1968 Rule V Draft

The major league 1968 Rule V Draft was held December 2 in San Francisco, CA. 97 players total were drafted by the major and minor league clubs. 27 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $573,000, while minor league teams selected 70 players at a cost of $624,999.

In the major league draft, 21 players were selected in the regular draft, while 6 players were taken under the first-year rule. Gary Geiger was the first pick in the draft, after having been previoulsy taken in the 1957 Rule V Draft and the 1965 Rule V Draft. All four 1969 expansion teams participated in the draft.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Baltimore Orioles	Larry Miller	Pitcher	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants
California Angels	Pedro Borbon	Pitcher	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals
California Angels	Bob Chance	1B/OF	Buffalo Bisons	Washington Senators
California Angels	Moe Ogier	Pitcher	Denver Bears	Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox	Russ Nixon	Catcher	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees	Billy Cowan	Outfielder	San Diego Padres	Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees	Bob Mitchell	Outfielder	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Oakland A's	Tommie Reynolds	Outfielder	Jacksonville Suns	New York Mets
Kansas City Royals	Hawk Taylor	Catcher	Seattle Angels	California Angels
Seattle Pilots	Federico Velazquez	Catcher	San Diego Padres	San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves	Ron Tompkins	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds	Jimmy Stewart	IF/OF	Hawaii Islanders	Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds	Bill Short	Pitcher	Jacksonville Suns	New York Mets
Houston Astros	Gary Geiger	Outfielder	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros	Don Bryant	Catcher	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers	Bobby Darwin	Pitcher	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles
Montreal Expos	Floyd Wicker	Outfielder	Tulsa Oilers	St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets	Wayne Garrett	Infielder	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals	Bo Belinsky	Pitcher	Oklahoma City 89ers	Houston Astros
Montreal Expos	Juan Rios	Infielder	Jacksonville Suns	New York Mets
San Diego Padres	Bobby Klaus	Infielder	San Diego Padres	Philadelphia Phillies

First-Year Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Cleveland Indians	Larry Burchart	Pitcher	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Senators	Dennis Dalton	Pitcher	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves	Darrell Evans	Infielder	Vancouver Mounties	Oakland A's
Cincinnati Reds	Jesse Hudson	Pitcher	Jacksonville Suns	New York Mets
Houston Astros	John Martinez	Catcher	San Diego Padres	Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros	Cesar Geronimo	Outfielder	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees

Supplemental Expansion Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Montreal Expos	Joseph Moock	Infielder	Jacksonville Suns	New York Mets
Montreal Expos	Carroll Sembera	Pitcher	Oklahoma City 89ers	Houston Astros
Montreal Expos	John Oates	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds
Montreal Expos	Don Hahn	Outfielder	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants
Montreal Expos	Ed Silverman	Pitcher	Richmond Braves	Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals	John Jones	Catcher	Buffalo Bisons	Washington Senators
Kansas City Royals	Alfredo Rico	Outfielder	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles
Seattle Pilots	Robert Lasko	Pitcher	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees
San Diego Padres	passed

