1944 Rule V Draft

The major league 1944 Rule V Draft was held November 1-4 in the Commissioner's office in Chicago, IL. 21 players were drafted by major league teams.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Boston Red Sox	Bill Holm	Catcher	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox	Loyd Christopher	Outfielder	Seattle Rainiers	Seattle
Chicago White Sox	Danny Reynolds	Shortstop	Newark Bears	New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox	Eddie Fernandes	Catcher	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians	Eddie Wheeler	3rd baseman	San Diego Padres	San Diego
New York Yankees	Herb Crompton	Catcher	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia A's	Mayo Smith	Outfielder	Buffalo Bisons	Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia A's	Manuel Salvo	Pitcher	Oakland Oaks	Oakland
Washington Senators	Marino Pieretti	Pitcher	Portland Beavers	Portland
Washington Senators	Walter Chipple	Outfielder	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves	William Ramsey	Outfielder	Sacramento Solons	St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves	Mike Ulisney	C/OF	Memphis Chicks	Memphis
Brooklyn Dodgers	Tom Seats	Pitcher	San Francisco Seals	San Francisco
Brooklyn Dodgers	Herb Pfund	Pitcher	Columbus Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Laga*	Pitcher	San Francisco Seals	San Francisco
Chicago Cubs	Leonard Rice	Catcher	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds	Howard Moss	Outfielder	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians
New York Giants	Bill Emmerich	Pitcher	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies	Charles Sproull	Pitcher	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee
Philadelphia Phillies	Vance Dinges	Outfielder	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates	Leroy Jarvis	Catcher	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers

* Laga was on National Defense List at time of draft

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Columbus Red Birds	Raymond Baughn	1st Baseman	Scranton Miners	Boston Red Sox
Columbus Red Birds	Richard Gracey	Catcher	York White Roses	Pittsburgh Pirates
Indianapolis Indians	Norm Wallen*	Infielder	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Cleveland Indians
Indianapolis Indians	Tom Davis	Outfielder	Elmira Pioneers	Philadelphia A's
Louisville Colonels	Charles Smith*	Catcher	Birmingham Barons	Cincinnati Reds
Louisville Colonels	Lindsay Deal	Outfielder	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta
Louisville Colonels	Ellwood Dawson?	Pitcher	Chattanooga Lookouts	Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels	Alex Korponay	1B/OF
Toledo Mud Hens	Steve Collins	Infielder	Mobile Bears	Mobile
Buffalo Bisons	Herschel Held	Outfielder	Allentown Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Buffalo Bisons	Eugene Dellinger	1B/OF	Newport News Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Newark Bears	Clarence Difani	Infielder	Little Rock Travelers	Chicago White Sox
Rochester Red Wings	Norman Shope	P/OF	Albany Senators	Pittsburgh Pirates
Rochester Red Wings	Fred Marsh	Outfielder	Lancaster Red Roses	Philadelphia A's
Toronto Maple Leafs	Marshall Mauldin*	Outfielder	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta
Toronto Maple Leafs	Charles George	Outfielder	Nashville Volunteers	Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Angels	Hal Douglas	Outfielder	New Orleans Pelicans	Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels	Charles Osgood	Oufielder		Brooklyn Dodgers

* Delayed Selections

Rule V Draft A1 Selection

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Birmingham Barons	Walter Michie	Outfielder	Williamsport Grays	Washington Senators

Rule V Draft A Selection

• Possibly Incomplete

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Binghamton Triplets	Murray Rothman	Outfielder	Hagerstown Owls	Detroit Tigers