Browns select Buddy Rosar C - Rnd 12 (143) 4 yr contract

1946 Ron Northey OF

OF Bobby Thomson

P Ted Wilks

Posted by grayfoxx on 7/20/2025 8:13:00 PM (view original):
OF Bobby Thomson

GREAT PICK -

I thought I could grab him with my next 5th rounder

Almost pulled trigger but thought noone would notice because of that first season being so low on salary

R12 - Philly A's
OF - Danny Litwhiler

Daniel Webster Litwhiler began his baseball career in 1941 after earning a Bachelor's degree in 1938 from Bloomberg State Teacher's College, making Litwhiler one of the few college graduates among major league players at the time. In 1942, Litwhiler became one of the first players to stitch together the fingers of his glove and he would go on to become the first player in MLB history to have an error-free season while playing a full-time position on defense. Litwhiler would see a 187-game errorless streak end in 1943, though that would be the only error he would commit that season. Lithwiler's most significant contributions to the game of baseball would come after his professional career ended. Litwhiler's college coaching career at Florida State would see him advance to the College World Series three times, and he would become the all-time winningest coach at Michigan State while coaching the likes of Steve Garvey and Kirk Gibson. Litwhiler invented Diamond Grit, a calcined clay product, that would quickly and effectively dry wet fields, allowing for play to resume sooner (saving organizations millions of dollars in lost revenue). Working in collaboration with the Jugs company, Litwhiler was one of the first coaches to utilize radar guns to measure pitching velocity, a trend that resulted in the revolutionary way that pitchers are now assessed during scouting.

R13 - Philly A's
P - Blix Donnelly

Lifelong Olivia, Minnesota, resident Sylvester Urban "Blix" Donnelly, spent nine seasons in the minors before making his big-league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals as a 30 year-old rookie in 1944. Donnelly could be equally effective as a starter or reliever, finishing his career with 27 complete games and 12 saves. Donnelly had significant contributions out of the bullpen for the Redbirds in the 1944 "all St. Louis" World Series, tossing four scoreless frames with seven strikeouts in Game 2, getting the win to put the Cards up 2-0 in the series. Donnelly later went on to be a member of the Philadelphia Phillies' 1950 "Whiz Kids" club that won the NL pennant.

Rip Sewell P - Rnd 13 (146) 3 yr contract

Taffy Wright OF

8:30 PM		144		dirtbag13 - (PHA)		Danny Litwhiler
MON. 7/21		ROUND 13				3 YEAR CONTRACT
9:00 AM		145		dirtbag13 - (PHA)		Blix Donnelly
9:30 AM		146		benfc - (SLB)		Rip Sewell
10:00 AM		147		Razorhawg1 - (STL)		Taffy Wright
10:30 AM		148		grayfoxx - (WSH)
11:00 AM		149		Ribbentrop - (PHI)
11:30 AM		150		strubrosII - (CHW)
12:00 PM		151		Husker75 - (BSN)
12:30 PM		152		coyote522 - (NYG)
1:00 PM		153		kujhawker - (NYY)
1:30 PM		154		riftonapple - (CLE)
2:00 PM		155		cmcafeeky - (BRO)
2:30 PM		156		Rino65 - (CIN)
MON. 7/21		ROUND 14				2 YEAR CONTRACT
3:00 PM		157		Rino65 - (CIN)
3:30 PM		158		cmcafeeky - (BRO)
4:00 PM		159		riftonapple - (CLE)

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Pitcher 1946 Orval Grove

Orval Grove, who attended Elmhurst College in Illinois, came to the majors at age 20 in 1940 with the Chicago White Sox. His entire major league career was with the White Sox, between 1940 and 1949. He was named to the All-Star team in 1944. In his best year, he went 15-9 in 1943.

Grove pitched in the minors from 1938 to 1941, getting cups of coffee in the big leagues in 1940 and 1941. He was solely in the majors during 1942-1948, and while he pitched one major league game in 1949, he was mostly in the minors with the Sacramento Solons. He stayed with Sacramento during 1949-1952.