1916 Rule V Draft

The Major League 1916 Rule V Draft period opened September 15 in Cincinnati, OH. In the initial list, 74 players were drafted, 47 by American League clubs and 27 by National League clubs.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team
Chicago White Sox	Roberts		Owensboro Distillers
Chicago White Sox	Snake Henry	1st Baseman	Petersburg Goobers
Chicago White Sox	Bruno Haas	Outfielder	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Cleveland Indians	Joe Harris	1st Baseman	Chattanooga Lookouts
Cleveland Indians	Jesse Petty	Pitcher	San Antonio Bronchos
Detroit Tigers	Ben Dyer	3rd Baseman	Denver Bears
Detroit Tigers	Ralph Heatley	Outfielder	Tulsa Producers
New York Yankees	Ben Shaw	Catcher	Macon Tigers
New York Yankees	Ed Monroe	Pitcher	Memphis Chicks
New York Yankees	Chick Knaupp	Infielder	Shreveport Gassers
Philadelphia A's	Rube Schauer	Pitcher	Louisville Colonels
Philadelphia A's	Rollie Naylor	Pitcher	McAlester Miners
Philadelphia A's	Robert Smith	Pitcher	Oklahoma City Senators
Philadelphia A's	Win Noyes	Pitcher	Portland Beavers
Philadelphia A's	Walter Anderson	Pitcher	South Bend Benders
Philadelphia A's	Red Hill	Pitcher	Waco Navigators
Philadelphia A's	Frank Horne	Pitcher	Wellsville Rainmakers
St. Louis Browns	Ivan Bigler	Outfielder	Gettysburg Ponies
St. Louis Browns	Duke Kenworthy	2nd Baseman	Oakland Oaks
St. Louis Browns	Kewpie Pennington	Pitcher	Lawrence Barristers
Boston Braves	Mike Massey	2nd Baseman	New Orleans Pelicans
Boston Braves	Johnny Rawlings	Shortstop	Toledo Mud Hens
Brooklyn Robins	Bunny Fabrique	Shortstop	Providence Grays
Brooklyn Robins	Rich Durning	Pitcher	Portland Duffs
Brooklyn Robins	Tom Fitzsimmons	Shortstop	Butte Miners
Brooklyn Robins	Lew Malone	Infielder	St. Paul Saints
Chicago Cubs	Irish Meusel	Outfielder	Birmingham Barons
Chicago Cubs	Harry Wolfe	Infielder	Duluth White Sox
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Deal	3rd Baseman	Kansas City Blues
Chicago Cubs	Pickles Dillhoefer	Catcher	Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs	Dutch Ruether	Pitcher	Spokane Indians
Cincinnati Reds	Larry Kopf	Shortstop	Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds	Hod Eller	Pitcher	Moline Plowboys
Cincinnati Reds	Ed Gerner	Pitcher	Reading Pretzels
Cincinnati Reds	Jimmy Ring	Pitcher	Utica Utes
New York Giants	Lee Witterstaetter	1st Baseman	Newark Indians
New York Giants	Red Causey	Pitcher	Waco Navigators
Philadelphia Phillies	Paul Fittery	P/OF	Salt Lake City Bees
Philadelphia Phillies	Carmichael	Pitcher	Paris Survivors
Pittsburgh Pirates	Alfred Ellis	OF/P	Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers
Pittsburgh Pirates	Lee King	Outfielder	Wheeling Stogies
Pittsburgh Pirates	Billy Gleason	2nd Baseman	Lynn Pipers
Pittsburgh Pirates	Hal Carlson	Pitcher	Rockford Wakes
St. Louis Cardinals	Tony DeFate	Shortstop	Topeka Savages
St. Louis Cardinals	Gardinier	Pitcher	Newport News Shipbuilders
Brooklyn Robins	Jack Snyder	Catcher	Macon Tigers	subject to investigation

Cancelled Drafts

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Notes
Chicago White Sox	Merlin Kopp	Outfielder	Buffalo Bisons	Draft set aside, player sold to Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox	Dollie Gray	Catcher	Wichita Witches	Player claims to be free agent
Chicago White Sox	Al Leake	Pitcher	Richmond Climbers
Chicago White Sox	Eddie Mulligan	Infielder	Kansas City Blues	Deal drafted by Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox	Carl Ray	Pitcher	Newport News Shipbuilders	Gardiner drafted by St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox	Sylvester Breen	3rd Baseman	Rockford Wakes	Carlson drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox	Clarence Teague	Pitcher	Rocky Mount Tar Heels
Chicago White Sox	Kenzie Kirkham	Outfielder	St. Joseph Drummers
Cleveland Indians	Steve Yerkes	2nd Baseman	Atlanta Crackers
Cleveland Indians	Wickey McAvoy	Catcher	Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians	George Dickerson	Pitcher	Dothan
Cleveland Indians	Ray Miller	1st Baseman	Omaha Rourkes
Detroit Tigers	Patrick Dougherty	Pitcher	Wilkes-Barre Barons
New York Yankees	Carl Manda	Infielder	Fort Worth Panthers
Philadelphia A's	Pete Johns	Outfielder	Columbus Senators
Philadelphia A's	Johnny Bassler	Catcher	Los Angeles Angels
Philadelphia A's	Morley Jennings	Shortstop	Minneapolis Millers
Philadelphia A's	Fred Bratschi	Outfielder	Muskegon Reds
Philadelphia A's	Patsy McGaffigan	Shortstop	Vernon Tigers
St. Louis Browns	Norman Plitt	Pitcher	Portland Duffs	Durning drafted by Brooklyn Robins
Washington Senators			St. Paul Saints	Malone drafted by Brooklyn Robins
Washington Senators			Rochester Hustlers
Boston Braves	Jack Hammond	2nd Baseman	Springfield Ponies
Boston Braves	Jack McCandless	1st Baseman	Dallas Giants
Chicago Cubs	Mike Flanagan	Pitcher	Muscatine Muskies
Chicago Cubs	Bob O'Farrell	Catcher	Peoria Distillers
Chicago Cubs	Walton Cruise	Outfielder	St. Paul Saints	Malone drafted by Brooklyn Robins
Chicago Cubs	Bill McTigue	Pitcher	Toronto Maple Leafs
Cincinnati Reds	Frank O'Rourke	Shortstop	Utica Utes	Ring drafted by Cincinnati Reds