1946 Rule V Draft

The major league 1946 Rule V Draft was held November 1. 20 players were drafted by major league teams at a total cost of $184,000. Additionally, AAA clubs selected 14 players for $71,500 total, AA clubs selected 7 players for $21,500 total, A clubs selected 12 players for $28,300 total, B clubs selected 38 players for $36,200 total and C clubs selected 17 players for $12,000 total.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Philadelphia A's	Ferris Fain	1st baseman	San Francisco Seals	San Francisco
Philadelphia A's	Richard Adams	1st baseman	Sacramento Solons	Sacramento
Philadelphia A's	Edmund Mutryn	Catcher	Oklahoma City Indians	Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians	Gus Zernial	Outfielder	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta
Cleveland Indians	Lester Willis	Pitcher	Memphis Chicks	Memphis
Cleveland Indians	Lyman Linde	Pitcher	Milwaukee Brewers	Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox	Loyd Christopher	Outfielder	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox	Robert Gillespie	Pitcher	Dallas Rebels	Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox	Earl Harrist	Pitcher	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox	Peter Gebrian	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Boston Braves
New York Yankees	Clifford Mapes	Outfielder	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox	Michael Rocco	1st baseman	Los Angeles Angels	Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Browns	Glen Moulder	Pitcher	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns	Frank Zak	Shortstop	Kansas City Blues	New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds	Virgil Stallcup	Shortstop	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
New York Giants	Jack Lohrke	Shortstop	San Diego Padres	San Diego
New York Giants	Al White	Outfielder	Toledo Mud Hens	St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh Pirates	Kenneth Holcombe	Pitcher	Newark Bears	New York Yankees
Boston Braves	Daniel Murtaugh	2nd baseman	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals	William Sinram	3rd baseman	Sunbury Yankees	New York Yankees

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Columbus Red Birds	George Copeland	Pitcher	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus Red Birds	Jack Crimian	Pitcher	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus Red Birds	Ted Wendt	Pitcher	Tulsa Oilers	Chicago Cubs
Columbus Red Birds	Roger McKee	1st baseman	Utica Blue Sox	Philadelphia Phillies
Indianapolis Indians	Jodie Howington	Pitcher	Sanford Celeryfeds	Sanford
Milwaukee Brewers	William Sanders	Outfielder	Utica Blue Sox	Philadelphia Phillies
Jersey City Giants	Hal Quick	Shortstop	Nashville Vols	Chicago Cubs
Newark Bears	Bill Rodgers	Outfielder/1st baseman	Albany Senators	Pittsburgh Pirates
Rochester Red Wings	Bill Reeder	Pitcher	Shreveport Sports	Chicago White Sox
Rochester Red Wings	Larry Ciaffone	Outfielder	Mobile Bears	Brooklyn Dodgers
Rochester Red Wings	Paul Varner	Infielder	Macon Peaches	Chicago Cubs
Hollywood Stars	Fritz Romple	Pitcher	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Cleveland Indians
Hollywood Stars	Clair Strommen	Pitcher	Decatur Commodores	St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Seals	Ray Orteig	Infielder	Scranton Miners	Scranton

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Mobile Bears	Wayne Reside	Outfielder	Trenton Giants	New York Giants
Nashville Vols	Jesse Cumby	Infielder	Newport News Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Dallas Rebels	Conk Meriwether	P/OF	Lufkin Foresters	Lufkin
Fort Worth Cats	Pete Kousagan	Outfielder	Norfolk Tars	New York Yankees
Fort Worth Cats	Reg Clarkson	Outfielder	Vancouver Capilanos	Boston Braves
Houston Buffaloes	Grady Wilson	Infielder	Lynn Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Tulsa Oilers	William Braam	Pitcher	Greenville Spinners	Brooklyn Dodgers

