1977 Seattle Mariners draft picks Information Owner Danny Kaye General Manager(s) Dick Vertlieb Manager(s) Darrell Johnson First pick Dave Henderson (Rule 4) Draft positions 26 Number of selections 32 (Rule 4) 45 (total) Links Results The Baseball Cube Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners 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. Six selections by the Seattle Mariners in 1977 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 (26)Dave HendersonRight-handed pitcherDos Palos High School2 (52)Henry BenderOutfielderWoodrow Wilson High School3 (78)Bud AndersonRight-handed pitcherRutgers University4 (104)Kyle KokeShortstopSouth Grand Prairie High School5 (130)Ron MusselmanRight-handed pitcherClemson University6 (156)Tony CameronLeft-handed pitcherPepperdine University7 (182)Michael MooreFirst basemanA.C. Davis High School8 (208)Rodney HobbsOutfielderRenton High School9 (234)Tracy HarrisRight-handed pitcherWashington State University10 (260)John HaleyOutfielderAnacortes High School11 (286)Bill LathamLeft-handed pitcherHuffman High School12 (312)Karl BestRight-handed pitcherKent-Meridian High School13 (338)Mark OestreichOutfielderFlorida International University14 (364)Tim HallgrenRight-handed pitcherCharles F. Adams High School15 (390)Greg BierceviczRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Connecticut16 (416)Tony PhillipsShortstopRoswell High School17 (441)Barry KnightOutfielderHillsborough Community College18 (466)Loyd ArdRight-handed pitcherFlorida International University19 (490)Al WestonOutfielderMichigan State University20 (514)Gary McDonnellSecond basemanNicholls State University21 (538)Larry PattersonThird basemanGonzaga University22 (562)Calvin KingShortstopSouthern University at New Orleans23 (583)Rick RamosRight-handed pitcherLewis University24 (608)Thomas BloemkeRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Missouri25 (629)Jack HillsPitcherCalifornia State University, Los Angeles26 (650)Scott MillerOutfielderUniversity of South Florida27 (668)Del CurtisOutfielderCentral Arizona College28 (684)Larry EilerLeft-handed pitcherArizona State University29 (697)Rick SantaroneCatcherCherry Hill High School30 (708)Tom FitzgeraldPitcherFlorida International University31 (719)Juan CoreyOutfielderCentral High School32 (730)John JordanCatcherMount Saint Joseph College
June secondary draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (25)Rodolfo AriasCatcherMiami Dade College
January regular draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (24)Paul GivensLeft-handed pitcherFresno City College2 (50)Mark SchusterFirst basemanCentral Arizona College3 (76)Jeff CaryRight-handed pitcherPensacola Junior College4 (101)Dan TownsendOutfielderYavapai College5 (122)Alphonso EilandShortstopPalomar College6 (141)Don KeenerThird basemanChipola College7 (158)Glen MoonOutfielder—8 (172)Porter WyattOutfielderPalomar College9 (184)Michael TiceOutfielderGeorgia Perimeter College10 (195)James HallMiddle infielder—
January secondary draft Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.1 (26)Dominic AntoniniCatcherRowan University2 (45)John EvansFirst basemanLos Angeles Harbor College
See also List of Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks
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External links Seattle Mariners official website