1978 Seattle Mariners draft picks Information Owner Danny Kaye General Manager(s) Dick Vertlieb Manager(s) Darrell Johnson First pick Tito Nanni (Rule 4) Draft positions 6 Number of selections 23 (Rule 4) 34 (total) Links Results The Baseball Cube Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 1977 • 1978 • 1979 The following is a list of 1978 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The list includes the June regular draft (Rule 4 draft), the June secondary draft, and the January regular draft, and January secondary draft. In all of the drafts, the Mariners made 34 selections, including 12 pitchers, 6 catchers, 5 outfielders, 3 utility players, 3 shortstops, 2 first basemen, 1 infielder, 1 third baseman, and 1 second baseman. Six players drafted by the Mariners in 1978 went on to play in Major League Baseball.
Drafts
Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted,rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
June regular draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (6)Tito NanniFirst baseman / OutfielderChestnut Hill Academy2 (32)Dave ValleCatcherHoly Cross High School2 (34)Rich NaumannLeft-handed pitcherBay High School3 (38)Rob SimondLeft-handed pitcherSouthern Illinois University4 (84)Ron McGeeRight-handed pitcherLincoln High School 5 (110)Werner LajszkyCatcherMater Christi High School6 (136)Doug SmithRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Oklahoma7 (162)Jack HobbsPitcherLynchburg College8 (188)Lazoro SantinPitcherRochester Adams High School9 (214)Richard GraserLeft-handed pitcherFort Vancouver High School10 (240)Bob StoddardRight-handed pitcherFresno State University11 (266)Vance McHenryShortstopUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas12 (292)Terry MixonShortstopGeorgia Southern University13 (318)Bill KampenPitcher—14 (344)Rob PietroburgoLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Missouri15 (370)Harry MauchOutfielderSouthern Oregon University16 (396)David NowlandShortstopUniversity of Tulsa17 (422)Michael GuerraUtility playerUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas18 (448)Jerry VasquezOutfielderArizona State University19 (473)Calvin HorhnOutfielderDes Moines Area Community College20 (497)Rod HudsonCatcherPortland State University21 (520)Dave EdlerInfielderWashington State University22 (542)Chris FlammangUtility playerSierra High School
June secondary draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (8)Gera D. MillerUtility playerDes Moines Area Community College2 (31)Scott BenedictCatcherPalm Beach Community College
January regular draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (5)Jim MalerFirst basemanMiami Dade College2 (31)Anthony JordanRight-handed pitcherMonterey Peninsula College3 (57)Dann BilardelloCatcherCabrillo College4 (83)Kirk KomstadiusThird basemanYakima Valley Community College5 (107)Keven MillerFirst basemanCerritos College6 (129)Teddy AdkinsRight-handed pitcherPalm Beach Community College
January secondary draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (9)Richard AlexanderOutfielder—2 (35)Juan CoreyCatcherMiami Dade College3 (57)Carlos MatamorasSecond basemanMiami Dade College
See also List of Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks
References General references
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External links Seattle Mariners official website