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, first baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Sam Jones, pitcher, San Francisco Giants
- Paul Roof, pitcher, Milwaukee Braves
- Ken Johnson, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Dick Gernert, first baseman, Cincinnati Reds
- $50,000 per player
- 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
- $75,000 per player
- Hobie Landrith, catcher, San Francisco Giants
- Elio Chacón, infielder, Cincinnati Reds
- Roger Craig, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gus Bell, outfielder, Cincinnati Reds
- Joe Christopher, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Félix Mantilla, infielder, Milwaukee Braves
- Gil Hodges, first baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Craig Anderson, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Ray Daviault, pitcher, San Francisco Giants
- John DeMerit, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves
- Al Jackson, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Sammy Drake, infielder, Chicago Cubs
- Chris Cannizzaro, catcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Choo Choo Coleman, catcher, Philadelphia Phillies
- Ed Bouchee, first baseman, Chicago Cubs
- Bobby Gene Smith, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
- $50,000 per player
- Sherman Jones, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Jim Hickman, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals
- $125,000 per player
- Jay Hook, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Bob Miller, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Don Zimmer, infielder, Chicago Cubs
- Lee Walls, infielder/outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies
