| 1979 Draft | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee (via COA) | Rickey Henderson |
| 2 | Kansas City | Pedro Guerrero |
| 3 | Sacramento | Dave Steib |
| 4 | River City | Mike Scott |
| 5 | Columbus (via MLN/DUA) | Willie Aikens |
| 6 | Sioux Falls | Dan Petry |
| 7 | Bismarck | Kirk Gibson |
| 8 | Columbus (via MLN) | Willie Horton |
| 9 | Kansas City (via HON) | Rick Sutcliffe |
| 10 | St Louis | Dan Quisenberry |
| 11 | Baltimore | Jeff Reardon |
| 12 | California | Dave Righetti |
| 13 | Philadelphia | Danny Darwin |
| 14 | Newark | John Tudor |
| 15 | Durham (via REA) | Terry Kennedy |
| 16 | Minneapolis | Dan Meyer |
| 17 | Baltimore (via SPN) | Greg Minton |
| 18 | Philadelphia (via HMA) | Jesse Orosco |
| 19 | Memphis | David Palmer |
| 20 | Durham (via HWN) | Richard Dotson |
| Round 2 | ||
| 21 | Kansas City | Dickie Thon |
| 22 | Columbus | No pick - Overusage |
| 23 | River City | Jeff Leonard |
| 24 | Sacramento | Keith Moreland |
| 25 | Sioux Falls (DUA) | John Castino |
| 26 | Sioux Falls | John Fulgham |
| 27 | Bismarck | Mike Morgan |
| 28 | Milwaukee | Tony Bernazard |
| 29 | Houston | Mark Clear |
| 30 | Reading (via SLN) | Sammy Stewart |
| 31 | Baltimore | Ron Davis |
| 32 | California | Jim Gantner |
| 33 | California (via SRN/PHN) | John Milner |
| 34 | Newark | Frank Pastore |
| 35 | Reading | Cliff Johnson |
| 36 | Minneapolis | Larry Andersen |
| 37 | Sacramento (via SLN/SPN) | Ed Farmer |
| 38 | California (via HMA) | Mike Parrott |
| 39 | Memphis | Rowland Office |
| 40 | Durham (via HWN) | Bill Caudill |
| Round 3 | ||
| 41 | Kansas City | Craig Reynolds |
| 42 | Columbus | Duane Kuiper |
| 43 | Baltimore (via SRN) | Brian Kingman |
| 44 | River City | Tom Hausman |
| 45 | Bismarck (via DUA) | Miguel Dilone |
| 46 | Durham (via SFA) | Woodie Fryman |
| 47 | Bismarck | No pick - Overusage |
| 48 | Milwaukee | Doc Medich |
| 49 | Houston | Sparky Lyle |
| 50 | Memphis (via SLN) | Barry Bonnell |
| 51 | Baltimore | Tom Buskey |
| 52 | California | No pick - Overusage |
| 53 | Houston (via PHN) | Bill Castro |
| 54 | Newark | Steve Dillard |
| 55 | Sacramento (via REA) | Joey McLaughlin |
| 56 | Minneapolis | Steve Renko |
| 57 | St Paul | Bobby Castillo |
| 58 | Homestead | Lou Piniella |
| 59 | Homestead (via MPA) | Billy Sample |
| 60 | Hollywood | Bill Robinson |
| Round 4 | ||
| 61 | Kansas City | |
| 62 | Columbus | |
| 63 | Sacramento | |
| 64 | River City | |
| 65 | Durham | |
| 66 | Sioux Falls | |
| 67 | Bismarck | |
| 68 | Milwaukee | |
| 69 | Houston | |
| 70 | St Louis | |
| 71 | Baltimore | |
| 72 | California | |
| 73 | Philadelphia | |
| 74 | Newark | |
| 75 | Reading | |
| 76 | Minneapolis | |
| 77 | St Paul | |
| 78 | Homestead | |
| 79 | Memphis | |
| 80 | Hollywood | |