The draft, held in Boston, site of American League headquarters, had been scheduled for Tuesday, December 13, 1960, but had to be postponed one day due to a heavy snowstorm that struck the New England region.[1]
As with all MLB expansion lotteries prior to 1992, it was an "intraleague" affair and only players from the admitting league were eligible for selection. Each existing American League club had to make available for the draft seven players on their active rosters on August 31, 1960, and eight others from their 40-man rosters. The expansion clubs paid US$75,000 for each of 28 players they drafted with a maximum of seven players drafted from each existing club, not including minor league selections. They were required to take at least ten pitchers, two catchers, six infielders, and four outfielders. The clubs also had the option of drafting one non-roster player for $25,000 from each established franchise.
Reacting belatedly to the National League's July 1960 announcement that it would expand to New York and Houston to begin play in April 1962 (twenty months later), the American League suddenly declared in October 1960 it would add two new teams as well—and that the AL's expansion teams would take the field in only six months, in time for the 1961 season.
Playing catch-up to the National League, under a much tighter deadline with no ownership groups, management or stadia yet in place, the Junior Circuit was forced to wait until November 17, 1960, to officially award an expansion franchise to Washington, D.C.,[2] to replace the recently-relocated Twins. Because it also intended to enter the Los Angeles metropolitan market, then controlled by Walter O'Malley, principal owner of the Dodgers, the American League was compelled to negotiate an indemnification agreement with O'Malley before the Los Angeles franchise could be granted. Finally, on December 6, 1960—one week before the expansion draft was expected to be held—the Angels franchise was officially created and awarded to Gene Autry.
Because each new team had not had the time to assemble a scouting department, they were forced to lean on scouting reports from National League franchises to select their full complement of new players. The Angels were aided by the San Francisco Giants, and the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1] The league's chaotic, eleventh-hour approach to expansion resulted, on the day of the draft, in the new Senators' and Angels' noncompliance with rules that governed the maximum number of players each new club could select from each of the eight established teams. As a result, several post-draft trades were necessary to rectify the problem.[2][1]
The situation is described by authors Andy McCue and Eric Thompson in their 2011 Hardball Times article, "Mismanagement 101: The American League Expansion of 1961," also published by the Society for American Baseball Research.
"1960 MLB Expansion Drafts". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
April 09, 2024
1960, major, league, baseball, expansion, draft, 1960, expansion, draft, held, major, league, baseball, december, 1960, fill, rosters, angeles, angels, washington, senators, angels, senators, later, became, texas, rangers, were, franchises, that, would, enter,. The 1960 MLB expansion draft was held by Major League Baseball on December 14 1960 to fill the rosters of the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators The Angels and Senators who later became the Texas Rangers were new franchises that would enter the American League AL the following season as part of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion The Angels represented the AL s first team to be based on the West Coast of the United States while the Senators would take the place of the league s original Washington Senators franchise that had moved to Minneapolis Saint Paul as the Minnesota Twins after the 1960 season 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draftGeneral informationSportBaseballDate s December 14 1960Overview61 total selectionsLeagueMajor League BaseballExpansion teamsLos Angeles AngelsWashington SenatorsExpansion season1961First selectionEli Grba Los Angeles Angels 1961 The draft held in Boston site of American League headquarters had been scheduled for Tuesday December 13 1960 but had to be postponed one day due to a heavy snowstorm that struck the New England region 1 Contents 1 Ground rules 2 Hasty expansion sowed draft confusion 3 Results 4 References 5 External linksGround rules editAs with all MLB expansion lotteries prior to 1992 it was an intraleague affair and only players from the admitting league were eligible for selection Each existing American League club had to make available for the draft seven players on their active rosters on August 31 1960 and eight others from their 40 man rosters The expansion clubs paid US 75 000 for each of 28 players they drafted with a maximum of seven players drafted from each existing club not including minor league selections They were required to take at least ten pitchers two catchers six infielders and four outfielders The clubs also had the option of drafting one non roster player for 25 000 from each established franchise Hasty expansion sowed draft confusion edit nbsp nbsp Angels nbsp Senatorsclass notpageimage 1961 MLB Expansion Teams Reacting belatedly to the National League s July 1960 announcement that it would expand to New York and Houston to begin play in April 1962 twenty months later the American League suddenly declared in October 1960 it would add two new teams as well and that the AL s expansion teams would take the field in only six months in time for the 1961 season Playing catch up to the National League under a much tighter deadline with no ownership groups management or stadia yet in place the Junior Circuit was forced to wait until November 17 1960 to officially award an expansion franchise to Washington D C 2 to replace the recently relocated Twins Because it also intended to enter the Los Angeles metropolitan market then controlled by Walter O Malley principal owner of the Dodgers the American League was compelled to negotiate an indemnification agreement with O Malley