1957 Rule V Draft

The major league 1957 Rule V Draft was held December 2, while the minor league phase was held December 3-4 in Colorado Springs, CO. 56 players total were drafted by the major and minor league clubs. 11 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $135,000, while minor league teams selected 45 players at a cost of $190,500.

The 1957 draft was the last to be held before the majors and minors both adopted a new selection rule allowing for the unrestricted draft of all players with four years of O.B. service.

Bobby Malkmus was the first pick of the major league portion of the draft.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Baltimore Orioles	Bert Hamric	Outfielder	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Red Sox	Chuck Churn	Pitcher	Hollywood Stars	Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox	none	--	--	--
Cleveland Indians	Gary Geiger	OF/P	Omaha Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers	none	--	--	--
Kansas City A's	Harry Chiti	Catcher	Denver Bears	New York Yankees
New York Yankees	none	--	--	--
Washington Senators	Bobby Malkmus	2nd baseman	Wichita Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers	none	--	--	--
Chicago Cubs	Tony Taylor	Infielder	Minneapolis Millers	San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds	Jerry Cade	Pitcher	St. Paul Saints	Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves	none	--	--	--
New York Giants	none	--	--	--
Philadelphia Phillies	Johnny Gray	Pitcher	San Diego Padres	Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates	Roger Osenbaugh	Pitcher	Sacramento Solons	Sacramento
Pittsburgh Pirates	Bob Thorpe	Pitcher	Portland Beavers	Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals	Tom Flanigan	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Chicago White Sox

Rule V Draft Open Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Hollywood Stars	Jimmie McDaniel	Outfielder	Topeka Hawks	Milwaukee Braves
Los Angeles Angels	Robert Ehrke	Pitcher	San Antonio Missions	Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Angels	Felipe Montemayor	Outfielder	Tigres de México	Mexico City
Los Angeles Angels	Anton Roig	IF/OF	Chattanooga Lookouts	Washington Senators
Portland Beavers	Wilcy Moore	Outfielder	Dallas Eagles	New York Giants
Sacramento Solons	Jim Grimm	Pitcher	Shreveport Sports	Shreveport
San Francisco Seals	Glen Stabelfeld	Pitcher	Omaha Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Seattle Rainiers	Albert Morris	Shortstop	Sioux City Soos	Sioux City

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Charleston Senators	Hy Cohen	Pitcher	Memphis Chickasaws	Chicago Cubs
Denver Bears	John Stadnicki	Pitcher	Topeka Hawks	Milwaukee Braves
Indianapolis Indians	Kenneth Yoke	Pitcher	Amarillo Gold Sox	Amarillo
Minneapolis Millers	Roy Williams	Outfielder	Pueblo Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Omaha Cardinals	Lee Tate	Shortstop	Dallas Eagles	New York Giants
Omaha Cardinals	Ev Joyner	Outfielder	Atlanta Crackers	Milwaukee Braves
Omaha Cardinals	Donald Gorrondona	Pitcher	Knoxville Smokies	Baltimore Orioles
St. Paul Saints	Richard Duffy	Pitcher	Birmingham Barons	Detroit Tigers
St. Paul Saints	Paul Aylward	Pitcher	Allentown Chiefs	Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings	Joseph Christian	Outfielder	Austin Senators	Milwaukee Braves
Rochester Red Wings	Alex Cosmidis	2nd Baseman	Dallas Eagles	New York Giants
Montreal Royals	Walt Streuli	Catcher	Augusta Tigers	Detroit Tigers
Montreal Royals	Andrew Frazier	Shortstop	Mobile Bears	Cleveland Indians
Buffalo Bisons	Ramón Conde	3rd Baseman	Springfield Giants	New York Giants

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Houston Buffaloes	Karl Spooner	Pitcher	Macon Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Houston Buffaloes	Ellis Burton	2nd Baseman	Lincoln Chiefs	Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Buffaloes	Gene Marinacci	1st Baseman	Pueblo Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Houston Buffaloes	Gary Willison	Pitcher	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Chicago White Sox
Houston Buffaloes	George Aitken	Pitcher	Raleigh Capitals	Boston Red Sox

Rule V Draft A Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Albany Senators	Clarence Brooker	Outfielder	Durham Bulls	Detroit Tigers
Albany Senators	Eddie Picker	Pitcher	Cedar Rapids Raiders	Brooklyn Dodgers
Augusta Tigers	Inocencio Rodriguez	OF/1B	Danville Leafs	New York Giants
Knoxville Smokies	Charles Smiley	1st Baseman	Burlington Bees	Chicago Cubs
Macon Dodgers	Thomas Plath	2nd Baseman	Davenport DavSox	Chicago White Sox
Macon Dodgers	Leo Giannecchini	Pitcher	Winston-Salem Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Savannah Redlegs	Robert Merlob	Pitcher	Danville Leafs	New York Giants
Des Moines Bruins	Marcelino Solis	Pitcher	Saraperos de Saltillo	Saltillo
Des Moines Bruins	Joseph McElroy	Infielder	Lake Charles Giants	Lake Charles
Pueblo Dodgers	Eddie Reed	Outfielder	Carlsbad Potashers	Carlsbad

Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Abilene Blue Sox	Darwyn Grover	Pitcher	Magic Valley Cowboys	Chicago Cubs
Beaumont Pirates	Gene Johnson	Infielder	St. Cloud Rox	New York Giants
Corpus Christi Clippers	James Nisewonger	Outfielder
Greensboro Patriots	Joseph Mueller	Infielder	Lake Charles Giants	Lake Charles
Wilson Tobs	Thomas Gonzalez	Infielder	Idaho Falls Russets	Detroit Tigers
Cedar Rapids Raiders	Sam Suplizio	Outfielder	Modesto Reds	New York Yankees
Davenport DavSox	William Stenger	Infielder	Visalia Redlegs	Cincinnati Reds

Rule V Draft C Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Great Falls Electrics	Arthur Fletcher	Outfielder	Paris Lakers	Chicago Cubs