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1956-0 Draft Results
Round #0 - Signed Phase
Draft Year
1956
Total Picks
84
Phase
Signed Player
Major Leaguers
84
Signed Picks
84
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23
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year
round
ovl
phase
player
team
d-pos
signed
source
school
division
region
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
slot value
bonus
1956
0
0
Signed
Bob Allen
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
FA
Texas
TX
P
6-2
185
L
L
1937-10-23
Tatum,TX
MLB
1961-1967
1961-1967
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Rogelio Alvarez
Cincinnati Reds
1B
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
1B
5-11
183
R
R
1938-04-18
Pinar del Rio,CU
MLB
1960-1962
1960-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Joe Azcue
Cincinnati Reds
C
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
C
6-0
200
R
R
1939-08-18
Cienfuegos,CU
MLB
1960-1972
1960-1972
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jim Bailey
Cincinnati Reds
P
Yes
College
Lincoln Memorial
NCAA 2
TN
P
6-2
210
B
L
1934-12-16
Strawberry Plains,TN
MLB
1959-1959
1959-1959
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Ed Bauta
Pittsburgh Pirates
P
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
P
6-3
200
R
R
1935-01-06
Florida,C
MLB
1960-1964
1960-1964
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bo Belinsky
Pittsburgh Pirates
P
Yes
FA
New Jersey
NJ
P
6-2
191
L
L
1936-12-07
New York,NY
MLB
1962-1970
1962-1970
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Chet Boak
Kansas City Athletics
2B
Yes
FA
Pennsylvania
PA
2B
6-0
180
R
R
1935-06-19
New Castle,PA
MLB
1960-1961
1960-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bobby Bolin
New York Giants
P
Yes
FA
South Carolina
SC
P
6-4
200
R
R
1939-01-29
Hickory Grove,SC
MLB
1961-1973
1961-1973
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Ernie Bowman
New York Giants
SS-2B
Yes
College
East Tennessee State
NCAA 1
TN
SS-2B
5-10
160
R
R
1935-07-28
Johnson City,TN
MLB
1961-1963
1961-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jim Brewer
Chicago Cubs
P
Yes
HS
Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow,OK)
OK
P
6-2
195
L
L
1937-11-14
Merced,CA
MLB
1960-1976
1960-1976
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Alan Brice
Chicago White Sox
P
Yes
HS
Hillsborough (Tampa,FL)
FL
P
6-5
215
R
R
1937-10-01
New York,NY
MLB
1961-1961
1961-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Chris Cannizzaro
St. Louis Cardinals
C
Yes
HS
San Leandro (San Leandro,CA)
CA
C
6-0
190
R
R
1938-05-03
Oakland,CA
MLB
1960-1974
1960-1974
0
2,200
1956
0
0
Signed
Cam Carreon
Chicago White Sox
C
Yes
HS
Colton (Colton,CA)
CA
C
6-0
198
R
R
1937-08-06
Colton,CA
MLB
1959-1966
1959-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Elio Chacon
Cincinnati Reds
SS-2B
Yes
In
Venezuela
VZ
SS-2B
5-9
160
R
R
1936-10-26
Caracas,VZ
MLB
1960-1962
1960-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Nelson Chittum
St. Louis Cardinals
P
Yes
College
Elizabethtown
NCAA 2
PA
P
6-1
180
R
R
1933-03-25
Harrisonburg,VA
MLB
1958-1960
1958-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Don Choate
St. Louis Cardinals
P
Yes
HS
East St. Louis (East St. Louis,IL)
IL
P
6-0
185
R
R
1938-07-02
Potosi,MO
MLB
1960-1960
1960-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bert Cueto
Washington Senators
P
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
P
6-4
170
R
R
1937-08-14
San Luis,CU
MLB
1961-1961
1961-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jack Curtis
Chicago Cubs
P
Yes
HS
Granite Falls (Granite Falls,NC)
NC
P
5-10
175
L
L
1937-01-11
Rhodhiss,NC
MLB
1961-1963
1961-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Tommy Davis
Brooklyn Dodgers
OF
Yes
HS
Boys and Girls (Brooklyn,NY)
NY
OF
6-2
205
R
R
1939-03-21
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1959-1976
1957-1976