before the Los Angeles franchise could be granted Finally on December 6 1960 one week before the expansion draft was expected to be held the Angels franchise was officially created and awarded to Gene Autry Because each new team had not had the time to assemble a scouting department they were forced to lean on scouting reports from National League franchises to select their full complement of new players The Angels were aided by the San Francisco Giants and the Senators by the Pittsburgh Pirates 1 The league s chaotic eleventh hour approach to expansion resulted on the day of the draft in the new Senators and Angels noncompliance with rules that governed the maximum number of players each new club could select from each of the eight established teams As a result several post draft trades were necessary to rectify the problem 2 1 The situation is described by authors Andy McCue and Eric Thompson in their 2011 Hardball Times article Mismanagement 101 The American League Expansion of 1961 also published by the Society for American Baseball Research Results editKey All Star nbsp Eli Grba selected by the Los Angeles Angels was the first overall pick nbsp Bobby Shantz the second overall selection was the top pick of the Washington Senators Pick Player Position Selected from Selected by1 Eli Grba Pitcher New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels2 Bobby Shantz Pitcher New York Yankees Washington Senators3 Duke Maas Pitcher New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels4 Dave Sisler Pitcher Detroit Tigers Washington Senators5 Jerry Casale Pitcher Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels6 Johnny Klippstein Pitcher Cleveland Indians Washington Senators7 Tex Clevenger Pitcher Minnesota Twins Los Angeles Angels8 Pete Burnside Pitcher Detroit Tigers Washington Senators9 Bob Sprout Pitcher Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels10 Carl Mathias Pitcher Cleveland Indians Washington Senators11 Aubrey Gatewood Pitcher Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels12 Ed Hobaugh Pitcher Chicago White Sox Washington Senators13 Ken McBride Pitcher Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels14 Hal Woodeshick Pitcher Minnesota Twins Washington Senators15 Ned Garver Pitcher Kansas City Athletics Los Angeles Angels16 Tom Sturdivant Pitcher Boston Red Sox Washington Senators17 Ron Moeller Pitcher Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels18 Hector Maestri Pitcher Minnesota Twins Washington Senators19 Bob Davis Pitcher Kansas City Athletics Los Angeles Angels20 Rudy Hernandez Pitcher Minnesota Twins Washington Senators21 Ed Sadowski Catcher Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels22 Pete Daley Catcher Kansas City Athletics Washington Senators23 Buck Rodgers Catcher Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels24 Dutch Dotterer Catcher Kansas City Athletics Washington Senators25 Eddie Yost Third baseman Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels26 Coot Veal Shortstop Detroit Tigers Washington Senators27 Ken Aspromonte Second baseman Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Angels28 Dale Long First baseman New York Yankees Washington Senators29 Ken Hamlin Shortstop Kansas City Athletics Los Angeles Angels30 Jim Mahoney Shortstop Boston Red Sox Washington Senators31 Gene Leek Third baseman Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Angels32 Bob Johnson Shortstop Kansas City Athletics Washington Senators33 Jim Fregosi Shortstop Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels34 Billy Klaus Second baseman Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators35 Bob Cerv First baseman Outfielder New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels36 Johnny Schaive Second baseman Minnesota Twins Washington Senators37 Ken Hunt Outfielder New York Yankees Los Angeles Angels38 Willie Tasby Outfielder Boston Red Sox Washington Senators39 Jim McAnany Outfielder Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels40 Gene Woodling Outfielder Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators41 Earl Averill Jr Outfielder Catcher Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels42 Marty Keough Outfielder Cleveland Indians Washington Senators43 Faye Throneberry Outfielder Minnesota Twins Los Angeles Angels44 Chuck Hinton Outfielder Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators45 Ted Kluszewski First baseman Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels46 Gene Green Catcher Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators47 Don Ross Infielder Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels48 Bud Zipfel First baseman New York Yankees Washington Senators49 Julio Becquer First baseman Minnesota Twins Los Angeles Angels50 Jim King Outfielder Cleveland Indians Washington Senators51 Dean Chance Pitcher Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels52 Joe Hicks Outfielder Chicago White Sox Washington Senators53 Fred Newman Pitcher Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels54 Chet Boak Second baseman Kansas City Athletics Washington Senators55 Red Wilson Catcher Cleveland Indians Los Angeles Angels56 Dick Donovan Pitcher Chicago White Sox Washington Senators57 Steve Bilko First baseman Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Angels58 Leo Burke Third baseman Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators59 Albie Pearson Outfielder Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels60 Haywood Sullivan Catcher Boston Red Sox Washington Senators61 Joe McClain Pitcher Minnesota Twins Washington SenatorsReferences edit a b c Ringolsby Tracy November 8 1992 First Expansion Draft a Slap Dash Affair chicagotribune com Scripps Howard News Service Retrieved February 20 2024 a b McCue Andy and Thompson Eric 2011 Mismanagement 101 The American League s Expansion of 1961 The National Pastime 2011 Archived 2019 07 06 at the Wayback Machine Society for American Baseball ResearchExternal links edit 1960 MLB Expansion Drafts Baseball Reference Sports Reference Retrieved December 16 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft amp oldid 1211862845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
