1954 Amateur Draft

[CSCommish]

Prior to each round, teams will be assigned a time slot: Round 1 picks have 4-hour time limits, Round 2 and 3 picks have 2-hour time limits. Go beyond this time limit and the team's pick may be auto-picked and all remaining selections will be auto-picked unless the team sends in a list. Time limits will enforced within the 8:00 AM through 10:00 PM time frame, all times Eastern.

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First Round

8. WAS - 1B Harmon Killebrew (FPR)
1. PIT - SP Don Drysdale
2. CHN - RF George Altman
3. BAL - SP Don Cardwell
4. DET - SP Billy O'Dell
5. CIN - SP Ralph Terry
6. BOS - SS Luis Aparicio
7. CHA - SP Mudcat "Jim" Grant
9. PHA - C John "Honey" Romano
10. NYG - C Katsuya Nomura
11. STL - RF Lee Thomas
12. BRO - RF Floyd Robinson
13. PHI - LF Leon Wagner
14. CLE - SP Dick Stigman
15. MIL - SP John Buzhardt
16. NYA - SS Tony Kubek

Second Round

1. PIT - SP Ken McBride
2. CHN - 2B Bill Mazeroski
3. BAL - CF Gary Geiger
4. DET - 3B Don LeJohn
5. CIN - SP Stan "Big Daddy" Williams
6. BOS - SP Dick Drott
7. CHA - SP Don Nottebart
8. WAS - LF Lee Maye
9. PHA - 3B Tony Taylor
10. NYG - MR Frank Funk
11. STL - MR Howie Nunn
12. CHN via BRO - SP Bob Anderson
13. PHI - SP Jim Golden
14. CLE - 2B Roberto Barbon
15. MIL - CF Bill Kern
16. NYA - MR Terry Fox

Third Round

1. PIT - C Ken Retzer
2. CHN - SP John Tsitouris
3. BAL - SS Andre Rodgers
4. DET - SS Ruben Amaro, Sr.
5. CIN - SP Fritz Ackley
6. BOS - SP Don Rowe
7. CHA - SS Ken Hamlin
8. WAS (FORFEITED)
9. PHA - SP Dick Luebke
10. NYG - MR Freddie Burdette
11. STL - MR Ted Bowsfield
12. CHA via BRO - SP Jim Doole
13. PHI - RF Al Spangler
14. CLE - SP Tom H. Baker
15. MIL - CF Buddy Gilbert
16. NYA - MR Earl Francis

Fourth Round

1. PIT - SP Evelio Hernandez
2. CHN - 1B Mike Solomko
3. BAL - SP Bill Kirk
4. DET - C Charlie Lewis
5. CIN - MR Walt Craddock
6. BOS - RF Billy Williams
7. CHA - OF Bob Will

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Washington pick: 3B Ramon Conde
Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Leo Posada
New York (N) pick: C Steve Korcheck
St. Louis (N) pick: 1B Jim McManus
Brooklyn pick: 2B Joey Amalfitano
Philadelphia (N) pick: CF Carl Boles
Cleveland pick: 1B Ron H. Jackson
Milwaukee pick: CF Don Landrum
New York (A) pick: 2B Sammy Drake

Round 5 :
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Haruo Handa
Chicago (N) pick: LF Danny Morejon
Baltimore pick: P Don Kildoo
Detroit pick: P Tom E. Hughes
Cincinnati pick: P Darrell Martin
Boston pick: 2B Rod Kanehl
Chicago (A) pick: P Ray Rippelmeyer
Washington pick: 3B Jim Walton
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Leonard Lindborg
New York (N) pick: SS Daryl Robertson
St. Louis (N) pick: 2B Bob W. Johnson
Brooklyn pick: C Ron Henry
Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Jack Krol
Cleveland pick: 1B Frank Leja
Milwaukee pick: 2B Chuck Cottier
New York (A) pick: P Lefty Hayden

Round 6 :
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Marlan Coughtry
Chicago (N) pick: C Jim R. Campbell
Baltimore pick: P Carl Duser
Detroit pick: P Mel Nelson
Cincinnati pick: SS Jimmy McCabe
Boston pick: P Marshall Renfroe
Chicago (A) pick: LF Tom Clarkson
Washington pick: C Ben Hines
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Tom Brookshier
New York (N) pick: LF Phil Marvier
St. Louis (N) pick: 1B Hal Trosky Jr.
Brooklyn pick: RF Dick Murphy
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Paul Giel
Cleveland pick: P Martin Garber
Milwaukee pick: P Hal Raether
New York (A) pick: 3B Minnie Mendoza

Round 7 :
Pittsburgh pick: P Laurin Pepper
Chicago (N) pick: SS John Jenson
Baltimore pick: P Paul Penson
Detroit pick: C Al Stieglitz
Cincinnati pick: LF Robert Willis
Boston pick: C Tom Yewcic
Chicago (A) pick: P Yusaku Akimoto
Washington pick: P John Oldham
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Bill Oster
New York (N) pick: P Mitsuo Matsuoka

[CSCommish]

1B Harmon Killebrew reserved by the Senators.

[Sha-Le Unique]

Pirates select SP Don Drysdale 1st overall in the inaugural HOFFBL draft

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Cubbies are up.

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Cubs select 1B/OF George Altman.

[peted]

Orioles are proud to select SP Don Cardwell.

Tough choice!

[K.]

SP O'Dell.

[Padres]

SP ralph terry

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Boston is up. They have until 10pm eastern time tonight.

[Boston Red Sox]

Luis Aparicio of course

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White Sox are up.

[bigmark]

Mudcat "Jim" Grant, Starting Pitcher

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A's.

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C John "Honey" Romano

[Spencer]

#98 Katsuya Nomura, Catcher, 18 yrs, No Team

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Cardinals.

[Matt]

Was hoping at least one of the two C would fall...ugh.

I'll take RF Lee Thomas

[soonerfantu]

Dodgers select Floyd Robinson, RF.

Only having one pick this year, and only Koufax next year, made this tough. There were a couple of other guys I liked, but I think this was the pick that had to be made.

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Phillies.

[oreng]

Of Leon Wagner. Him and Floyd both nice.

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Dang, I wanted Daddy Wags.

Cleveland is up.

[Ashes]

SP "Big" Dick Stigman

[steve]

SP John Buzhardt

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SS Tony Kubek to Yankees via list.

Pirates up.

[Sha-Le Unique]

SP Ken McBride