1970 Rule V Draft

The major league 1970 Rule V Draft was held November 30 in Los Angeles, CA. Only 28 players total were drafted by the major and minor league clubs. A mere 8 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $200,000, while minor league teams selected 20 players at a cost of $168,000.

The rules were changed once again, this time by not allowing the majors to draft any players under contract for less than three years, eliminating the first-year rule draft. Bill Laxton was the first pick in the draft. It was estimated the the entire major league draft took 18 minutes.

Additionally, the Pacific Coast League drafted 3 umpires, Jim Scott, Terry Cooney, and Jim Quick, from the Texas League, while the International League drafted Bill Robinson from the Eastern League.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
California Angels	Fred Lasher	Pitcher	Wichita Aeros	Cleveland Indians
California Angels	John Stephenson	Catcher	Phoenix Giants	San Francisco Giants
Chicago White Sox	Alfredo Mariscal	Pitcher	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Senators	Joe Foy	Infielder	Tidewater Tides	New York Mets
Atlanta Braves	Guy Rose	Outfielder	Spokane Indians	Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs	Ron Tompkins	Pitcher	Portland Beavers	Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals	Cecil Cooper	Outfielder	Louisville Colonels	Boston Red Sox
San Diego Padres	Bill Laxton	Pitcher	Eugene Emeralds	Philadelphia Phillies

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Evansville Triplets	Jim Strickland	Pitcher	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Oklahoma City 89ers	Alberto Leaver	Outfielder	Waterbury Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates
Richmond Braves	Federico Velazquez	Catcher	Jacksonville Suns	Montreal Expos
Rochester Red Wings	Jesus Aristimuno	Shortstop	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Tidewater Tides	Bob Rauch	Pitcher	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Toledo Mud Hens	John Gamble	Infielder	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Winnipeg Whips	Romel (Red) Canada	Outfielder	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Hawaii Islanders	John Harrell	Catcher	Amarillo Giants	San Francisco Giants
Phoenix Giants	Jimmy Williams	Outfielder	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Phoenix Giants	Greg Wellman	Pitcher	Albuquerque Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers
Salt Lake City Bees	Dan Osinski	Pitcher	Columbus Astros	Houston Astros

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Reading Phillies	James Ziegler	Outfielder	Visalia Mets	New York Mets
Charlotte Hornets	Richard Barnes	Pitcher	Huron Cubs	Chicago Cubs
Charlotte Hornets	Vic Albury	Pitcher	Lodi Padres	San Diego Padres
Arkansas Travelers	Julio Gotay	Infielder	Cocoa Astros	Houston Astros
Arkansas Travelers	John Fryar	Pitcher	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Boston Red Sox
El Paso Sun Kings	Daryl Hallmark	Pitcher	Tampa Tarpons	Cincinnati Reds
El Paso Sun Kings	Maximo Torres	Shortstop	Salem Rebels	Pittsburgh Pirates
San Antonio Missions	Gene Baker	Pitcher	Lynchburg Twins	Minnesota Twins
San Antonio Missions	Frank Coggins	Infielder	Reno Silver Sox	Cleveland Indians