1961 MLB Expansion Drafts
1961 Expansion Draft
| OvPck | Tm | Name | POS | From Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Colt .45s | Eddie Bressoud | IF | San Francisco Giants |
| 2 | New York Mets | Hobie Landrith | C | San Francisco Giants |
| 3 | Houston Colt .45s | Bob Aspromonte | iF | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 4 | New York Mets | Elio Chacón | IF | Cincinnati Reds |
| 5 | Houston Colt .45s | Bob Lillis | IF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 6 | New York Mets | Roger Craig | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 7 | Houston Colt .45s | Dick Drott | P | Chicago Cubs |
| 8 | New York Mets | Gus Bell | OF | Cincinnati Reds |
| 9 | Houston Colt .45s | Al Heist | OF | Chicago Cubs |
| 10 | New York Mets | Joe Christopher | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 11 | Houston Colt .45s | Román Mejías | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 12 | New York Mets | Félix Mantilla | IF | Milwaukee Braves |
| 13 | Houston Colt .45s | George Williams | IF | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 14 | New York Mets | Gil Hodges | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 15 | Houston Colt .45s | Jesse Hickman | P | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 16 | New York Mets | Craig Anderson | P | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 17 | Houston Colt .45s | Merritt Ranew | C | Milwaukee Braves |
| 18 | New York Mets | Ray Daviault | P | San Francisco Giants |
| 19 | Houston Colt .45s | Don Taussig | OF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 20 | New York Mets | John DeMerit | OF | Milwaukee Braves |
| 21 | Houston Colt .45s | Bobby Shantz | P | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 22 | New York Mets | Al Jackson | P | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 23 | Houston Colt .45s | Norm Larker | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 24 | New York Mets | Sammy Drake | IF | Chicago Cubs |
| 25 | Houston Colt .45s | Sam Jones | P | San Francisco Giants |
| 26 | New York Mets | Chris Cannizzaro | C | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 27 | Houston Colt .45s | Paul Roof | P | Milwaukee Braves |
| 28 | New York Mets | Choo-Choo Coleman | C | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 29 | Houston Colt .45s | Ken Johnson | P | Cincinnati Reds |
| 30 | New York Mets | Ed Bouchee | 1B | Chicago Cubs |
| 31 | Houston Colt .45s | Dick Gernert | 1B | Cincinnati Reds |
| 32 | New York Mets | Bobby Smith | OF | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 33 | Houston Colt .45s | Ed Olivares | IF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 34 | New York Mets | Sherman Jones | P | Cincinnati Reds |
| 35 | Houston Colt .45s | Jim Umbricht | P | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 36 | New York Mets | Jim Hickman | OF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 37 | Houston Colt .45s | Jim Golden | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 38 | Houston Colt .45s | Joey Amalfitano | IF | San Francisco Giants |
| 39 | New York Mets | Jay Hook | P | Cincinnati Reds |
| 40 | Houston Colt .45s | Turk Farrell | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 41 | New York Mets | Bob Miller | P | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 42 | Houston Colt .45s | Hal Smith | C | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 43 | New York Mets | Don Zimmer | IF | Chicago Cubs |
| 44 | Houston Colt .45s | Al Spangler | OF | Milwaukee Braves |
| 45 | New York Mets | Lee Walls | IF/OF | Philadelphia Phillies |
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