1940 Rule V Draft

The major league 1940 Rule V Draft was held October 1. 14 players were drafted by major league teams. Rube Melton was the first selection followed by Pete Suder.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Boston Red Sox	Oscar Judd	Pitcher	Sacramento Solons	St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Indians	Red Howell	Outfielder	Baltimore Orioles	Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia A's	Pete Suder	3rd baseman	Binghamton Triplets	New York Yankees
Washington Senators	George Archie	1st baseman	Seattle Rainiers	Seattle
Brooklyn Dodgers	Mickey Livingston	Catcher	Springfield Nationals	Springfield
Brooklyn Dodgers	Al Sherer	Pitcher	New Orleans Pelicans	St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Swift	Pitcher	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers	Pep Young	2nd baseman	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta
Chicago Cubs	Bob Scheffing	Catcher	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds	Mike Christoff	Outfielder	Oakland Oaks	Oakland
New York Giants	Ace Adams	Pitcher	Nashville Volunteers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies	Rube Melton	Pitcher	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates	Ed Stewart	Outfielder	San Diego Padres	San Diego
Pittsburgh Pirates	Dick Conger*	Pitcher	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers

* Selection of Conger was announced 48 hours after original selections.

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Jersey City Giants	Johnny Davis	Infielder	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals
Jersey City Giants	Raymond Coombs	Pitcher	Shreveport Sports	Shreveport
Los Angeles Angels	William Brenner	Catcher	Tacoma Tigers	Tacoma

Rule V Draft A1 Selections

No Selections

Rule V Draft A Selections

No Selections

Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Cedar Rapids Raiders	Survern Wright	Pitcher	Saginaw Athletics	Saginaw
Springfield Browns	Henry Mestnik	Pitcher	Muskogee Reds	Muskogee
Rocky Mount Red Sox	Joe Patterson	Pitcher	Valdosta Trojans	Valdosta
Rocky Mount Red Sox	William Huffstetler	2nd Baseman	Statesville Owls	Statesville

Rule V Draft C Selections

• Possibly incomplete

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Dayton Wings	Clarence Etchison	1st Baseman	Welch Miners	Welch
Youngstown Browns	Frank Biscan	Pitcher	Lima Pandas	Lima
Youngstown Browns	Harlan Keirsey	Infielder	Lima Pandas	Lima
Youngstown Browns	Eddie Schaack	Pitcher	Lake Charles Skippers	Lake Charles