List of 1977 Seattle Mariners draft picks

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1977 Seattle Mariners draft picks
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Information
Owner Danny Kaye
General Manager(s) Dick Vertlieb
Manager(s) Darrell Johnson
First pick Dave Henderson (Rule 4)
Draft positions26 (Rule 4)
Number of selections32 (Rule 4) 45 (total)
Links
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Years 1976 • 1977 • 1978

The following is a list of 1977 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 the drafts, the Mariners selected 17 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 4 catchers, 4 shortstops, 3 first baseman, 2 third basemen, 1 second baseman, 1 middle infielder for a combined total of 45 players in all drafts. [1] Six selections by the Seattle Mariners in 1977 went on to play in Major League Baseball.

Contents

Drafts

Key

Round (Pick)Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
PositionIndicates 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 (26) Dave Henderson Right-handed pitcher Dos Palos High School [2]
2 (52)Henry Bender Outfielder Woodrow Wilson High School [3]
3 (78) Bud Anderson Right-handed pitcher Rutgers University [4]
4 (104)Kyle Koke Shortstop South Grand Prairie High School [5]
5 (130) Ron Musselman Right-handed pitcher Clemson University [6]
6 (156)Tony Cameron Left-handed pitcher Pepperdine University [7]
7 (182)Michael Moore First baseman A.C. Davis High School [8]
8 (208)Rodney Hobbs Outfielder Renton High School [9]
9 (234)Tracy Harris Right-handed pitcher Washington State University [10]
10 (260)John Haley Outfielder Anacortes High School [11]
11 (286) Bill Latham Left-handed pitcher Huffman High School [12]
12 (312) Karl Best Right-handed pitcher Kent-Meridian High School [13]
13 (338)Mark Oestreich Outfielder Florida International University [14]
14 (364)Tim Hallgren Right-handed pitcher Charles F. Adams High School [15]
15 (390)Greg Biercevicz Right-handed pitcher University of Connecticut [16]
16 (416) Tony Phillips Shortstop Roswell High School [17]
17 (441)Barry Knight Outfielder Hillsborough Community College [18]
18 (466)Loyd Ard Right-handed pitcher Florida International University [19]
19 (490)Al Weston Outfielder Michigan State University [20]
20 (514)Gary McDonnell Second baseman Nicholls State University [21]
21 (538)Larry Patterson Third baseman Gonzaga University [22]
22 (562)Calvin King Shortstop Southern University at New Orleans [23]
23 (583)Rick Ramos Right-handed pitcher Lewis University [1]
24 (608)Thomas Bloemke Right-handed pitcher University of Missouri [24]
25 (629)Jack Hills Pitcher California State University, Los Angeles [1]
26 (650)Scott Miller Outfielder University of South Florida [25]
27 (668)Del Curtis Outfielder Central Arizona College [26]
28 (684)Larry Eiler Left-handed pitcher Arizona State University [27]
29 (697)Rick Santarone Catcher Cherry Hill High School [1]
30 (708)Tom Fitzgerald Pitcher Florida International University [28]
31 (719)Juan Corey Outfielder Central High School [1]
32 (730)John Jordan Catcher Mount Saint Joseph College [29]

June secondary draft

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.
1 (25)Rodolfo Arias Catcher Miami Dade College [1]

January regular draft

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.
1 (24)Paul Givens Left-handed pitcher Fresno City College [30]
2 (50)Mark Schuster First baseman Central Arizona College [31]
3 (76)Jeff Cary Right-handed pitcher Pensacola Junior College [32]
4 (101)Dan Townsend Outfielder Yavapai College [33]
5 (122)Alphonso Eiland Shortstop Palomar College [34]
6 (141)Don Keener Third baseman Chipola College [35]
7 (158)Glen Moon Outfielder — [36]
8 (172)Porter Wyatt Outfielder Palomar College [1]
9 (184)Michael Tice Outfielder Georgia Perimeter College [37]
10 (195)James Hall Middle infielder — [38]

January secondary draft

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.
1 (26)Dominic Antonini Catcher Rowan University [39]
2 (45)John Evans First baseman Los Angeles Harbor College [40]

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References

General references
  1. "1977 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  2. "1977 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  3. "1977 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  4. "1977 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  5. "1977 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
Inline citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1977 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dave Henderson Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Henry Bender Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bud Anderson Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Kyle Koke Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ron Musselman Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Tony Cameron Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Michael Moore Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Rodney Hobbs Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tracy Harris Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  11. ↑ "John Haley Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Bill Latham Pitching Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Karl Best Pitching Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Mark Oestreich Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Tim Hallgren Pitching Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Greg Biercevicz Pitching Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Tony Phillips: Transactions". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Barry Knight Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Loyd Ard Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Al Weston Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Gary McDonnell Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Larry Patterson Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Calvin King Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Thomas Bloemke Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Scott Miller Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Del Curtis Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Larry Eiler Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Tom Fitzgerald Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  29. ↑ "John Jordan Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  30. ↑ "Paul Givens Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  31. ↑ "Mark Schuster Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  32. ↑ "Jeff Cary Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  33. ↑ "Dan Townsend Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Alphonso Eiland Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  35. ↑ "Don Keener Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  36. ↑ "Glen Moon Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  37. ↑ "Michael Tice Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  38. ↑ "James Hall Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  39. ↑ "Dominic Antonini Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  40. ↑ "John Evans Batting Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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