1955 REENTRY DRAFT      
  (Draft Completed, 8 players left)      
  GMs must assign contracts from 1-5 years.  Veterans(*) must have minimum 3-year contract.      
  4-year contracts: add 10% to base salary.  5-year contracts: add 20% to base salary.      
  Clubs may opt to pass a round and return to make selection in later round(s).      
  Unsigned players will go into free agent pool, and can be signed during season for 50% of base salary.      
  Starred (*) salaries reflect $200k bonus.      
       
    1st Round 30% 2nd Round 20% 3rd Round 10% 4th Round 0% 5th Round -10% 6th Round -20% 7th Round -30%    
  SAN FRANCISCO Vic Wertz, 1B 3500 58     Dick Cole, SS *530 57           *Bill Wight, SP *500 57          
  LOS ANGELES *Bob Kuzava, MR 2243 57 *Mel Parnell, SP 2400 57 *Don Lenhardt, LF *563 57       Bobby Morgan, 2B *1000 57                
    DETROIT Bob Kelly, MR *746 57 Lou Klein, 2B *560 57                                  
    LOUISVILLE                                            
    BOSTON *Connie Ryan, 2B 2080 57 *Ernie Johnson, MR *920 57                                  
    CHICAGO *Raffensberger, SP 2275 57 *Clyde Vollmer, RF *596 57 *Early Wynn, SP 4400 57                            
    BROOKLYN *W Masterson, MR 2275 57 Eddie Yost, 3B 4200 55 Alex Kellner, MR *560 55                            
    NEW YORK *Ray Boone, 3B *855 57 Roy McMillan, SS *776 55                                  
    ST LOUIS L Merriman, LF *672 55 *M Kennedy, MR 2100 57 Russ Meyer, SP *596 57             Bobby Young, 2B *500 55 Clyde McCullough, C *813 57    
    WASHINGTON *W Westlake, RF 1625 57 Duane Pillette, SP *560 57 *Pecky Suder, 2B *530 57       Bob Cain, SP *524 57                
       
    FREE AGENT POOL          
    Salaries reflect 50% reduction for falling through all seven rounds of Reentry Draft.          
                           
    CATCHER     THIRD BASE     LEFT FIELD     STARTERS     RELIEVERS      
    Clyde Kluttz, C 1025   *Bob Elliott, 3B 1250   *Hal Rice, LF 500   Max Surkont, SP 500   *Harry Perkowski, MR 2000        
    *Joe Tipton, C 500     *Dale Mitchell, LF 500       Jim Konstanty, MR 1000        
       
       
  1955 ROOKIE DRAFT      
  (Draft Complete)        
  First round picks: automatic 3-year contract @ $1.0 million.  Bonuses for top three overall picks.        
  Second round picks: automatic 3-year contract at $500k.  All others: minor league contracts.        
  Teams may not pass a round.        
       
    1st Round $1M 2nd Round 500k 3rd Round Minor 4th Round Minor          
  LOS ANGELES Bob Clemente, RF 1300 57 Jim King, RF 500 57 J Blanchard, RF Minor   Gail Harris, 1B Minor            
  Johnny Kucks, SP 1000 57 Ed Roebuck, MR 500 57              
  SAN FRANCISCO Ken Boyer, 3B 1200 57 Tom Sturdivant, SP 500 57 Hal Smith, C Minor   Pete Daley, C Minor            
    DETROIT Pedro Ramos, SP 1100 57 Jack Meyer, MR 500 57 Duke Maas, MR Minor   Bubba Phillips, 3B Minor            
    CHICAGO Bill Virdon, CF 1000 57 Barney Schultz, MR 500 57 Don Gross, MR Minor   M Throneberry, 1B Minor            
    LOUISVILLE Bill Skowron, 1B 1000 57 Wayne Causey, SS 500 57 Luis Arroyo, MR Minor   Billy Gardner, 2B Minor            
    BOSTON Larry Jackson, SP 1000 57  to LA  Dave Hillman, MR Minor                
    NEW YORK Frank Lary, SP 1000 57 Art Ditmar, SP 500 57 Gene Freese, 3B Minor                
    ST LOUIS  to LA  George Susce, MR 500 57 Hector Lopez, LF Minor                
    BROOKLYN Herb Score, SP 1000 57 Elston Howard, C 500 57 Art Ceccarelli, SP Minor                
    WASHINGTON Ted Abernathy, CL 1000 57 Roman Mejias, RF 500 57 Don Zimmer, 3B Minor