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Buffalo Bisons	Larry Iten	Catcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Buffalo Bisons	James Edward Walker	Catcher	Pittsfield Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Buffalo Bisons	John Parker	Pitcher	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus Jets	Thomas Frondorf	Pitcher	Asheville Tourists	Cincinnati Reds
Indianapolis Indians	Ronald Welsch	Pitcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Indianapolis Indians	James Hibbs	Catcher	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels
Jacksonville Suns	Donald Camy	Pitcher	Birmingham A's	Oakland A's
Louisville Colonels	Tom Budd	Outfielder	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Louisville Colonels	John Butler	Infielder	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Louisville Colonels	Roger Nelson	Outfielder	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Colonels	John Magnuson	Outfielder	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Colonels	Ronald White	Pitcher	Shreveport Braves	Atlanta Braves
Louisville Colonels	Brian Murphy	2nd Baseman	York Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Richmond Braves	Francisco Obregon	Shortstop	Asheville Tourists	Cincinnati Reds
Richmond Braves	Robert Kenny	Pitcher	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Rochester Red Wings	Arturo Miranda	Shortstop	Birmingham A's	Oakland A's
Rochester Red Wings	Wayne Holsopple	Pitcher	Sioux Falls Packers	Cincinnati Reds
Syracuse Chiefs	Steve Demeter	3rd Baseman	Elmira Pioneers	Baltimore Orioles
Hawaii Islanders	John Ryan	Infielder	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Oklahoma City 89ers	Robert Renninger	Pitcher	Asheville Tourists	Cincinnati Reds
Oklahoma City 89ers	James Horsford	Pitcher	Binghamton Triplets	New York Yankees
Oklahoma City 89ers	John Warner	Outfielder	Birmingham A's	Oakland A's
Oklahoma City 89ers	Tom Simon	Outfielder	San Antonio Missions	Chicago Cubs
Phoenix Giants	Roy Bethell	Outfielder	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Houston Astros
Portland Beavers	Stephen Krull	Pitcher	Evansville White Sox	Chicago White Sox
Portland Beavers	Jerry Hinsley	Pitcher	Memphis Blues	New York Mets
San Diego Padres	James Cecil	Pitcher	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals
Seattle Angels	Dave Sells	Pitcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Seattle Angels	Greg Garrett	Pitcher	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants
Seattle Angels	Hilario Rojas	Infielder	Montgomery Rebels	Detroit Tigers
Spokane Indians	Michael Christino	1st Baseman	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals
Tacoma Cubs	Roe Skidmore	1st Baseman	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Tacoma Cubs	Leroy Porterfield	Pitcher	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Twins
Tulsa Oilers	Roger Stevens	Infielder	Memphis Blues	New York Mets
Tulsa Oilers	William Hepler	Infielder	Memphis Blues	New York Mets
Tulsa Oilers	Robert Guindon	Pitcher	Pittsfield Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Tulsa Oilers	Richard Seminoff	Pitcher	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Vancouver Mounties	Jose Morales	Catcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Vancouver Mounties	Paul Gilliford	Pitcher	Elmira Pioneers	Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Royals*	Robert Cole	P/1B	Asheville Tourists	Cincinnati Reds
Kansas City Royals*	Paul Epperson	Pitcher	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals*	Rich Severson	2nd Baseman	Evansville White Sox	Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals*	Nick Van Lue	1st Baseman	Spartanburg Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres*	Terry Gardner	Pitcher	York Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Pilots*	Carlos (Corky) Evans	Catcher	Elmira Pioneers	Baltimore Orioles

* The Expansion teams drafted on behalf of their future AAA teams

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Elmira Pioneers	Jeffrey King	Pitcher	Daytona Beach Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Elmira Pioneers	Billy Barlow	Catcher	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	New York Yankees
Elmira Pioneers	Craig Keister	Pitcher	Johnson City Yankees	New York Yankees
Elmira Pioneers	Richard Fay	Pitcher	Reno Silver Sox	Cleveland Indians
Reading Phillies	James Coady	Pitcher	Sioux Falls Canaries	Cincinnati Reds
Waterbury Indians	Thomas "Ted" Davidson	Pitcher	Greenwood Braves	Atlanta Braves
Waterbury Indians	Robert Stevens	Pitcher	Huron Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Waterbury Indians	Ronald Law	Pitcher	Quincy Cubs	Chicago Cubs
York Pirates	Bruce Hix	Infielder	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants
York Pirates	Woody Huyke	Catcher	Peninsula Grays	Oakland A's
Asheville Tourists	Richard Sires	Pitcher	Mankato Mets	New York Mets
Asheville Tourists	Joe Patterson	Outfielder	Modesto Reds	St. Louis Cardinals
Birmingham A's	Carmine Marceno	1st Baseman	Daytona Beach Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Charlotte Hornets	Jesus Aristimuno	Shortstop	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants
Evansville White Sox	Edmondo Moxey	C/OF	Greensboro Patriots	Houston Astros
Evansville White Sox	John Sandknop	Infielder	Reno Silver Sox	Cleveland Indians
Montgomery Rebels	Cary Pfeifer	Pitcher	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Amarillo Giants	John Lynch	Pitcher	Modesto Reds	St. Louis Cardinals
Arkansas Travelers	George Stensland	Pitcher	Quincy Cubs	Chicago Cubs
San Antonio Missions	Brock Davis	Outfielder	Greensboro Patriots	Houston Astros
Shreveport Braves	Mike Newson	Shortstop	Decatur Commodores	San Francisco Giants
Kansas City Royals*	Rafael Salazar	Pitcher	Cedar Rapids Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals*	Larry Elmer Agrella	2nd Baseman	Orlando Twins	Minnesota Twins
San Diego Padres*	John Green	Pitcher	Bakersfield Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
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* The Expansion teams drafted on behalf of their future AA teams