1978 MLB Draft Summary - The Baseball Cube

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year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1978	1	1	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	3B	3B-1B	6-1	190	R	R	1957-08-06	Junction City,KS	MLB	1978-1988	1977-1988	College	Arizona State
1978	1	2	Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	1B	OF	6-3	200	L	R	1959-11-05	Portland,AR	MLB	1980-1991	1978-1991	HS	Oakland (Oakland,CA)
1978	1	3	Hubie Brooks	New York Mets	P	RF-3B	6-0	200	R	R	1956-09-24	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1980-1994	1977-1994	College	Arizona State
1978	1	4	Mike Morgan	Oakland Athletics	P	P	6-2	220	R	R	1959-10-08	Tulare,CA	MLB	1978-2002	1978-2002	HS	Valley (Las Vegas,NV)
1978	1	5	Andy Hawkins	San Diego Padres	P	P	6-3	220	R	R	1960-01-21	Waco,TX	MLB	1982-1991	1978-1992	HS	Midway (Waco,TX)
1978	1	6	Tito Nanni	Seattle Mariners	OF-1B	OF-1B	6-4	205	L	L	1959-12-03	Philadelphia,PA	AAA		1979-1985	HS	Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia,PA)
1978	1	7	Bob Cummings	San Francisco Giants	C	C	6-2	187	R	R	1960-09-08	Chicago,IL	AAA		1978-1986	HS	Brother Rice (Chicago,IL)
1978	1	8	Nick Hernandez	Milwaukee Brewers	C	C	6-4	211	R	R		Hialeah,FL	A+		1978-1981	HS	Hialeah (Hialeah,FL)
1978	1	9	Glen Franklin	Montreal Expos	SS	SS	5-11	175	L	R	1958-03-06	St. Louis,MO	AAA		1978-1984	College	Chipola
1978	1	10	Phil Lansford	Cleveland Indians	P	P	6-2	195	R	R	1959-12-05	Santa Clara,CA	A+		1978-1981	HS	Wilcox (Santa Clara,CA)
1978	1	11	Rod Boxberger	Houston Astros	P	P	6-1	170	R	R	1957-08-22	Santa Ana,CA	AA		1977-1983	College	USC
1978	1	12	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	OF	OF	6-3	215	L	L	1957-05-28	Pontiac,MI	MLB	1979-1995	1978-1995	College	Michigan State
1978	1	13	Bill Hayes	Chicago Cubs	C	C	6-0	195	R	R	1957-10-24	Cheverly,MD	MLB	1980-1980	1978-1987	College	Indiana State
1978	1	14	Tom Brunansky	California Angels	P	OF	6-4	216	R	R	1960-08-20	Covina,CA	MLB	1981-1994	1978-1994	HS	West Covina (West Covina,CA)
1978	1	15	Bob Hicks	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	1B	6-3	190	R	R	1960-09-23	Pensacola,FL	AA		1978-1984	HS	Tate (Cantonment,FL)
1978	1	16	Lenny Faedo	Minnesota Twins	SS	SS	6-0	170	R	R	1960-05-13	Tampa,FL	MLB	1980-1984	1978-1986	HS	Thomas Jefferson (Tampa,FL)
1978	1	17	Nick Esasky	Cincinnati Reds	P	1B-3B	6-3	205	R	R	1960-02-24	Hialeah,FL	MLB	1983-1990	1978-1992	HS	Carol City (Miami,FL)
1978	1	18	Rex Hudler	New York Yankees	SS	2B-LF	6-0	202	R	R	1960-09-02	Tempe,AZ	MLB	1984-1998	1978-1998	HS	Bullard (Fresno,CA)
1978	1	19	Brad Garnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B	1B	6-4	210	L	L		Desoto,TX	A+		1979-1982	HS	DeSoto (DeSoto,TX)
1978	1	20	Tim Conroy	Oakland Athletics	P	P	5-11	185	L	L	1960-04-03	McKeesport,PA	MLB	1978-1987	1978-1989	HS	Gateway (Monroeville,PA)
1978	1	21	Jerry Aubin	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	OF	6-1	190	R	R	1960-07-11	Albany,GA	A+		1978-1983	HS	Dougherty Comprehensive (Albany,GA)
1978	1	22	Robert Boyce	Baltimore Orioles	3B	3B	6-1	180	R	R		Cincinnati,OH	A+		1978-1982	HS	Deer Park (Cincinnati,OH)
1978	1	23	Rip Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	1B	6-3	210	R	R	1959-10-23	Dallas,TX	AA		1978-1984	HS	Alleghany (Sparta,NC)
1978	1	24	Matt Winters	New York Yankees	OF	RF	6-3	215	L	R	1960-03-18	Buffalo,NY	MLB	1989-1989	1978-1989	HS	Williamsville (Williamsville,NY)
1978	1	25	Buddy Biancalana	Kansas City Royals	SS	SS-2B	5-11	160	B	R	1960-02-02	Greenbrae,CA	MLB	1982-1987	1978-1988	HS	Redwood (Larkspur,CA)
1978	1	26	Brian Ryder	New York Yankees	P	P	6-6	175	R	R	1960-02-13	Worcester,MA	AAA		1978-1983	HS	Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury,MA)
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First round picks include both team-assigned picks from original draft order PLUS compensation picks from competitive balance system or loss of free agents. These 'sandwich' picks are typically considered to be between rounds, however TBC has classified them only with the numeric portion of the round name (1 instead of 1C)

Players are listed with 2 positions. Draft Position (d-pos) is the listed position at the time of the draft whereas position (pos) is current.