1969 Rule V Draft

The major league 1969 Rule V Draft was held December 1 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Only 19 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $475,000. For the first time since the rule was instituted, no players were taken under the first-year rule. Lawrence Staab was the first pick.

Only 41 players were taken in the minor league portion of the draft at a cost of $316,000, down from 70 players the previous year.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Baltimore Orioles	Tom Shopay	Outfielder	Syracuse Chiefs	New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox	Mike Derrick	1B/OF	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox	Gene Rounsaville	Pitcher	Eugene Emeralds	Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland Indians	Lawrence Staab	Pitcher	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers
Kansas City Royals	Patrick Locanto	Infielder	Eugene Emeralds	Philadelphia Phillies
Kansas City Royals	Ken Wright	Pitcher	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins	Hal Haydel	Pitcher	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants
Seattle Pilots	Roy Foster	Outfielder	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets
Seattle Pilots	Don Bryant	Catcher	Oklahoma City 89ers	Houston Astros
Washington Senators	Kristopher Krebs	Infielder	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators	Michael Whitson	Pitcher	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Atlanta Braves	Hal King	Catcher	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs	Cleo James	IF/OF	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs	Jim Cosman	Pitcher	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets
Houston Astros	Jack DiLauro	Pitcher	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers	José Peña	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds
Montreal Expos	John Strohmayer	Pitcher	Iowa Oaks	Oakland A's
St. Louis Cardinals	Milt Ramirez	Infielder	Rochester Red Wings	Baltimore Orioles
San Francisco Giants	Mike Sadek	Catcher	Denver Bears	Minnesota Twins

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Denver Bears	Elmer Gregory	Pitcher	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Oklahoma City 89ers	Richard Evans	Pitcher	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels
Omaha Royals	Aurelio Monteagudo	Pitcher	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa Oilers	Steve Demeter	3rd Baseman	Manchester Yankees	New York Yankees
Tulsa Oilers	Jim Kennedy	SS/2B	Manchester Yankees	New York Yankees
Buffalo Bisons	Tom Alger	Pitcher	Arkansas Travelers	St. Louis Cardinals
Buffalo Bisons	Rich Donnelly	Catcher	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Twins
Louisville Colonels	Steven Kolinsky	Outfielder	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Richmond Braves	Brian Nelson	Pitcher	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels
Tidewater Tides	Bill Denehy	Pitcher	Waterbury Indians	Cleveland Indians
Toledo Mud Hens	Conrad Noessel	Pitcher	Greenwood Braves	Atlanta Braves
Eugene Emeralds	Jim Vopicka	Shortstop	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels
Eugene Emeralds	Gerald Lanning	Pitcher	El Paso Sun Kings	California Angels
Hawaii Islanders	Gary Majdoch	Pitcher	Charlotte Hornets	Minnesota Twins
Phoenix Giants	Art Cleary	Infielder	Elmira Pioneers	Kansas City Royals
Portland Beavers	Dalton Renfroe	C/1B	Savannah Senators	Washington Senators
Vancouver Mounties	John Felske	Catcher	San Antonio Missions	Chicago Cubs
Vancouver Mounties	Freddie Velázquez	Catcher	Birmingham A's	Oakland A's
Vancouver Mounties	Brent Foshie	Pitcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Elmira Pioneers	Charles Day	Outfielder	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
Elmira Pioneers	Walter Christian	Outfielder	Burlington Senators	Washington Senators
Elmira Pioneers	Luis Lagunas	3rd Baseman	San Jose Bees	California Angels
Manchester Yankees	Carlos Bernhardt	Pitcher	Newark Co-Pilots	Seattle Pilots
Pittsfield Red Sox	Tommy Smith	Catcher	High Point-Thomasville Royals	Kansas City Royals
Pittsfield Red Sox	Robert Snyder	Pitcher	Spartanburg Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Reading Phillies	Thomas Horne	Pitcher	Visalia Mets	New York Mets
Waterbury Indians	Robert Marcano	Infielder	GCL Reds	Cincinnati Reds
Birmingham A's	Manny Trillo	Infielder	Raleigh-Durham Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies
Montgomery Rebels	Won Kuk Lee	Pitcher	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants
Savannah Senators	Wayne Hoots	Outfielder	Aberdeen Pheasants	Baltimore Orioles
Arkansas Travelers	John Schroeppel	Pitcher	Kinston Eagles	New York Yankees
Arkansas Travelers	Willie Brown	Outfielder	West Palm Beach Expos	Montreal Expos
Arkansas Travelers	Michael St. John	Pitcher	Rogue Valley Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Arkansas Travelers	John E. Olerud	Catcher	San Jose Bees	California Angels
El Paso Sun Kings	Bob Bellemare	Pitcher	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants
El Paso Sun Kings	Roy Gleason	Outfielder	Bakersfield Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
San Antonio Missions	Mike Holbrook	1st Baseman	Auburn Twins	Minnesota Twins
San Antonio Missions	James Monin	Infielder	Peninsula Astros	Houston Astros
San Antonio Missions	Michael Mullen	Pitcher	Oneonta Yankees	New York Yankees
Shreveport Braves	Charles Sprinkle	Pitcher	Billings Mustangs	Seattle Pilots
Shreveport Braves	Pete Magrini	Pitcher	Kinston Eagles	New York Yankees