1979 Amateur Draft

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Contents 1 1979 Red Sox First Year Player Draft 1.1 January Draft 1.2 June Draft 1.3 June Secondary Draft

1979 Red Sox First Year Player Draft

GM: Haywood Sullivan Director of Amateur Scouting: Eddie Kasko

January Draft

Round	Player	Position	HS/College
1	Kevin Kane	P	Cuesta College
2	Michael Dollner		Bakersfield Junior College
3	Harley Woody	P	Columbia State Community College
4	Michael Burton	P
5	Kenneth Cox	1B	Columbia State Community College
6	Lee Pruitt	OF/C	Westark Community College
7	Scott Gering	P/OF	St Johns River Community College
8	Timothy Wadsworth	C/1B

June Draft

Round	Player	Position	HS/College
2	Marc Sullivan	C	University of Florida
3	John Ackley	OF	Mahopac HS (NY)
4	Gib Seibert	P	Sahuaro HS (AZ)
5	Jim Watkins	OF	University of Florida
6	Rick Thompson	SS	Glen Oaks (OH)
7	Tom McCarthy	P	Plymouth Carver (MA)
8	Steven True	P	Marlow (OK)
9	Charles Sandberg	1B	University of Florida
10	Jerry Miklosi	SS	Western Michigan University
11	Tom Dunbar	OF	Middle Georgia College
12	Ronnie Perry	SS	College of the Holy Cross
13	Glen Kuin	P	Saugoit (NY)
14	Mickey Meister	P	Redwood HS (CA)
15	Reggie Whittemore	OF	Lipscomb College
16	Mark Sewald	P	Bishop Montgomery HS (CA)
17	John Leonard	P	Connellsville HS (PA)
18	Eddie Lee	OF	University of South Alabama
19	Bob Birrell	P	Brandeis University
20	Jay Fredlund	OF	Lafayette College
21	David Holt	OF	Fresno State University
22	Glenn Eddins	3B	Lipscomb University

June Secondary Draft

Round	Player	Position	HS/College
1	Marty Barrett	2B	Arizona State University
2	Jeems Teller	OF	Sacramento City College

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Red Sox Amateur Drafts

Subsequent: 1980