1975 Rule V Draft

The major league 1975 Rule V Draft was held December 8 in Hollywood, FL. Only 5 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $25,000 each, including one delayed selection announced 12 hours after the regular draft.

Only 7 players were taken in the minor league portions of the draft. The St. Louis Cardinals' organization selected both players in the AAA portion, while the California Angels' affiliate took four of the five players in the AA phase, with the Boston Red Sox chain taking the other.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Detroit Tigers	Bruce Taylor	Pitcher	Indianapolis Indians	Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros	Gil Rondon	Pitcher	Salt Lake City Gulls	California Angels
Atlanta Braves	Luis Quintana	Pitcher	Salt Lake City Gulls	California Angels
California Angels	Ed Kurpiel	1st baseman	Evansville Triplets	Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees	Tom Robson*	1B/OF	Spokane Indians	Texas Rangers

* Robson was delayed selction on December 9

• Draft picks listed in order of selection.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Tulsa Oilers	Ramon De los Santos	Pitcher	Columbus Astros	Houston Astros
Tulsa Oilers	Esteban Castillo	Infielder	Jackson Mets	New York Mets

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Bristol Red Sox	Freddy Medina	Pitcher	Bellingham Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
El Paso Diablos	Sam Killingsworth	1st Baseman	Burlington Bees	Milwaukee Brewers
El Paso Diablos	Ronnie Farkas	Infielder	Reno Silver Sox	Minnesota Twins
El Paso Diablos	Kenny Califano	Pitcher	Lodi Orioles	Baltimore Orioles
El Paso Diablos	Hank Sauer Jr.	Outfielder	Fresno Giants	San Francisco Giants