Major League Baseball - 1980 MLB Draft Picks



Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	From	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1980	1980	1	1	Darryl Strawberry	OF	Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles, CA)
1980	1980	1	2	Garry Harris	SS
1980	1980	1	3	Ken Dayley	P	University of Portland
1980	1980	1	4	Mike King	P	Morningside College
1980	1980	1	5	Jeff Pyburn	OF	University of Georgia
1980	1980	1	6	Darnell Coles	SS	Eisenhower High School (Rialto,CA)
1980	1980	1	7	Jessie Reid	1B	Lynwood (Lynwood,CA)
1980	1980	1	8	Cecil Espy	OF	Point Loma High School (San Diego, CA)
1980	1980	1	9	Ross Jones	SS	University of Miami
1980	1980	1	10	Kelly Gruber	SS	Westlake High School (Austin, TX)
1980	1980	1	11	Don Schulze	P	Lake Park (Roselle,IL)
1980	1980	1	12	Jeff Reed	C	Joliet West High School (Joliet, IL)
1980	1980	1	13	Lebo Powell	C	Pine Forest High School (Pensacola, FL)
1980	1980	1	14	Tim Maki	P	Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN)
1980	1980	1	15	Don Collins	P	Ferguson High School (Newport News,VA)
1980	1980	1	16	Frank Wills	P	Tulane University
1980	1980	1	17	Dennis Rasmussen	P	Creighton University
1980	1980	1	18	Glenn Wilson	3B	Sam Houston State University
1980	1980	1	19	Ron Robinson	P	Woodlake Union (Woodlake,CA)
1980	1980	1	20	Rich Renteria	SS	South Gate (South Gate,CA)
1980	1980	1	21	Jim Acker	P	University of Texas
1980	1980	1	22	Terry Francona	OF	University of Arizona
1980	1980	1	23	Billy Beane	P	Mount Carmel (San Diego, CA)
1980	1980	1	24	John Gibbons	OF	MacArthur (San Antonio, TX)
1980	1980	1	25	Dion James	OF	McClatchy (Sacramento, CA)
1980	1980	1	26	Jeff Williams	OF	Princeton High School (Cincinnati, OH)
1980	1980	2	27	Jay Tibbs	P	Huffman (Birmingham, AL)
1980	1980	2	28	Ken Kinnard	1B	Claremore (Claremore,OK)
1980	1980	2	29	Brian Fisher	P	William C. Hinkley High School (Aurora, CO)
1980	1980	2	30	Rhett Whisman	SS	Fairfield High School (Fairfield,OH)
1980	1980	2	31	Eric Erickson	P	La Jolla High School (La Jolla, CA)
1980	1980	2	32	Matt Young	P	UCLA
1980	1980	2	33	Jeff Horne	P	White Oak High School (Jacksonville, NC)
1980	1980	2	34	Wes Kent	P	Sahuaro High School (Tucson, AZ)
1980	1980	2	35	Jim Weaver	OF	Florida State University
1980	1980	2	36	Turner Gill	SS	Arlington Heights High School (Fort Worth, TX)
1980	1980	2	37	Dan Cataline	OF	Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, PA)
1980	1980	2	38	Tim Teufel	2B	Clemson University
1980	1980	2	39	Larry Knight	OF	Lookout Valley High School (Chattanooga,TN)
1980	1980	2	40	Dwayne Henry	P	Middletown (Middletown,DE)
1980	1980	2	41	Dan Plesac	P	Crown Point (Crown Point,IN)
1980	1980	2	42	Roger Hansen	3B	Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA)
1980	1980	2	43	Jim Pettibone	P	Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)
1980	1980	2	44	Charles Reese	SS
1980	1980	2	45	Ken Jones	P	Arizona State University
1980	1980	2	46	Mike Olson	P	St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park,MN)
