1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft 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 Colt.45s 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.the poor performance of the Mets and Colt.45s after two seasons, another draft was held for the teams. The other existing National League clubs made four players from their 40-man roster available at $30,000 apiece. Only eight players could be selected between the two clubs.1961 Draft Pick Player Position Selected by Previous team 1 Eddie Bressoud IF Houston Colt.45s San Francisco Giants2 Hobie LandrithC New York MetsSan Francisco Giants 3 Bob Aspromonte IF Houston Colt.45s Los Angeles Dodgers4 Elio Chacón IF New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 5 Bob Lillis IF Houston Colt.45s St. Louis Cardinals 6 Roger Craig P New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Dick Drott P Houston Colt.45s Chicago Cubs8 Gus Bell*OF New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 9 Al Heist OF Houston Colt.45s Chicago Cubs 10 Joe Christopher OF New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Román Mejías OF Houston Colt.45s Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Félix Mantilla IF New York Mets Milwaukee Braves 13 George Williams IF Houston Colt.45s Philadelphia Phillies 14 Gil Hodges*1B New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers 15 Jesse Hickman P Houston Colt.45s Philadelphia Phillies 16 Craig Anderson P New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 17 Merritt Ranew C Houston Colt.45s Milwaukee Braves 18 Ray Daviault P New York Mets San Francisco Giants 19 Don Taussig OF Houston Colt.45s St. Louis Cardinals 20 John DeMerit OF New York Mets Milwaukee Braves 21 Bobby Shantz*P Houston Colt.45s Pittsburgh Pirates 22 Al Jackson P New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Norm Larker* 1B Houston Colt.45s Los Angeles Dodgers 24 Sammy Drake IF New York Mets Chicago Cubs 25 Sam Jones* P Houston Colt.45s San Francisco Giants 26 Chris Cannizzaro C New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 27 Paul Roof P Houston Colt.45s Milwaukee Braves 28 Choo-Choo Coleman C New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies 29 Ken Johnson P Houston Colt.45s Cincinnati Reds 30 Ed Bouchee 1B New York Mets Chicago Cubs 31 Dick Gernert 1B Houston Colt.45s Cincinnati Reds 32 Bob Smith OF New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies
Pick Player Position Selected by Previous team 33 Ed Olivares IF Houston Colt.45s St. Louis Cardinals 34 Sherman JonesP New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 35 Jim Umbricht P Houston Colt.45s Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Jim Hickman OF New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 37 Jim Golden P Houston Colt.45s Los Angeles Dodgers
Pick Player Position Selected by Previous team 38 Joe Amalfitano IF Houston Colt.45s San Francisco Giants 39 Jay Hook P New York Mets Cincinnati Reds 40 Turk FarrellP Houston Colt.45s Los Angeles Dodgers 41 Bob Miller P New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals 42 Hal Smith C Houston Colt.45s Pittsburgh Pirates 43 Don Zimmer* IF New York Mets Chicago Cubs 44 Al Spangler OF Houston Colt.45s Milwaukee Braves 45 Lee Walls* IF/OF New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies
* All-Star only before 1961 Expansion Draft 1963 Draft Player Position Selected by Previous team William "Bill" Haas 1B/OF New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Claude Raymond P Houston Colt. 45s Milwaukee Braves Jack FisherP New York Mets San Francisco Giants
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