1927 Rule V Draft

The major league 1927 Rule V Draft was held October 4. 25 players were drafted by major league teams.

17 players were drafted in the minor league phase of the draft, along with umpire M.B. Donohue who was drafted by the Texas League from the Mississippi Valley League.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Boston Red Sox	Johnnie Heving	Catcher	Toledo Mud Hens	Toledo
Chicago White Sox	Johnny Mann	Shortstop	Wichita Falls Spudders	Wichita Falls
Chicago White Sox	Buck Redfern	Infielder	Fort Worth Panthers	Fort Worth
Cleveland Indians	Bill Bayne	Pitcher	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto
Cleveland Indians	Frank Wilson	Outfielder	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee
Detroit Tigers	Guilford Paulsen	Pitcher	Syracuse Stars	St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns	Clyde Manion	Catcher	Newark Bears	Newark
Washington Senators	Clarence Griffin	Pitcher	Memphis Chicks	Memphis
Washington Senators	Hugh McMullen	Catcher	Louisville Colonels	Louisville
Washington Senators	Albert "Pete" Cooper	Catcher	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham
Washington Senators	Tommy Taylor	Infielder	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves	Arthur Delaney	Pitcher	Oakland Oaks	Oakland
Boston Braves	Earl Williams	Catcher	Asheville Tourists	Asheville
Brooklyn Robins	Howard Freigau	3rd baseman	Kansas City Blues	Kansas City
Brooklyn Robins	Louis Koupal	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Indianapolis
Chicago Cubs	Doc Prothro	3rd baseman	Portland Beavers	Portland
Chicago Cubs	Norm McMillan	2nd baseman	St. Paul Saints	St. Paul
Cincinnati Reds	James Edwards	Pitcher	Seattle Indians	Seattle
New York Giants	Lefty O'Doul	Outfielder	San Francisco Seals	San Francisco
New York Giants	Chet Nichols	Pitcher	Jersey City Skeeters	Jersey City
Philadelphia Phillies	Pinky Whitney	3rd baseman	New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans
Philadelphia Phillies	Ray Benge	Pitcher	Waco Cubs	Waco
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jim Lindsey	Pitcher	San Antonio Bears	San Antonio
Pittsburgh Pirates	Charles Walsh	Pitcher	Lawrence Merry Macks	Lawrence
St. Louis Cardinals	Virgil Davis	Catcher	Buffalo Bisons	Buffalo

Rule V Draft AA Selections

No Selections

Rule V Draft A Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Birmingham Barons	Raymond Phelps	Pitcher	Jacksonville Tars	Jacksonville
Memphis Chickashaws	Roscoe Shepherd	Pitcher	Asheville Tourists	Asheville
Memphis Chickashaws	John Walker	Pitcher	Spartanburg Spartans	Spartanburg
Mobile Bears	Lealon Breakfield	Infielder	Gulfport Tarpons	Gulfport
New Orleans Pelicans	William Akers	Infielder	Portsmouth Truckers	Portsmouth
New Orleans Pelicans	Edward Williams	Pitcher	Elmira Colonels	Elmira
Beaumont Exporters	John Cimpi	Infielder	Jeannette Jays	Jeannette
Fort Worth Panthers	Robert Lennox	Infielder	Asheville Tourists	Asheville
Fort Worth Panthers	George Young	Shortstop	Burlington Bees	Burlington
Fort Worth Panthers	William E. Goff	Pitcher	Moline Plowboys	Moline
Shreveport Sports	Gus Whelan	1st Baseman	Lynn Papooses	Lynn
Waco Cubs	Waynie Pollan	Pitcher	Corsicana Oilers	Corsicana
Wichita Falls Spudders	George W. Stanton	1st Baseman	Wilson Bugs	Wilson

Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Charlotte Hornets	Ray A. Wise	Outfielder	Fort Smith Twins	Fort Smith
Columbia Comers	James Worth	Outfielder	Dubuque Dubs	Dubuque

Rule V Draft C Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Salisbury-Spencer Colonials	Frederick Gibcke	Infielder	Dubuque Dubs	Dubuque
Salisbury-Spencer Colonials	Joe Granade	Outfielder	Monroe Drillers	Monroe