1980	1980	2	47	Dave Miley	SS-3B	Chamberlain (Tampa, FL)
1980	1980	2	48	Mike Brown	P	Clemson University
1980	1980	2	49	Tim Burke	P	University of Nebraska
1980	1980	2	50	Joe Hesketh	P	University at Buffalo
1980	1980	2	51	Bob Schroeck	P	Southern Illinois University
1980	1980	2	52	Al Pardo	OF	Jefferson High School (Tampa, FL)
1980	1980	3	56	Rich Bordi	P	California State University, Fresno
1980	1980	3	61	Ken Dixon	P	Amherst County (Amherst,VA)
1980	1980	3	64	Scotti Madison	OF	Vanderbilt University
1980	1980	3	69	Jeff Calhoun	P	University of Mississippi
1980	1980	3	71	Danny Tartabull	2B	Carol City (Miami, FL)
1980	1980	3	73	Greg Bargar	P	University of Arizona
1980	1980	4	79	Mike Davis	2B	Wichita State University
1980	1980	4	85	Matt Williams	P	Rice University
1980	1980	4	88	Doug Drabek	OF	St. Joseph (Victoria, TX)
1980	1980	4	90	Rod Booker	SS	University of California
1980	1980	4	92	Curt Wilkerson	SS	Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie, VA)
1980	1980	4	93	Ricky Horton	P	University of Virginia
1980	1980	4	96	Bob Sebra	P	Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester,NJ)
1980	1980	4	99	Tom Gorman	P	Gonzaga University
1980	1980	4	104	Carl Nichols	C-SS	Compton (Compton, CA)
1980	1980	5	105	Ronn Reynolds	C	University of Arkansas
1980	1980	5	116	Mike Fuentes	OF	Florida State University
1980	1980	5	125	Roy Johnson	OF	Tennessee State University
1980	1980	6	134	Terry Bell	OF	Fairmont High School (Kettering, OH)
1980	1980	6	137	Dave Hengel	OF	Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, CA)
1980	1980	6	140	Jeff Moronko	3B	Texas Wesleyan University
1980	1980	6	146	Rondin Johnson	2B	University of Washington
1980	1980	6	152	Glenn Braggs	OF	San Bernardino High School (San Bernardino, CA)
1980	1980	6	153	Joe Orsulak	OF-1B	Parsippany Hills (Morris Plains, NJ)
1980	1980	6	154	Pat Dodson	1B	UCLA
1980	1980	6	155	Randy Ready	2B	Mesa State College
1980	1980	6	156	Mark Brown	P	University of Massachusetts Amherst
1980	1980	7	157	Jeff Bittiger	P	Secaucus (Secaucus,NJ)
1980	1980	7	167	Fritz Connally	3B	Baylor University
1980	1980	7	171	Jim Adduci	OF	Southern Illinois University
1980	1980	7	172	Don Slaught	C	UCLA
1980	1980	7	176	Mike Brown	OF	San Jose State University
1980	1980	8	183	Lloyd McClendon	C	Valparaiso University
1980	1980	8	192	Rich Thompson	P	Amherst College
1980	1980	8	194	Andre David	OF	Cal State Fullerton
1980	1980	8	198	Cliff Pastornicky	SS	Brigham Young University
1980	1980	8	201	Eric Davis	SS	Fremont High School (Los Angeles, CA)
1980	1980	8	206	Al Nipper	P	Truman State University
1980	1980	9	211	Darrel Akerfelds	P	Columbine High School (Littleton, CO)
1980	1980	9	212	John Farrell	P	Short Regional (Monmouth Beach, NJ)
1980	1980	9	219	Craig Lefferts	P	University of Arizona
1980	1980	9	221	Steve Jeltz	SS-2B	University of Kansas
1980	1980	9	229	Bryan Little	SS	Texas A&M University
1980	1980	9	233	Steve Engel	P	Reading High School (Cincinnati, OH)
