| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1979 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Al Chambers | OF | Seattle Mariners | Harrisburg, PA |
| 2 | Tim Leary | RHP | New York Mets | UCLA |
| 3 | Jay Schroeder | C | Toronto Blue Jays | Pacific Palisades, CA |
| 4 | Brad Komminsk | OF | Atlanta Braves | Lima, OH |
| 5 | *-Juan Bustabad | SS | Oakland Athletics | Hialeah, FL |
| 6 | Andy Van Slyke | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | New Hartford, NY |
| 7 | Jon Bohnet | LHP | Cleveland Indians | Vallejo, CA |
| 8 | John Mizerock | C | Houston Astros | Punxsutawney, PA |
| 9 | *-Steve Buechele | SS | Chicago White Sox | Fullerton, CA |
| 10 | Tim Wallach | 1B | Montreal Expos | Cal State Fullerton |
| 11 | Kevin Brandt | OF | Minnesota Twins | Nekoosa, WI |
| 12 | Jon Perlman | RHP | Chicago Cubs | Baylor U |
| 13 | Rick Leach | OF | Detroit Tigers | U of Michigan |
| 14 | Joe Lansford | 1B | San Diego Padres | San Jose, CA |
| 15 | Scott Garrelts | RHP | San Francisco Giants | Buckley, IL |
| 16 | Steve Howe | LHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | U of Michigan |
| 17 | Jerry Don Gleaton | LHP | Texas Rangers | U of Texas |
| 18 | *-Rick Luecken | RHP | San Francisco Giants | Houston, TX |
| 19 | Rick Seilheimer | C | Chicago White Sox | Brenham, TX |
| 20 | Dan Lamar | C | Cincinnati Reds | Houston, TX |
| 21 | Atlee Hammaker | LHP | Kansas City Royals | E. Tennessee State U |
| 22 | Mike Sullivan | RHP | Cincinnati Reds | Clemson U |
| 23 | Chris Baker | OF | Detroit Tigers | Dearborn Heights, MI |
| 24 | Bob Geren | C | San Diego Padres | San Diego, CA |
| 25 | Steve Perry | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | U of Michigan |
| 26 | *-Mike Stenhouse | OF | Oakland Athletics | Harvard U |