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Ed Donnelly
Kansas City Athletics
P
Yes
HS
Quincy (Quincy,MI)
MI
P
6-0
175
R
R
1932-12-10
Allen,MI
MLB
1959-1959
1959-1959
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jim Donohue
St. Louis Cardinals
P
Yes
FA
Missouri
MO
P
6-4
190
R
R
1938-10-31
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1961-1962
1961-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Terry Fox
Milwaukee Braves
P
Yes
FA
Illinois
IL
P
6-0
175
R
R
1935-07-31
Chicago,IL
MLB
1960-1966
1960-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Joe Gaines
Cincinnati Reds
OF
Yes
FA
California
CA
OF
6-1
190
R
R
1936-11-22
Bryan,TX
MLB
1960-1966
1960-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Fred Gladding
Detroit Tigers
P
Yes
FA
Michigan
MI
P
6-0
225
L
R
1936-06-28
Flat Rock,MI
MLB
1961-1973
1961-1973
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Pumpsie Green
Boston Red Sox
2B-SS
Yes
FA
Oklahoma
OK
2B-SS
6-0
175
B
R
1933-10-27
Oakland,CA
MLB
1959-1963
1959-1963
0
3,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Kent Hadley
Detroit Tigers
1B
Yes
College
USC
NCAA 1
CA
1B
6-3
190
L
L
1934-12-17
Pocatello,ID
MLB
1958-1960
1958-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jimmie Hall
Washington Senators
OF
Yes
HS
Belmont (Belmont,NC)
NC
OF
6-0
175
L
R
1938-03-07
Mount Holly,NC
MLB
1963-1970
1963-1970
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Ron Hansen
Baltimore Orioles
SS
Yes
HS
Nebraska
NE
SS
6-3
200
R
R
1938-04-05
Oxford,NE
MLB
1958-1972
1958-1972
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Tim Harkness
Philadelphia Phillies
1B
Yes
FA
Quebec
QC
1B
6-2
182
L
L
1937-12-23
Lachine,QC
MLB
1961-1964
1961-1964
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jim Hickman
St. Louis Cardinals
OF-1B
Yes
HS
Ripley (Ripley,TN)
TN
OF-1B
6-4
205
R
R
1937-05-10
Henning,TN
MLB
1962-1974
1962-1974
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Chuck Hinton
Baltimore Orioles
OF
Yes
College
Shaw
NCAA 2
NC
OF
6-1
195
R
R
1934-05-03
Rocky Mount,NC
MLB
1961-1971
1961-1971
0
500
1956
0
0
Signed
Ed Hobaugh
Chicago White Sox
P
Yes
College
Michigan State
NCAA 1
MI
P
6-0
176
R
R
1934-06-27
Kittanning,PA
MLB
1961-1963
1961-1963
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Julian Javier
Pittsburgh Pirates
3B-2B
Yes
In
Dominican Republic
DR
3B-2B
6-1
175
R
R
1936-08-09
San Francisco de Macoris,DR
MLB
1960-1972
1960-1972
0
500
1956
0
0
Signed
Deron Johnson
New York Yankees
1B-3B
Yes
HS
San Diego (San Diego,CA)
CA
1B-3B
6-2
205
R
R
1938-07-17
San Diego,CA
MLB
1960-1976
1960-1976
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Hal Jones
Kansas City Athletics
1B
Yes
FA
Missouri
MO
1B
6-2
194
R
R
1936-04-09
Louisiana,MO
MLB
1961-1962
1961-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Al Kenders
Philadelphia Phillies
C
Yes
HS
Barringer (Newark,NJ)
NJ
C
6-0
185
R
R
1937-04-04
Barrington,NJ
MLB
1961-1961
1961-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bobby Knoop
Milwaukee Braves
2B
Yes
HS
Montebello (Montebello,CA)
CA
2B
6-1
170
R
R
1938-10-18
Sioux City,IA
MLB
1964-1972
1964-1972
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Howie Koplitz
Detroit Tigers
P
Yes
HS
Oshkosh Christian (Oshkosh,WI)
WI
P
5-11
195
R
R
1938-05-04
Oshkosh,WI
MLB
1961-1966
1961-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Frank Kostro
Detroit Tigers
3B-OF
Yes
FA
Michigan
MI
3B-OF
6-2
190
R
R
1937-08-04
Windber,PA
MLB
1962-1969
1962-1969
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jack Lamabe
Philadelphia Phillies
P
Yes
College
Vermont
NCAA 1
VT
P
6-1
198
R
R
1936-10-03
Farmingdale,NY
MLB
1962-1968
1962-1968
0
0
year
round
ovl
phase
player
team
d-pos
signed
source
school
division
region
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
slot value
bonus
1956
0
0
Signed
Bob Lee
Pittsburgh Pirates
P
Yes
HS
Bellflower (Bellflower,CA)
HS
CA
P
6-3
230
R
R
1937-11-26
Ottumwa,IA
MLB
1964-1968
1964-1968
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Em Lindbeck