1980	1980	10	240	Donell Nixon	OF-3B	West Columbus High School (Cerro Gordo, NC)
1980	1980	10	241	Alan Fowlkes	P	Cal Poly Pomona
1980	1980	10	252	Chuck Hensley	P	University of California
1980	1980	11	265	George Hinshaw	OF	University of La Verne
1980	1980	11	267	Brick Smith	1B	Wake Forest University
1980	1980	11	278	Dwight Lowry	C	University of North Carolina
1980	1980	11	286	Randy Asadoor	3B
1980	1980	12	302	Butch Davis	OF	East Carolina University
1980	1980	12	305	Scott Terry	OF	Southwestern University
1980	1980	12	310	Dave Magadan	3B	Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)
1980	1980	13	313	Rick Ownbey	P	Santa Ana College
1980	1980	13	318	Ed Vande Berg	P	Arizona State University
1980	1980	13	322	Mike Jeffcoat	P	Louisiana Tech University
1980	1980	15	367	Paul Zuvela	2B	Stanford University
1980	1980	15	380	Bob Hegman	OF	St. Cloud State University
1980	1980	15	386	Clay Christiansen	P	University of Kansas
1980	1980	15	390	Ricky Jones	SS	University of West Georgia
1980	1980	16	394	Scott Anderson	OF	Newport High School (Bellevue, WA)
1980	1980	16	396	John Moses	OF	University of Arizona
1980	1980	16	400	Terry Steinbach	3B	New Ulm (New Ulm,MN)
1980	1980	16	401	Gary Wayne	OF	Marion High School (Marion,LA)
1980	1980	16	402	Jim Eisenreich	OF	St. Cloud State University
1980	1980	16	403	Mike Brumley	SS	Tulsa Union (Tulsa, OK)
1980	1980	16	405	John Martin	P	University of Washington
1980	1980	16	414	Oil Can Boyd	P	Jackson State University
1980	1980	17	421	Glen Cook	P	Ithaca College
1980	1980	17	422	Rusty McNealy	OF	Florida International University
1980	1980	17	424	Calvin Schiraldi	P	Westlake High School (Austin, TX)
1980	1980	17	432	Tom Romano	OF	Coastal Carolina University
1980	1980	19	473	Mike Couchee	P	University of Southern California
1980	1980	19	477	Tom Klawitter	P	University of Wisconsin
1980	1980	20	518	Tom Bolton	P	Antioch (Antioch,TN)
1980	1980	21	526	Earnest Riles	SS	Middle Georgia College
1980	1980	21	532	Rocky Childress	P	Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, CA)
1980	1980	23	582	Marty Decker	P	Point Loma Nazarene University
1980	1980	23	589	Orestes Destrade	1B	Columbus High School (Miami, FL)
1980	1980	23	595	Tom Funk	P	Winnetonka (Gladstone,MO)
1980	1980	24	599	Danny Jackson	P	Aurora Central (Aurora, CO)
1980	1980	24	606	Mike Capel	p-SS	Spring (Spring, TX)
1980	1980	24	613	Ricky Nelson	OF	Arizona State University
1980	1980	25	624	Randy Gomez	C	University of Utah
1980	1980	25	629	Darren Daulton	C	Arkansas City (Arkansas City,KS)
1980	1980	26	646	Mark Dempsey	P	Ohio State University
1980	1980	26	650	Rich Yett	P	Don Antonio Lugo (Chino, CA)
1980	1980	29	700	Gary Green	SS	Taylor-Allderdice High School (Pittsburgh, PA)
1980	1980	29	702	Jack Fimple	SS-3B	Humboldt State University
1980	1980	30	716	Danny Clay	OF	Los Angeles Pierce College
1980	1980	30	724	Ron Mathis	P	University of Missouri
1980	1980	30	727	Chris Sabo	3B	Catholic Central (Cincinnati, OH)
1980	1980	31	742	Ben Callahan	1B	Catawba College.