Rule V Draft A Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Elmira Pioneers	Clyde McAllister	Catcher	Anderson A's	New York Giants
Elmira Pioneers	Walter Doherty	Pitcher	Dover Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Elmira Pioneers	Gary Rutkay	Infielder	Trenton Giants	New York Giants
Wilkes-Barre Barons	Ralph Atkins	1st Baseman	Lynn Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Columbia Reds	Ramon McLeod	Catcher	Davenport Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Columbus Cardinals	Charles Deal	Pitcher	Lynn Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Columbus Cardinals	Robert Mohr	Outfielder	Lancaster Red Roses	Philadelphia A's
Columbus Cardinals	Tom Poholsky	Pitcher	Roanoke Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Columbus Cardinals	Raymond Guard	Pitcher	Evansville Braves	Boston Braves
Macon Peaches	Bill Washburn	Pitcher	Harrisburg Senators	Cleveland Indians
Macon Peaches	William Murray	Pitcher	Terre Haute Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
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Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Allentown Cardinals	Edward Midura	Outfielder	Watertown Athletics	Watertown
Allentown Cardinals	Frank Hecklinger	1B/OF	Visalia Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Allentown Cardinals	Gerald Baker	Pitcher	Pittsburg Browns	St. Louis Browns
Allentown Cardinals	Robert McLean	Infielder	Auburn Cayugas	Auburn
Allentown Cardinals	Gerald Murray	Infielder	Granby Red Sox	Granby
Harrisburg Senators	Knowles Piercey	Pitcher	Santa Barbara Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Harrisburg Senators	Richard Kinaman	Catcher	Santa Barbara Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Harrisburg Senators	Donald Lisinski	Pitcher	Eau Claire Bears	Eau Claire
Harrisburg Senators	William Rook	Pitcher	Superior Blues	Chicago White Sox
Harrisburg Senators	Henry Geifzu	Infielder	Ft. Smith Giants	New York Giants
Lancaster Red Roses	Arnold Yost	Outfielder	Danville Leafs	New York Giants
Lancaster Red Roses	Walter Hobson	Outfielder	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	Leaksville-Draper-Spray
Lynchburg Cardinals	Donald Phelps	Infielder	Watertown Athletics	Watertown
Lynchburg Cardinals	Nick Pole	1st Baseman	Schenectady Blue Jays	Philadelphia Phillies
Lynchburg Cardinals	Sam DiBlasi	Infielder	Durham Bulls	Durham
Lynchburg Cardinals	Frank Garcia	Infielder	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	Leaksville-Draper-Spray
Lynchburg Cardinals	John Stone	Pitcher	Henderson Oilers	Henderson
Lynchburg Cardinals	Leonard Baker	Pitcher	Dover Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Newport News Dodgers	Anthony Sierzega	Pitcher	Americus Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Norfolk Tars	John Boryk	Infielder	Oneonta Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Portsmouth Cubs	Francis Powell	Infielder	Durham Bulls	Durham
Portsmouth Cubs	Vernon Shetler	1st Baseman	New Bern Bears	New Bern
Portsmouth Cubs	Robert Kennington	Pitcher	DeLand Red Hats	DeLand
Portsmouth Cubs	John Pavlich	Catcher	DeLand Red Hats	DeLand
Portsmouth Cubs	Edward Bauer	Infielder	Wilson Tobs	Wilson
Montgomery Rebels	Virgil Richardson	1st Baseman	Pampa Oilers	Pampa
Vicksburg Billies	Leslie Floyd	Infielder	Greenville Majors	Greenville
Vicksburg Billies	Dave Sarver	1st Baseman	Abbeville Athletics	Abbeville
Vicksburg Billies	William McCulloch	Outfielder	New Iberia Cardinals	Boston Red Sox
Decatur Commodores	Elwood Clear	Infielder	Bakersfield Indians	Cleveland Indians
Decatur Commodores	Clifford Barker	Catcher	Boise Pilots	Boise
Decatur Commodores	William Stenger	Infielder	Boise Pilots	Boise
Decatur Commodores	Edward Sheehan	Infielder	Twin Falls Cowboys	New York Yankees
Springfield Browns	Ralph Mullen	Infielder	Oneonta Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Springfield Browns	Anthony Pirrello	Outfielder	Schenectady Blue Jays	Philadelphia Phillies
Waterloo White Hawks	William Behie	Outfielder	Butler Yankees	New York Yankees
Waterloo White Hawks	Gerard Scala	Outfielder	Erie Sailors	New York Giants
Asheville Tourists	Ray Hickernell	1st Baseman	Pittsfield Electrics	Cleveland Indians

Rule V Draft C Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Visalia Cubs	Robert Palantino	Pitcher	Americus Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Visalia Cubs	John Hoffman	Pitcher	Batavia Clippers	Cleveland Indians
Pittsfield Electrics	Jack Trench	Catcher	Janesville Bears	Chicago Cubs
Durham Bulls	Malcolm Stevens	Outfielder	Houma Indians	Houma
Durham Bulls	James Harris?		LaGrange Troupers	LaGrange
Texarkana Bears	Irving Clement	3rd Baseman	Abbeville Athletics	Abbeville
Texarkana Bears	Anthony DiBartolo	Catcher	Natchez Giants	New York Giants
Lakeland Pilots	Joe Maseda	Pitcher	Leesburg Anglers	Leesburg
Ogden Reds	John Moore?		Elizabethton Betsy Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Ogden Reds	Laddie Paul	Catcher	Galax Leafs	Galax
St. Joseph Cardinals	Christopher Haughey	Pitcher	Cambridge Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Joseph Cardinals	Michael Conroy	Infielder	Houma Indians	Houma
St. Joseph Cardinals	Charles Bechtel	Pitcher	Americus Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
St. Joseph Cardinals	Woodrow Bottoms	Infielder	Newnan Brownies	Newnan
St. Joseph Cardinals	Edward Ott	Outfielder	Zanesville Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers