1956 Rule V Draft

The major league 1956 Rule V Draft was held December 3 in Jacksonville, FL, while the minor league phase was held December 5-6 in the same city. 64 players total were drafted by the major and minor league clubs. Only 9 players were drafted by major league teams (the lowest total since 1935) at a cost of $100,000, while minor league teams selected 55 players at a cost of $174,550.

Cal Neeman was the first choice in the major league portion.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Baltimore Orioles	Tommy Patton	Catcher	Omaha Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox	Jack Spring	Pitcher	Miami Marlins	Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox	Norm Larker	1st baseman	Montreal Royals	Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians	none	--	--	--
Detroit Tigers	Gil Coan	Outfielder	Minneapolis Millers	New York Giants
Kansas City A's	Ed Blake	Pitcher	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto
New York Yankees	none	--	--	--
Washington Senators	none	--	--	--
Brooklyn Dodgers	none	--	--	--
Chicago Cubs	Cal Neeman	Catcher	Denver Bears	New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds	Gerry Lynch	Outfielder	Hollywood Stars	Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves	none	--	--	--
New York Giants	none	--	--	--
Philadelphia Phillies	none	--	--	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	none	--	--	--
St. Louis Cardinals	Robert G. Smith	Pitcher	San Francisco Seals	Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals	Lloyd Merritt	Pitcher	Richmond Virginians	New York Yankees

Rule V Draft Open class Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Portland Beavers	Joe Macko	1st baseman	Dallas Eagles	New York Giants
San Diego Padres	Crawford Davidson	Outfielder	Chattanooga Lookouts	Washington Senators
Seattle Rainiers	Marion Fricano	Pitcher	Memphis Chicks	Chicago White Sox
Seattle Rainiers	Maury Wills	Shortstop	Pueblo Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers
Vancouver Mounties	Charlie White	Catcher	Austin Senators	Milwaukee Braves

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Charleston Senators	Howard Phillips	2nd baseman	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals
Charleston Senators	Bob Thorpe	Outfielder	Atlanta Crackers	Milwaukee Braves
Minneapolis Millers	Bill Froats	Pitcher	Birmingham Barons	Detroit Tigers
Minneapolis Millers	Ed White	Outfielder	Nashville Vols	Cincinnati Reds
Omaha Cardinals	Joe Garcia Cruz	Outfielder	Baton Rouge Rebels	Baton Rouge
Omaha Cardinals	Albert Wilson	Pitcher	Danville Leafs	New York Giants
St. Paul Saints	Bob Jenkins	Outfielder	Oklahoma City Indians	Boston Red Sox
Richmond Virginians	Gerry Thomas	Outfielder	Houston Buffaloes	St. Louis Cardinals
Rochester Red Wings	Chuck Essegian	Outfielder	Salem Senators	Sacramento Solons

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Sultanes de Monterrey	Hector Azamar	Pitcher	Alacranes de Durango	Durango
Memphis Chicks	Emil Syngel	Outfielder	Albuquerque Dukes	New York Giants
New Orleans Pelicans	Frank Tanana Sr.	Outfielder	Reading Indians	Cleveland Indians
New Orleans Pelicans	Cob Jarvis	Outfielder	Reading Indians	Cleveland Indians
Austin Senators	Daryl Robertson	Shortstop	St. Cloud Rox	New York Giants
Dallas Eagles	Roger McCardell	Catcher	Jacksonville Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Dallas Eagles	Dwight Cook	Pitcher	Winston-Salem Red Birds	St. Louis Cardinals
Fort Worth Cats	Benny Rich	Pitcher	Lincoln Chiefs	Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Worth Cats	Marvin Holtzapple	Shortstop	Columbus Foxes	Baltimore Orioles
Oklahoma City Indians	Spencer Robbins	3rd baseman	Schenectady Blue Jays	Philadelphia Phillies
Oklahoma City Indians	John Simpson	Shortstop	Savannah Redlegs	Cincinnati Reds
Shreveport Sports	Jim Grimm	Pitcher	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Senators

Rule V Draft A Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Albany Senators	Jack Brown	Outfielder	Eau Claire Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Binghamton Triplets	Cleo Lewright	Pitcher	Kinston Eagles	Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbia Gems	Leo Posada	Outfielder	Corpus Christi Clippers	Milwaukee Braves
Columbia Gems	Robert R. Hoffman	Pitcher	Evansville Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Columbia Gems	Charles Nelms	Pitcher	Albany Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals
Macon Dodgers	William Jerry Cade	Pitcher	Salem Senators	Salem
Macon Dodgers	Billy Joe Dashner	Outfielder	Keokuk Kernels	Cleveland Indians
Macon Dodgers	John Minjock	Pitcher	Waco Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Pueblo Dodgers	William Terry Robertson	Outfielder	Waco Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Pueblo Dodgers	Paul Studstill	3rd Baseman	Danville Leafs	New York Giants

Rule V Draft B Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Abilene Blue Sox	William Bone	2nd Baseman	Billings Mustangs	Pittsburgh Pirates
Beaumont Exporters	Richard Bazinet	Outfielder	Dothan Cardinals*	St. Louis Cardinals
Beaumont Exporters	Eduardo Escalante	1st Baseman	Billings Mustangs	Pittsburgh Pirates
Corpus Christi Clippers	Stan Silcott	Pitcher	Aberdeen Pheasants	Baltimore Orioles
Port Arthur Sea Hawks	Jose Guerrero	3rd Baseman	Cananea Mineros	Cananea
Victoria Eagles	Raul Dieppa	Shortstop	Modesto Reds	New York Yankees
Victoria Eagles	Sammy Hitcher	Outfielder	Stockton Ports	Stockton
Waco Pirates	Robert Dunn?	Pitcher	West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs*	Cincinnati Reds
Danville Leafs	Alvin Conway	Outfielder	Thomson Orioles	Baltimore Orioles
Winston-Salem Twins	Frank DeChano	Pitcher	Monroe Sports	New York Yankees
Winston-Salem Twins	William Garcia	Pitcher	Boise Braves	Milwaukee Braves
Clovis Pioneers	Pierre Ethier	2nd Baseman	Phoenix Stars	Baltimore Orioles
Cedar Rapids Raiders	Bill Huffman	2nd Baseman	Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers*	Detroit Tigers
Cedar Rapids Raiders	Thomas Humber	Outfielder	Clinton Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Cedar Rapids Raiders	Tommy Munoz	1st Baseman	Stockton Ports	Stockton
Waterloo White Hawks	Robert McClish	1st Baseman	Monroe Sports	New York Yankees
Waterloo White Hawks	John Herlihy	Pitcher	St. Cloud Rox	New York Giants

* Team listed is the player's 1956 team. Team may or may not be the roster player was drafted from.

Rule V Draft C Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Pocatello Bannocks	Mike Morrison	Pitcher	Ponca City Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Great Falls Electrics	Kenneth Dickhens?	Catcher	Seminole Oilers	Kansas City A's