1980	1980	32	746	Colin Ward	P	Citrus College
1980	1980	32	755	Pat Clements	P	Pleasant Valley High School (Chico, CA)
1980	1980	33	761	Bruce Tanner	P	Neshannock (New Castle,PA)
1980	1980	33	763	Walt Terrell	P	Morehead State University
1980	1980	37	803	Rick Aguilera	P	Edgewood High School (West Covina, CA)
1980	1980	40	817	Jeff Robinson	P	Christian (El Cajon, CA)
1980	1980	1	1	Colin McLaughlin	P	University of Connecticut
1980	1980	1	2	Roger Frash	OF	Oxnard College
1980	1980	1	3	Dave Gallagher	OF	Mercer County Community College
1980	1980	1	4	Craig McMurtry	P	McLennan Community College
1980	1980	1	5	Don Freeman	SS	West Los Angeles College
1980	1980	1	6	Ken Dowell	SS	Sacramento City College
1980	1980	1	7	Bill Luzinski	OF	Miami-Dade College
1980	1980	1	8	Willie Hysaw	P	Compton Community College
1980	1980	1	9	Marlin Methven	SS	Edmonds Community College
1980	1980	1	10	David Lesch	P	Central Arizona College
1980	1980	1	11	Jeff Barnard	P-1B	Iowa Western Community College
1980	1980	1	12	Mike Hogan	P	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	1	13	Mike Carriger	P	Bacone College
1980	1980	1	14	Tony Ghelfi	P	Iowa Western Community College
1980	1980	1	15	Tyson Hubbard	P	Spartanburg Methodist College
1980	1980	1	16	Ken Spears	OF
1980	1980	1	17	Mike Laga	1B	Bergen Community College
1980	1980	1	18	Jeff Bair	P	County College of Morris
1980	1980	1	19	Chris Ray	P	San Joaquin Delta College
1980	1980	1	20	Mark Bowden	P	San Jacinto College
1980	1980	1	21	Clem Freeman	P	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
1980	1980	1	22	Richard Felt	P	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	1	23	Ray Krawczyk	P	Golden West College
1980	1980	1	24	Darryl Banks	P	College of Southern Idaho
1980	1980	1	25	Michael Orlich	P	Central Arizona College
1980	1980	1	26	George Dummas	1B
1980	1980	2	27	Roger Samuels	P	San Jose City College
1980	1980	2	28	Joe Anderson	P	Florida State College at Jacksonville
1980	1980	2	29	Richard Ousman	P	Los Angeles Pierce College
1980	1980	2	30	David Chiono	P	Yuba Community College
1980	1980	2	31	Mike Reddish	C	Indian River State College
1980	1980	2	32	Curt Wardle	P	San Bernardino Valley College
1980	1980	2	33	Dave Malpeso	OF	Miami-Dade College
1980	1980	2	34	Randy Ebersberger	IF	Los Angeles Pierce College
1980	1980	2	35	Alan Willis	P	Georgia Southern University
1980	1980	2	36	R.J. Reynolds	OF	Sacramento City College
1980	1980	2	37	Timothy Greene	P	Middle Georgia College
1980	1980	2	38	Gary Monroe	OF	Seward County Community College
1980	1980	2	39	William Taylor	P	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
1980	1980	2	40	Ron Richardson	P	Linn-Benton Community College
1980	1980	2	41	Tim Crews	P	Valencia Community College
1980	1980	2	42	Brian O'Donnell	P
1980	1980	2	43	Paul Huyck	P	Yavapai College
1980	1980	2	44	Chris Buckley	OF	County College of Morris
1980	1980	2	45	Don Fenton	P	Lower Columbia Community College
1980	1980	2	46	Michael Ferguson	P	Mount San Antonio College
1980	1980	2	47	Mark Cartwright	P	Yuba Community College
1980	1980	2	48	Richard Marshall	OF	Hagerstown Community College
1980	1980	2	49	Michael Rosales	P	Lamar Community College
1980	1980	2	50	Gerald Eckelberry	P	College of Southern Idaho
1980	1980	2	51	Ronald Kollman	P	College of Southern Idaho
1980	1980	2	52	Chris Wilisher	P	College of San Mateo
1980	1980	3	59	Jim Siwy	P	University of Rhode Island
1980	1980	3	62	Larry See	3B	Cerritos College
