1945 Rule V Draft

The major league 1945 Rule V Draft was held November 1 in the Commissioner's office in Chicago, IL. 10 players were drafted by major league teams in a meeting that took 8 minutes to complete. 8 players were selected from AA clubs for $7500, 1 player from A ball for $6000 and 1 player from B for $4000. The first pick was Frank Demaree, followed by Lou Novikoff.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Chicago White Sox	Arky Biggs	2nd baseman	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox	Pete Thomassie	Outfielder	Memphis Chicks	Memphis
Philadelphia A's	Frank Demaree	Outfielder	Portland Beavers	Portland
Philadelphia A's	Gene Handley	Infielder	Sacramento Solons	Sacramento
Washington Senators	Max Wilson*	Pitcher	Portsmouth Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves	Earl Reid*	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Indianapolis
New York Giants	Mike Budnick*	Pitcher	Seattle Rainiers	Seattle
Philadelphia Phillies	Lou Novikoff*	Outfielder	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates	Ben Guintini	Outfielder	San Francisco Seals	San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals	Lester Studener	Pitcher	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers

* Wilson, Reid, Budnick, and Novikoff were on National Defense List at time of draft

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Louisville Colonels	Tom West	Outfielder	Richmond Colts	New York Giants
Toronto Maple Leafs	Byron Cook	Pitcher	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta

Rule V Draft A1 Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Mobile Bears	Lyle Parkhurst	P	Jamestown Falcons	Detroit Tigers
Nashville Volunteers	Hal Quick*	Shortstop	Elmira Pioneers	St. Louis Browns
New Orleans Pelicans	Alexander Sutherland	2nd Baseman	Lima Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Fort Worth Cats	Vern Bickford**	Pitcher	Hartford Chiefs	Boston Braves

* Quick was on National Defense List at time of draft
** The Texas League was ruled to be ineligible for selecting players since they had played in 1945. Fort Worth selected anyway and then appealed to Commissioner Happy Chandler.