1979, major, league, baseball, draft, 1979, major, league, baseball, first, year, player, draft, held, june, 1979, conference, call, general, informationdate, june, 1979overviewfirst, selectional, chambersseattle, marinersfirst, round, selections26, 19781980, . The 1979 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft was held on June 5 7 1979 via conference call 1 1979 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 5 7 1979OverviewFirst selectionAl ChambersSeattle MarinersFirst round selections26 19781980 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Compensation Picks 3 Other notable selections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFirst round selections Edit All Star Baseball Hall of FamerThe following are the first round picks in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft 2 Pick Player Team Position Hometown School1 Al Chambers Seattle Mariners OF Harrisburg Pennsylvania2 Tim Leary New York Mets RHP UCLA3 Jay Schroeder Toronto Blue Jays C Pacific Palisades California4 Brad Komminsk Atlanta Braves OF Lima Ohio5 Juan Bustabad Oakland Athletics SS Hialeah Florida6 Andy Van Slyke St Louis Cardinals OF New Hartford New York7 John Bohnet Cleveland Indians LHP Vallejo California8 John Mizerock Houston Astros C Punxsutawney Pennsylvania9 Steve Buechele Chicago White Sox SS Fullerton California10 Tim Wallach Montreal Expos 1B Cal State Fullerton11 Kevin Brandt Minnesota Twins OF Nekoosa Wisconsin12 Jon Perlman Chicago Cubs RHP Baylor University13 Rick Leach Detroit Tigers OF University of Michigan14 Joe Lansford San Diego Padres 1B San Jose California15 Scott Garrelts San Francisco Giants Compensation 1 RHP Buckley IL16 Steve Howe Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 2 LHP University of Michigan17 Jerry Don Gleaton Texas Rangers LHP University of Texas at Austin18 Rick Luecken San Francisco Giants RHP Houston Texas19 Rick Seilheimer Chicago White Sox Compensation 3 C Brenham Texas20 Dan Lamar Cincinnati Reds Compensation 4 C Houston Texas21 Atlee Hammaker Kansas City Royals LHP East Tennessee State University22 Mike Sullivan Cincinnati Reds RHP Clemson University23 Chris Baker Detroit Tigers Compensation 5 OF Dearborn Heights Michigan24 Bob Geren San Diego Padres Compensation 6 C San Diego California25 Steve Perry Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 7 RHP University of Michigan26 Mike Stenhouse Oakland Athletics Compensation 8 OF Harvard University Did not signCompensation Picks Edit Pick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Barr Pick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Lee Lacy Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Stone Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Rose Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Slaton Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Derrel Thomas Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Tommy John Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Steve RenkoOther notable selections EditLater rounds of the draft included the following notable players 3 Milt Thompson 2nd round 29th overall Atlanta Braves Dan Marino 4th round 99th overall Kansas City Royals Mark Thurmond 5th round 118th overall San Diego Padres Ron Gardenhire 6th round 132nd overall New York Mets Bill Doran 6th round 138th overall Houston Astros Harold Reynolds 6th round 144th overall San Diego Padres did not sign Von Hayes 7th round 163rd overall Cleveland Indians Johnny Ray 12th round 294th overall Houston Astros Pete O Brien 15th round 381st overall Texas Rangers Bud Black 17th round 417th overall Seattle Mariners Orel Hershiser 17th round 440th overall Los Angeles Dodgers John Elway 18th round 463rd overall Kansas City Royals did not sign Don Mattingly 19th round 493rd overall New York Yankees Brett Butler 23rd round 573 overall Atlanta Braves Curt Warner 32nd round 784th overall Philadelphia Phillies All Star Hall of FamerA number of future football players were drafted in 1979 including John Elway Kansas City Kevin House St Louis Dan Marino Kansas City Jay Schroeder Toronto Jack Thompson Seattle and Curt Warner Philadelphia 3 See also EditJohnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 1997 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd ed Durham N C Baseball America ISBN 978 0 9637189 8 3 References Edit Baseball Draft Today Wilmington NC Wilmington Morning Star 1979 06 05 p 3B MLB First Round Draft Picks 1979 Retrieved 2008 08 03 a b Background on the 1979 MLB Draft Archived from the original on 21 June 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 03 External links EditComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube databasePreceded byBob Horner 1st Overall PicksAl Chambers Succeeded byDarryl Strawberry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1094091016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