1980	1980	3	65	Al Newman	2B	Chaffey College
1980	1980	3	71	Kevin Romine	SS-OF	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	4	94	Kevin Hagen	P	Bellevue Community College
1980	1980	5	120	Randy Hunt	OF	Chattahoochee Valley Community College
1980	1980	5	121	Donnie Hill	SS	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	6	138	Ralph Bryant	OF	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
1980	1980	6	141	Daryl Smith	P	Essex County College
1980	1980	6	153	Ed Wojna	P	Indian River State College
1980	1980	7	172	Glen Davis	1B-OF	Middle Georgia College
1980	1980	8	179	Rick Anderson	SS	Taft College
1980	1980	8	192	Bryan Kelly	P	Valencia Community College
1980	1980	10	222	Bill Bathe	C	Fullerton College
1980	1980	11	228	Jim Eppard	1B	Citrus College
1980	1980	1	1	Jeff Heathcock	P	Oral Roberts University
1980	1980	1	2	Harold Reynolds	SS	Canada College
1980	1980	1	3	Kevin Maroney	OF	Sinclair Community College
1980	1980	1	4	Keith Creel	P	University of Texas
1980	1980	1	5	Jeff Dedmon	P	West Los Angeles College
1980	1980	1	6	Mark Effrig	P	Lower Columbia Community College
1980	1980	1	7	Ron Romanick	P	Arizona State University
1980	1980	1	8	Dave Gallagher	OF	Mercer County Community College
1980	1980	1	9	Robbie Allen	SS	Clemson University
1980	1980	1	10	Bill Mooneyham	P	Merced College
1980	1980	1	11	Bill Worden	C	Stanford University
1980	1980	1	12	Mike Mason	P	Oral Roberts University
1980	1980	1	13	Darryl Banks	P	College of Southern Idaho
1980	1980	1	14	Joseph McCarthy	OF	University of South Carolina
1980	1980	1	15	Herm Winningham	OF	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	1	16	Michael Jefferson	OF	Laney College
1980	1980	1	17	Dave Chiono	P	Yuba Community College
1980	1980	1	18	Chris Johnston	3B	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	1	19	Lance Junker	OF	Loyola Marymount University
1980	1980	1	20	John Milholland	SS	Louisburg College
1980	1980	1	21	Kevin Romine	OF	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	1	22	Clem Freeman	P	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
1980	1980	1	23	Ray Krawczyk	P	Golden West College
1980	1980	1	24	Chris Willsher	P	College of San Mateo
1980	1980	1	25	John Palica	OF	Los Angeles Harbor College
1980	1980	1	26	Jeff Barnard	P	Iowa Western Community College
1980	1980	2	27	Mark Pedersen	P	Washington State University
1980	1980	2	28	Edwin Schneider	P	Florida State University
1980	1980	2	29	Bob Ferris	C-1B-	Arizona State University
1980	1980	2	30	Mike Hogan	P	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	2	31	Garrett Nago	OF	Pima Community College
1980	1980	2	32	Tim Cannon	OF	Chipola College
1980	1980	2	33	Gary Whisler	SS	Canada College
1980	1980	2	34	Richard Felt	P	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	2	35	Al Newman	3B	Chaffey College
1980	1980	2	36	Gail Arnold	P	Linn-Benton Community College
1980	1980	2	37	Joe Housey	P	University of New Orleans
1980	1980	2	38	Mitch Seoane	2B	Hillsborough Community College
1980	1980	2	39	Tyson Hubbard	P	Spartanburg Methodist College
1980	1980	2	40	Donnie Hill	SS	Orange County Community College
1980	1980	2	41	Sheldon Andrews	P	Lower Columbia Community College
1980	1980	2	42	Tim Lambert	rhO	Citrus College
1980	1980	2	43	Steve Garrett	P	Chabot College
1980	1980	2	44	Ric Wilson	C	Mesa Community College
1980	1980	2	45	Richard Marshall	P-OF
1980	1980	2	46	Steve Watson	P	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