Milwaukee Braves
H
Yes
College
Illinois
NCAA 1
IL
H
6-0
185
L
R
1934-08-27
Kewanee,IL
MLB
1960-1960
1960-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bob Lipski
Philadelphia Phillies
C
Yes
FA
Pennsylvania
PA
C
6-1
180
L
R
1938-07-07
Scranton,PA
MLB
1963-1963
1963-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Gordon Mackenzie
Kansas City Athletics
C
Yes
HS
St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg,FL)
FL
C
5-11
175
R
R
1937-07-09
St. Petersburg,FL
MLB
1961-1961
1961-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Ken MacKenzie
Milwaukee Braves
P
Yes
College
Yale
NCAA 1
CT
P
6-0
185
R
L
1934-03-10
Gore Bay,ON
MLB
1960-1965
1960-1965
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Hector Maestri
Washington Senators
P
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
P
5-10
160
R
R
1935-04-19
Havana,CU
MLB
1960-1961
1960-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Art Mahaffey
Philadelphia Phillies
P
Yes
HS
Western Hills (Cincinnati,OH)
OH
P
6-2
200
R
R
1938-06-04
Cincinnati,OH
MLB
1960-1966
1960-1966
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
J.C. Martin
Chicago White Sox
C
Yes
HS
Virginia
VA
C
6-2
200
L
R
1936-12-13
Axton,VA
MLB
1959-1972
1959-1972
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Tom McAvoy
Washington Senators
P
Yes
HS
Colorado
CO
P
6-3
200
L
L
1936-08-12
Brooklyn,NY
MLB
1959-1959
1959-1959
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Mike McCormick
New York Giants
P
Yes
HS
California
CA
P
6-2
195
L
L
1938-09-29
Pasadena,CA
MLB
1956-1971
1956-1971
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Don Miles
Brooklyn Dodgers
OF
Yes
College
Indianapolis
NCAA 2
IN
OF
6-1
210
L
L
1936-03-13
Indianapolis,IN
MLB
1958-1958
1958-1958
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Don Mincher
Chicago White Sox
1B
Yes
HS
S.R. Butler (Huntsville,AL)
AL
1B
6-3
210
L
R
1938-06-24
Huntsville,AL
MLB
1960-1972
1960-1972
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Ron Moeller
Baltimore Orioles
P
Yes
College
Xavier
NCAA 1
OH
P
6-0
180
L
L
1938-10-13
Cincinnati,OH
MLB
1956-1963
1956-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Phil Mudrock
New York Yankees
P
Yes
HS
Monarch (Louisville,CO)
CO
P
6-1
190
R
R
1937-06-12
Louisville,CO
MLB
1963-1963
1963-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Mel Nelson
St. Louis Cardinals
P
Yes
College
San Bernardino Valley
CCCAA
CA
P
6-0
185
R
L
1936-05-30
San Diego,CA
MLB
1960-1969
1960-1969
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Gene Oliver
St. Louis Cardinals
C-1B
Yes
College
Northwestern
NCAA 1
IL
C-1B
6-2
225
R
R
1935-03-22
Moline,IL
MLB
1959-1969
1959-1969
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Orlando Pena
Cincinnati Reds
P
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
P
5-11
154
R
R
1933-11-17
Victoria De Las Tunas,CU
MLB
1958-1975
1958-1975
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jim Perry
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
College
Campbell
NCAA 1
NC
P
6-4
200
B
R
1935-10-30
Williamston,NC
MLB
1959-1975
1959-1975
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Gary Peters
Chicago White Sox
P
Yes
College
Grove City College
NCAA 2
PA
P
6-2
200
L
L
1937-04-21
Grove City,PA
MLB
1959-1972
1959-1972
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bill Pleis
Washington Senators
P
Yes
HS
Kirkwood (Kirkwood,MO)
MO
P
5-10
175
L
L
1937-08-05
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1961-1966
1961-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Phil Regan
Detroit Tigers
P
Yes
College
Western Michigan
NCAA 1
MI
P
6-3
200
R
R
1937-04-06
Otsego,MI
MLB
1960-1972
1960-1972
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Hal Reniff
New York Yankees
P
Yes
HS
Chaffey (Ontario,CA)
CA
P
6-0
215
R
R
1938-07-02
Warren,OH
MLB
1961-1967
1961-1967
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Buck Rodgers
Detroit Tigers
C
Yes
HS
