1961-09-28 Tucson,AZ
1979 3 59 June-Reg Eric Hardgrave Cleveland Baseball Team 1b 0.00 No AA -- 1980-1988 HS Bullard (Fresno,CA) CA 1b 6-3 205 R R 1961-10-05 Atherton,CA
1979 3 60 June-Reg Cliff Wherry Houston Astros ss 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1979-1985 College UC Riverside CA ss 5-11 160 R R 1958-09-20 San Francisco,CA
1979 3 61 June-Reg Fran Mullins Chicago White Sox ss 0.00 Yes MLB 1980-1986 1979-1986 College Santa Clara CA 3b-ss 6-0 180 R R 1957-05-14 Oakland,CA
1979 3 62 June-Reg Jose DeLeon   Pittsburgh Pirates p 0.00 Yes MLB 1983-1995 1979-1995 FA New Jersey NJ p 6-4 215 R R 1960-12-20 Rancho Viejo,DR
1979 3 63 June-Reg Tim Laudner Minnesota Twins c 0.00 Yes MLB 1981-1989 1979-1990 College Missouri MO c 6-3 212 R R 1958-06-07 Mason City,IA
1979 3 64 June-Reg Chuck Crim Chicago Cubs p 0.00 No MLB 1987-1994 1980-1994 HS Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks,CA) CA p 6-0 185 R R 1961-07-23 Van Nuys,CA
1979 3 65 June-Reg Randy Harvey Detroit Tigers of 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1987 HS Riverside Poly (Riverside,CA) CA of 6-3 203 L L 1961-04-03 Riverside,CA
1979 3 66 June-Reg Steve Johnson San Diego Padres of 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1985 HS Rich East (Park Forest,IL) IL of 6-3 173 B R 1961-01-30 Park Forest,IL
1979 3 67 June-Reg Mickey Saatzer   California Angels p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1986 HS Eisenhower (Hopkins,MN) MN p 6-3 210 L R 1960-12-22 Breckenridge,MN
1979 3 68 June-Reg Scott Kuvinka Pittsburgh Pirates 3b 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1979-1981 College Ohio OH 3b-c 6-3 190 R R 1958 Aliquippa,PA
1979 3 69 June-Reg Nick Capra Texas Rangers 2b 0.00 Yes MLB 1982-1991 1979-1995 College Oklahoma OK of 5-8 165 R R 1958-03-08 Denver,CO
1979 3 70 June-Reg David Wilhelmi San Francisco Giants p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1980-1985 HS Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet,IL) IL p 6-6 230 R R 1961-11-07 Joliet,IL
1979 3 71 June-Reg Bob Melvin Baltimore Orioles c 0.00 No MLB 1985-1994 1981-1995 HS Menlo-Atherton (Atherton,CA) CA c 6-4 205 R R 1961-10-28 Palo Alto,CA
1979 3 72 June-Reg Roy Smith   Philadelphia Phillies p 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1991 1979-1993 HS Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon,NY) NY p 6-3 200 R R 1961-09-06 Mount Vernon,NY
1979 3 73 June-Reg Pat Sheridan Kansas City Royals of 0.00 Yes MLB 1981-1991 1979-1991 College Eastern Michigan MI of 6-3 175 L R 1957-12-04 Ann Arbor,MI
1979 3 74 June-Reg Scott Lindquist   Cincinnati Reds p 0.00 No -- -- -- HS Kingsburg (Kingsburg,CA) CA p -- -- -- -- 1961 --
1979 3 75 June-Reg Jon Hansen Milwaukee Brewers of 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1982 College Hawaii HI of 6-3 190 R R 1958 Santa Barbara,CA
1979 3 76 June-Reg Don Crow Los Angeles Dodgers c 0.00 Yes MLB 1982-1982 1978-1982 College Washington State WA c 6-4 200 R R 1958-08-18 Yakima,WA
1979 3 77 June-Reg Freddie Toliver New York Yankees p 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1993 1979-1998 HS San Gorgonio (San Bernardino,CA) CA p 6-1 170 R R 1961-02-03 Natchez,MS
1979 3 78 June-Reg John Ackley   Boston Red Sox of 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1979-1985 HS Mahopac (Mahopac,NY) NY of 6-1 185 R R 1961-08-24 Mount Kisco,NY
26 record(s)