1961 MLB Expansion Draft
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The 1961 MLB Expansion Draft was held by Major League Baseball on October 10, 1961 to fill the rosters of the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s. The Mets and the Colts (later renamed the Astros) were the new franchises which would enter the league in the 1962 season. The pool of players out of which they could select was limited to the existing National League ballclubs.
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[edit] Houston Colt 45s
[edit] Regular phase
- $75,000 per player
- Eddie Bressoud, infielder, San Francisco Giants
- Bob Aspromonte, infielder, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Bob Lillis, infielder, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dick Drott, pitcher, Chicago Cubs
- Al Heist, outfielder, Chicago Cubs
- Roman Mejias, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
- George Williams, infielder, Philadelphia Phillies
- Jesse Hickman, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
- Merritt Ranew, catcher, Milwaukee Braves
- Don Taussig, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals
- Bobby Shantz, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Norm Larker, infielder, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Sam Jones, pitcher, San Francisco Giants
- Paul Roof, pitcher, Milwaukee Braves
- Ken Johnson, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Dick Gernert, infielder, Cincinnati Reds
- Ed Olivares, infielder, St. Louis Cardinals
- Jim Umbricht, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jim Golden, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Premium phase
- $125,000 per player
- Joe Amalfitano, infielder, San Francisco Giants
- Turk Farrell, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Hal Smith, catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Al Spangler, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves
[edit] New York Mets
- Craig Anderson, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Gus Bell, outfielder, Cincinnati Reds
- Ed Bouchee, infielder, Chicago Cubs
- Chris Cannizzaro, catcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Elio Chacón, infielder, Cincinnati Reds
- Joe Christopher, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Choo Choo Coleman, catcher, Philadelphia Phillies
- Roger Craig, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ray Daviault, pitcher, San Francisco Giants
- John DeMerit, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves
- Sammy Drake, infielder, Chicago Cubs
- Jim Hickman, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals
- Gil Hodges, infielder, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jay Hook, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Al Jackson, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Sherman Jones, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Hobie Landrith, catcher, San Francisco Giants
- Félix Mantilla, infielder, Milwaukee Braves
- Bob Miller, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Bobby Gene Smith, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
- Lee Walls, infielder/outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
- Don Zimmer, infielder, Chicago Cubs
