1938 Rule V Draft

The major league 1938 Rule V Draft was held October 4. 17 players were drafted by major league teams. Pinky May was the first selection.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections[edit]

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Boston Red Sox	Wayman Kirksieck	Pitcher	Little Rock Travelers	Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox	Art Herring	Pitcher	St. Paul Saints	Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers	Red Lynn	Pitcher	Columbus (OH) Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia A's	Bill Beckmann	Pitcher	Atlanta Crackers	Atlanta
Philadelphia A's	Bill Nagel	Infielder	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	Baltimore
Philadelphia A's	Cotton Pippen	Pitcher	Sacramento Solons	St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia A's	Joe Gantenbein	3rd baseman	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto
Philadelphia A's	Roy Parmelee	Pitcher	Minneapolis Millers	Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns	Hal Spindel	Catcher	Seattle Rainiers	Seattle
Washington Senators	Charlie Gelbert	Infielder	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers
Brooklyn Dodgers	Hugh Casey	Pitcher	Memphis Chicks	Memphis
Brooklyn Dodgers	Red Evans	Pitcher	Jersey City Giants	New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies	LeGrant Scott	Outfielder	Indianapolis Indians	Indianapolis
Philadelphia Phillies	Pinky May	3rd baseman	Newark Bears	New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fern Bell	Outfielder	Louisville Colonels	Louisville
Pittsburgh Pirates	Red Juelich	3rd baseman	Rochester Red Wings	St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals	Jimmy Outlaw	Outfielder	Syracuse Chiefs	Cincinnati Reds

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Indianapolis Indians	Fred Vaughn	2nd Baseman	Binghamton Triplets	New York Yankees
Indianapolis Indians	Jess Newman	1st Baseman	San Antonio Missions	St. Louis Browns
Milwaukee Brewers	Delbert Friar	Catcher	Oklahoma City Indians	Oklahoma City
Baltimore Orioles	Murray Howell	Outfielder	Birmingham Barons	Chicago Cubs
Jersey City Giants	Joe Kohlman	Pitcher	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Senators
Jersey City Giants	Dan Brainard	Pitcher	Macon Peaches	Macon
Jersey City Giants	Morris Jones	Outfielder	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa
Jersey City Giants	Mendel Ramsey	3rd Baseman	Selma Cloverleafs	Selma
Toronto Maple Leafs	Emil DeJonghe	3rd Baseman	Beaumont Exporters	Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Angels	Jack Hallett	Pitcher	Bloomington Bloomers	Cleveland Indians

No selections

No selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Durham Bulls	Bernard DeForge	Pitcher	Dayton Ducks	Brooklyn Dodgers
Durham Bulls	Toni Gridaitis	Outfielder	Ogdensburg Colts	Ogdensburg
Durham Bulls	Harry Wolfe	Pitcher	Sioux City Cowboys	Sioux City
Columbus Red Birds	Dain Clay	Outfielder	Portsmouth Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus Red Birds	Ray Thomas	Catcher	Dayton Ducks	Brooklyn Dodgers
Macon Peaches	John Delaney	Pitcher	Greenville Greenies	Greenville
Gadsden Pilots	Roy Younker	Utility	Springfield Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Clinton Owls	Americo J. Rossomondo	Outfielder	Bassett Furnituremakers	Bassett
Decatur Commodores	William Yarewick	Outfielder	Milford Giants	New York Giants
Springfield Browns	Pete Kraus	Outfielder	Portsmouth Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Waterloo Red Hawks	Albert Farrington	Pitcher	Amsterdam Rugmakers	St. Louis Cardinals
Waterloo Red Hawks	Vann Harrington	Shortstop	Thomasville Chair Makers	Thomasville

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