1979_Major_League_Baseball_Draft

1979 Major League Baseball draft

1979 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players

The 1979 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7, 1979, via conference call.[1]

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First round selections

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

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* Did not sign

Compensation Picks

  1. [C 1]
    Pick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Barr
  2. [C 2]
    Pick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Lee Lacy
  3. [C 3]
    Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Stone
  4. [C 4]
    Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Rose
  5. [C 5]
    Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Slaton
  6. [C 6]
    Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Derrel Thomas
  7. [C 7]
    Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Tommy John
  8. [C 8]
    Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Renko

Other notable selections

Later rounds of the draft included the following notable players:[3]

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

A 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

  • Johnson, 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

  1. [1]
    "Baseball Draft Today". Wilmington, NC: Wilmington Morning Star. June 5, 1979. p. 3B.
  2. [2]
    "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1979". Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Background on the 1979 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
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