1979 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1979 Major League Baseball draft June 5–7, 1979 Al ChambersSeattle Mariners 26 1978 1980 The 1979 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7, 1979, via conference call.Baseball Draft Today Wilmington Morning Star 1979-06-05 3B Wilmington, NC First round selections = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer The following are the first-round picks in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1979 MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1979 2008-08-03 PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School 1 Al Chambers Seattle Mariners OF Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2 Tim Leary New York Mets RHP UCLA 3 Jay Schroeder Toronto Blue Jays C Pacific Palisades, California 4 Brad Komminsk Atlanta Braves OF Lima, Ohio 5 Juan Bustabad * Oakland Athletics SS Hialeah, Florida 6Andy Van Slyke St. Louis Cardinals OF New Hartford, New York 7 John Bohnet Cleveland Indians LHP Vallejo, California 8 John Mizerock Houston Astros C Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 9 Steve Buechele * Chicago White Sox SS Fullerton, California 10Tim Wallach Montreal Expos 1B Cal State Fullerton 11 Kevin Brandt Minnesota Twins OF Nekoosa, Wisconsin 12 Jon Perlman Chicago Cubs RHP Baylor 13 Rick Leach Detroit Tigers OF Michigan 14 Joe Lansford San Diego Padres 1B San Jose, California 15Scott Garrelts San Francisco GiantsPick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Barr "Compensation" RHP Buckley, Illinois 16Steve Howe Los Angeles DodgersPick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Lee Lacy "Compensation" LHP Michigan 17 Jerry Don Gleaton Texas Rangers LHP Texas 18 Rick Luecken * San Francisco Giants RHP Houston, Texas 19 Rick Seilheimer Chicago White SoxPick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Stone "Compensation" C Brenham, Texas 20 Dan Lamar Cincinnati RedsPick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Rose "Compensation" C Houston, Texas 21Atlee Hammaker Kansas City Royals LHP East Tennessee State 22 Mike Sullivan Cincinnati Reds RHP Clemson 23 Chris Baker Detroit TigersPick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Slaton "Compensation" OF Dearborn Heights, Michigan 24 Bob Geren San Diego PadresPick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Derrel Thomas "Compensation" C San Diego, California 25 Steve Perry Los Angeles DodgersPick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Tommy John "Compensation" RHP Michigan 26 Mike Stenhouse * Oakland AthleticsPick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Renko "Compensation" OF Harvard * Did not sign Compensation picks Other notable selections Later rounds of the draft included the following notable players:http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s Background on the 1979 MLB Draft 2008-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080621144919/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1970s 21 June 2008 live Milt Thompson, 2nd round, 29th overall Atlanta Braves Derek Tatsuno, 2nd round, 40th overall San Diego Padres (did not sign) Dan Marino, 4th round, 99th overall Kansas City Royals (did not sign) 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 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). See also Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, N.C. Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 References 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Bob Horner Darryl Strawberry Al Chambers Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft