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Pirates 1979 MLB Draft
Every Pirates pick from the 1979 MLB Draft — who they took, where they came from, and the scouting reports.
44 Pirates picksData: MLB Stats API
Pirates Picks · 1979
Round 2Pick #42Signed
Scott FiepkePB/T: /
Elizabethtown HS (KY)
Round 3Pick #62Signed
Jose DeLeonPB/T: R/R
Perth Amboy, NJ
Round 3Pick #68Signed
Scott KuvinkaIFB/T: /
Ohio
Round 4Pick #94Signed
Chris GreenPB/T: L/L
Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Round 5Pick #120Signed
Conner McGeheeOFB/T: /
Douglas Freeman HS (Richmond, VA)
Round 6Pick #146Did not sign
Craig FitzpatrickPB/T: /
Fatima HS (Kolestztown, MO)
Round 7Pick #172Did not sign
John Alvarez3BB/T: /
Helix HS (Lemon Grove, CA)
Round 8Pick #198Signed
Andrew Snaith2BB/T: /
Choctawatchee HS (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
Round 9Pick #224Signed
Art RayPB/T: /
Northern Illinois
Round 10Pick #250Signed
Ken FordCB/T: /
Albany State
Round 11Pick #276Signed
Michael JohnsonPB/T: /
Osseo HS (MN)
Round 12Pick #302Signed
Terry Salazar1BB/T: /
Texas
Round 13Pick #328Signed
Wilmot Reedy2BB/T: /
Thomas Jefferson HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Round 14Pick #354Signed
Jim FeltOFB/T: /
DeKalb Junior College
Round 15Pick #380Signed
Thomas OlszakOFB/T: /
Pennsylvania
Round 16Pick #406Signed
Ron WotusSSB/T: R/R
Bacon Academy HS (Colchester, CT)
Round 17Pick #432Did not sign
Darryl StephensOFB/T: /
Gonzaga Prep HS (Spokane, WA)
Round 18Pick #458Did not sign
Philip FritzSSB/T: /
Henrico HS (Richmond, VA)
Round 19Pick #484Did not sign
Otis GrantIFB/T: /
Carver HS (Atlanta, GA)
Round 20Pick #510Signed
Tim WheelerXB/T: /
Dupont HS (Charleston, WV)
Round 21Pick #535Signed
Larry NicholsonPB/T: /
Ohio
Round 22Pick #560Signed
Mike Quade3BB/T: R/R
New Orleans
Round 23Pick #585Did not sign
Ron EvansSSB/T: /
New Hartford HS (NY)
Round 24Pick #609Did not sign
Kevin BabbPB/T: /
Taft HS (Rose Lodge, OR)
Round 25Pick #633Did not sign
Joey FarrillPB/T: /
Mosely HS (Panama City, FL)
Round 26Pick #657Did not sign
Jett MetzPB/T: /
Connellsville HS (PA)
Round 27Pick #680Did not sign
John TuttIFB/T: /
East Rome HS (GA)
Round 28Pick #701Did not sign
Lance MasonCB/T: /
Meadowbrook HS (Richmond, VA)
Round 29Pick #722Did not sign
Thomas BartPB/T: /
Burrell HS (Lower Burrell, PA)
Round 30Pick #742Did not sign
Greg TuttXB/T: R/R
East Rome HS (GA)
Round 31Pick #762Did not sign
Roger LorenzenOFB/T: /
Oregon College of Education
Round 32Pick #780Did not sign
Craig SteensenCB/T: /
The Hotchkiss School HS (Newark, DE)
Round 33Pick #798Did not sign
David Blume1BB/T: /
Lewis-Clark State
Round 34Pick #814Signed
Robert GulaskeyIFB/T: /
Elizabeth Forward HS (Elizabeth, PA)
Round 35Pick #825Signed
Lawrence StylesPB/T: /
Penn State
Round 36Pick #834Did not sign
Paul BardCB/T: /
Tufts
Round 37Pick #842Signed
Joel SkinnerCB/T: R/R
Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA)
Round 38Pick #849Did not sign
John PeoplesPB/T: /
Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE)
Round 39Pick #855Did not sign
Herm WinninghamCFB/T: L/R
Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC)
Round 40Pick #858Did not sign
Robert SeamesPB/T: /
Telestar HS (Bethel, ME)
Round 41Pick #861Did not sign
Mike Sharperson3BB/T: R/R
Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC)
Round 42Pick #864Signed
Gordon MakiPB/T: /
Poly HS (Baltimore, MD)
Round 43Pick #867Did not sign
Michael GiedlinPB/T: /
Alford Almond HS (Alfred, NY)
Round 44Pick #870Did not sign
Paul CoxPB/T: /
Springbrook HS (Silver Spring, MD)
