1929 DRAFT


The 1929 Draft was held in October, 1998, in Warren, Michigan. As expected, outfielder Earl Averill was the first player selected. 
Of the 170 players eligible, 52 were selcted. The round-by-round breakdown is as follows:
 

ROUND 1
1 HER - Earl Averill, of
2 HAR - Larry French, p
3 NDA - Rick Ferrell, c
4 STL - Bill Hallahan, p
5 PAW - Ed Wells, p
6 MON - Dale Aelxander, 1b
7 SAH - Johnny Morrison, p
8 MIS -  Hank Gowdy, c
 
 ROUND 2   
9 HER - Rip Collins, p
10 HAR - Roy JOhnson, of
11 NDA - Heine Meine, p
12 STL - Charlie Gelbert, ss
13 PAW - Johnny Frederick, of
14 MON - Phil Collins, p
15 SAH - Socks Seibold, p
16 MIS - Steve Swetonic, p
 
 ROUND 3    
17 HER - Hal McKain, p
18 HAR - Doc Cramer, of
19 NDA - Roy Parmalee, p
20 STL - Ray Hayworth, c
21 PAW - Earl Grace, c
22 MON - Lyn Lary, inf
23 SAH - Hal Rhyne, ss
24 MIS - Mike Cvengros, p
 
 ROUND 4    
25 HER - Pat Crawford, 1b-3b
26 HAR - Sam Leslie, 1b
27 NDA - Leon Chagnon, p
28 STL - Twitchy Porter, of
29 PAW - Bobo Newsom, p
30 MON - Evar Swanson, of
31 SAH - Roy Sherid, p
32 MIS - Sammy Byrd, of
 
 ROUND 5    
33 HER - Homer Peel, of
34 HAR - Al Grabowski, p
35 NDA - Whit Wyatt, p
36 STL - Ad Liska, p
37 PAW - Danny Taylor, of
38 MON - Eric McNair, ss
39 SAH - Eddie Phillips, c
 
 ROUND 6    
40 HER - Ray Moss, p
41 HAR - Bernie James, 2b
42 NDA - Bob Barrett, inf
43 STL - Hi Bell, p
44 PAW - Buck Jordan, 1b
45 MON - Alex Gaston, c
46 SAH - Footsie Blair, inf
 
 ROUND 7    
47 HAR - Fred Stiely, p
48 NDA - Red Baron, of
49 STL - Roy Spencer, c
50 PAW - Buzz Boyle, of
51 SAH - Red Badgro, of
 
 ROUND 8    
52 STL - Elliott Bigelow, of