1980	1980	3	48	Randy O'Neal	P	Palm Beach State College
1980	1980	3	59	Randy Hunt	OF	Chattahoochee Valley Community College
1980	1980	3	60	Ken Dowell	SS	Sacramento City College
1980	1980	4	66	Tom Henke	P	East Central Community College
1980	1980	5	76	Ed Wojna	P	Indian River State College
1980	1980	1	1	Juan Bustabad	SS	Miami-Dade College
1980	1980	1	2	Ricky Wright	P	University of Texas
1980	1980	1	3	Tim Hulett	2B	Miami-Dade College
1980	1980	1	4	Mike Stenhouse	OF	Harvard University
1980	1980	1	5	Steve Raine	P	Hartnell College
1980	1980	1	6	Keith Creel	P	University of Texas
1980	1980	1	7	Tom Dodd	OF	University of Oregon
1980	1980	1	8	Jeff Dedmon	P	West Los Angeles College
1980	1980	1	9	Nattie George	OF	San Jose City College
1980	1980	1	10	Ricky McMullen	2B
1980	1980	1	11	Mike Young	OF	Chabot College
1980	1980	1	12	Scott Patterson	P	Long Beach City College
1980	1980	1	13	Bill Mooneyham	P	Merced College
1980	1980	1	14	Cary Palmer	P	Mesa Community College
1980	1980	1	15	Chris Johnston	3B	Orange Coast College
1980	1980	1	16	John Moller	P
1980	1980	1	17	Kevin Olson	P	Golden West College
1980	1980	1	18	James Harris	P	Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, NY)
1980	1980	1	19	Herm Winningham	OF	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	1	20	Joe Stefani	P	Iowa Western Community College
1980	1980	1	21	Thomas McLaughlin	P	Los Angeles Community College
1980	1980	1	22	Scott Meier	OF	San Joaquin Delta College
1980	1980	1	23	Larry Hernandez	OF	Valencia Community College
1980	1980	1	24	Tom Henke	P	East Central Community College
1980	1980	1	25	Tommy Dunbar	OF	Middle Georgia College
1980	1980	1	26	Mark Roberts	P	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	2	27	Guy Burgess	P	Palm Beach State College
1980	1980	2	28	Jack Leonard	3B	Louisburg College
1980	1980	2	29	Derek Tatsuno	P	University of Hawaii
1980	1980	2	30	Mike Sharperson	SS	Georgia Perimeter College
1980	1980	2	31	Richard Scott	IF	Canada College
1980	1980	2	32	Sheldon Andrews	P	Lower Columbia Community College
1980	1980	2	33	Tod Taylor	P	Citrus College
1980	1980	2	34	Bill Hainline	SS
1980	1980	2	35	John Leonard	P	Yavapai College
1980	1980	2	36	Randy Newman	P	Cypress College
1980	1980	2	37	Michael Kreymborg	P	Bacone College
1980	1980	2	38	Daniel McFadden	P	Spartanburg Methodist College
1980	1980	2	39	Dan Firova	C
1980	1980	2	40	Andrew Pavlovic	P	Yavapai College
1980	1980	2	41	Nick O'Connor	P	University of the Cumberlands
1980	1980	2	42	Billy Hatcher	OF-P	Yavapai College
1980	1980	2	43	Steven True	P	Seminole State College of Florida
1980	1980	2	44	Craig Herberholz	P	Central Arizona College
1980	1980	2	45	George Page	OF	Los Angeles Valley College
1980	1980	2	46	Joseph Carter	P	San Diego Mesa College
1980	1980	2	47	David McDonald	P	Penn State University
1980	1980	2	48	Charles Hollowell	P	Hillsborough Community College
1980	1980	3	51	Tom Nieto	C	Cerritos College
1980	1980	3	57	Randy O'Neal	P	Palm Beach State College
1980	1980	4	62	Steven Davis	OF	Middle Georgia College

The MLB draft often consists of 50 or more rounds of players, most of which never make it out of the minor leagues. In order to make the above list more useful, drafts that took place more than 5 years ago only include the first two rounds or players that actually appeared in a major league game.

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