Prospect (Prospect,OH)
OH
C
6-2
195
B
R
1938-08-16
Delaware,OH
MLB
1961-1969
1961-1977
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Cookie Rojas
Cincinnati Reds
2B
Yes
In
Cuba
CU
2B
5-10
170
R
R
1939-03-06
Havana,CU
MLB
1962-1977
1962-1977
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Joe Schaffernoth
Chicago Cubs
P
Yes
HS
Jonathan Dayton Regional (Springfield,NJ)
NJ
P
6-5
195
R
R
1937-08-06
Trenton,NJ
MLB
1959-1961
1959-1961
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Gordon Seyfried
Detroit Tigers
P
Yes
College
Long Beach CC
CCCAA
CA
P
6-0
185
R
R
1937-07-04
Long Beach,CA
MLB
1963-1964
1963-1964
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Barry Shetrone
Baltimore Orioles
OF
Yes
HS
Southern (Baltimore,MD)
MD
OF
6-2
190
L
R
1938-07-06
Baltimore,MD
MLB
1959-1963
1959-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Nate Smith
Brooklyn Dodgers
C
Yes
College
Tennessee State
NCAA 1
TN
C
5-11
170
R
R
1935-04-26
Chicago,IL
MLB
1962-1962
1962-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Tracy Stallard
Boston Red Sox
P
Yes
HS
Coeburn (Coeburn,VA)
VA
P
6-5
205
R
R
1937-08-31
Coeburn,VA
MLB
1960-1966
1960-1966
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Wes Stock
Baltimore Orioles
P
Yes
College
Washington State
NCAA 1
WA
P
6-2
188
R
R
1934-04-10
Longview,WA
MLB
1959-1967
1959-1967
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Moose Stubing
Pittsburgh Pirates
H
Yes
HS
New York
NY
H
6-3
220
L
L
1938-03-31
Bronx,NY
MLB
1967-1967
1967-1977
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Ron Taylor
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
FA
Ontario
ON
P
6-1
195
R
R
1937-12-13
Toronto,ON
MLB
1962-1972
1962-1972
0
4,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Carl Thomas
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
College
Arizona
NCAA 1
AZ
P
6-5
245
R
R
1932-05-28
Minneapolis,MN
MLB
1960-1960
1960-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Dave Tyriver
Cleveland Indians
P
Yes
FA
Wisconsin
WI
P
6-0
175
R
R
1937-10-31
Oshkosh,WI
MLB
1962-1962
1962-1962
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bob Uecker
Milwaukee Braves
C
Yes
FA
Wisconsin
WI
C
6-1
190
R
R
1935-01-26
Milwaukee,WI
MLB
1962-1967
1962-1967
0
3,000
1956
0
0
Signed
Fred Valentine
Baltimore Orioles
OF
Yes
College
Tennessee State
NCAA 2
TN
OF
6-1
190
B
R
1935-01-19
Clarksdale,MS
MLB
1959-1968
1959-1968
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Jay Ward
New York Yankees
2B-3B
Yes
FA
Illinois
IL
2B-3B
6-1
185
R
R
1938-09-09
Brookfield,MO
MLB
1963-1970
1963-1970
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Johnny Weekly
New York Giants
OF
Yes
College
Diablo Valley
CCCAA
CA
OF
6-0
200
R
R
1937-06-14
Waterproof,LA
MLB
1962-1964
1962-1964
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Fred Whitfield
Pittsburgh Pirates
1B
Yes
HS
Woodlawn (Birmingham,AL)
AL
1B
6-1
190
L
L
1938-01-07
Vandiver,AL
MLB
1962-1970
1962-1970
0
500
1956
0
0
Signed
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
OF
Yes
FA
Alabama
AL
OF
6-1
175
L
R
1938-06-15
Whistler,AL
MLB
1959-1976
1959-1976
0
0
year
round
ovl
phase
player
team
d-pos
signed
source
school
division
region
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
slot value
bonus
1956
0
0
Signed
Don Williams
Kansas City Athletics
P
Yes
FA
California
CA
P
6-5
218
R
R
1935-09-02
Los Angeles,CA
MLB
1963-1963
1963-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Neil Wilson
New York Giants
C
Yes
FA
Tennessee
TN
C
6-1
175
L
R
1935-06-14
Lexington,TN
MLB
1960-1960
1960-1960
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Corky Withrow
Milwaukee Braves
OF
Yes
College
Georgetown College
NAIA
KY
OF
6-4
197
R
R
1937-11-28
High Coal,WV
MLB
1963-1963
1963-1963
0
0
1956
0
0
Signed
Bud Zipfel
New York Yankees
1B-OF
Yes
HS
Belleville (Belleville,IL)
IL
1B-OF
6-3
200
L
R
1938-11-18
Belleville,IL
MLB
1961-1962
1961-1962
0
0
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