1958 Rule V Draft

The major league 1958 Rule V Draft was held December 1, while the minor league phase was held December 2 in Washington, DC. Only 30 players total were drafted by the major and minor league clubs. 12 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $300,000, while minor league teams selected a mere 18 players (a post WWII low) at a cost of $84,500.

The 1958 draft was the first which called for unrestricted selection of players with four years of O.B. experience. It was also the first under which draft prices increased. All major league selections cost $25,000 as opposed to the previous sliding scale of $15,000 for selections from AAA down to $2,000 for players from D leagues. Despite the raise, the 12 players selected was the highest since 1954. Johnny O'Brien was the first pick of the major league portion of the draft.

In the minor league portion, the draft prices were set at $12,000 for AAA clubs, $7,500 for AA clubs, $4,000 for A clubs, $2,000 for B clubs, and $1,000 for C clubs.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Baltimore Orioles	none	--	--	--
Boston Red Sox	none	--	--	--
Chicago White Sox	Claude Raymond	Pitcher	Wichita Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Chicago White Sox	Lou Skizas*	Outfielder	Charleston Senators	Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians	Dale Bennetch	Outfielder	Buffalo Bisons	Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland Indians	Ray Webster	Shortstop	Sacramento Solons	Sacramento
Detroit Tigers	Earl Hersh*	OF/1B	Wichita Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Kansas City A's	Wayne Terwilliger	2nd baseman	Charleston Senators	Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees	none	--	--	--
Washington Senators	none	--	--	--
Chicago Cubs	Art Ceccarelli	Pitcher	Vancouver Mounties	Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds	none	--	--	--
Los Angeles Dodgers	none	--	--	--
Milwaukee Braves	Jim Pisoni	Outfielder	Richmond Virginians	New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies	Johnny O'Brien	Infielder	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates	Glenn (Rocky) Nelson	1st baseman	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto
St. Louis Cardinals	Dick Luebke	Pitcher	Vancouver Mounties	Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Durham	Outfielder	Vancouver Mounties	Baltimore Orioles
San Francisco Giants	none	--	--	--

*Skizas and Hersh were on major league rosters at the beginning of the draft, but were reassigned to make room for drafted players and were subsequently selected.

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Minneapolis Millers	Daniel Lynk	3rd baseman	Sioux City Soos	Sioux City
Buffalo Bisons	Gordon Figard	Shortstop	Birmingham Barons	Detroit Tigers
Seattle Rainiers	Dave Stenhouse	Pitcher	Fort Worth Cats	Chicago Cubs

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Little Rock Travelers	Jay Ward	3rd baseman	Binghamton Triplets	New York Yankees

Rule V Draft A Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Knoxville Smokies	Pete Anthony	3rd baseman	Greensboro Yankees	New York Yankees
Macon Peaches	Bruce McIntosh	1st baseman	Lewiston Broncs	Lewiston
Des Moines Bruins	Al Cruz Rodriguez	Shortstop	Eugene Emeralds	Eugene
Des Moines Bruins	Gary Smith	Shortstop	Burlington Bees	Chicago Cubs
Lincoln Chiefs	John Oldham	Pitcher	Visalia Redlegs	Cincinnati Reds
Pueblo Dodgers	Jerry Palma	Shortstop	Greensboro Yankees	New York Yankees
Pueblo Dodgers	Richard Czekaj	Catcher	Winston-Salem Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals

Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Wilson Tobs	Richard Hoth	3rd baseman	Winnipeg Goldeyes	St. Louis Cardinals
Eugene Emeralds	James Barbee	Pitcher	Missoula Timberjacks	Washington Senators
Eugene Emeralds	Chuck Hiller	2nd baseman	Minot Mallards	Cleveland Indians
Eugene Emeralds	Gary Underhill	Pitcher	Billings Mustangs	St. Louis Cardinals
Eugene Emeralds	Robert Newman	Outfielder	Duluth-Superior White Sox	Chicago White Sox
Winona A's	Richard Coleman	Outfielder	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants

Rule V Draft C Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Eau Claire Braves	Ted Budzik	Pitcher	Batavia Indians	Cleveland Indians