1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft

1976 MLB expansion draft
General information
Teams
Date(s) November 5, 1976
Picks
First selections
Overall selections 60

The 1976 MLB Expansion Draft was held November 5, 1976. This expansion draft was conducted by Major League Baseball to stock the major league rosters of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners, new major league expansion franchises established via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion that were set to start play in the 1977 season.

Background

Seattle was promised a franchise by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn.[1] During the summer of 1975, there was speculation that the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, or San Francisco Giants could move to Seattle. When none of these plans proved successful, the American League added a team in Seattle. With thirteen teams in a league creating a scheduling nightmare, the league awarded a franchise to Toronto over Washington, D.C. in March 1976.

Danny Kaye, part-owner of the Mariners, announced the club's first selection.[2]

Draft results

Key
double-dagger
All-Star
Round Pick Player Position Selected from Selected by
11 Jones, RuppertRuppert Jones OFKansas City RoyalsSeattle Mariners
12 Bailor, BobBob Bailor OFBaltimore OriolesToronto Blue Jays
13 Wheelock, GaryGary Wheelock PCalifornia AngelsSeattle Mariners
14 Garvin, JerryJerry Garvin PMinnesota TwinsToronto Blue Jays
15 Stein, BillBill Stein 3BChicago White SoxSeattle Mariners
16 Clancy, JimJim Clancydouble-dagger PTexas RangersToronto Blue Jays
17 Pole, DickDick Pole PBoston Red SoxSeattle Mariners
18 Woods, GaryGary Woods OFOakland AthleticsToronto Blue Jays
19 Meyer, DanDan Meyer 1BDetroit TigersSeattle Mariners
110 Carty, RicoRico Cartydouble-dagger DHCleveland IndiansToronto Blue Jays
111 Jackson, GrantGrant Jackson PNew York YankeesSeattle Mariners
112 Edge, ButchButch Edge PMilwaukee BrewersToronto Blue Jays
213 Fitzmorris, AlAl Fitzmorris PKansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays
214 Collins, DaveDave Collins OFCalifornia AngelsSeattle Mariners
215 Woods, AlvisAlvis Woods OFMinnesota TwinsToronto Blue Jays
216 MacCormack, FrankFrank MacCormack PDetroit TigersSeattle Mariners
217 Darr, MikeMike Darr PBaltimore OriolesToronto Blue Jays
218 Thomas, StanStan Thomas PCleveland IndiansSeattle Mariners
219 Vuckovich, PetePete Vuckovich PChicago White SoxToronto Blue Jays
220 Bernhardt, JuanJuan Bernhardt OFNew York YankeesSeattle Mariners
221 Byrd, JeffJeff Byrd PTexas RangersToronto Blue Jays
222 Jones, RickRick Jones PBoston Red SoxSeattle Mariners
223 Bowling, SteveSteve Bowling OFMilwaukee BrewersToronto Blue Jays
224 Abbott, GlennGlenn Abbott POakland AthleticsSeattle Mariners
325 Stinson, BobBob Stinson CKansas City RoyalsSeattle Mariners
326 DeBarr, DennisDennis DeBarr PDetroit TigersToronto Blue Jays
327 López, CarlosCarlos López OFCalifornia AngelsSeattle Mariners
328 Singer, BillBill Singer PMinnesota TwinsToronto Blue Jays
329 Pagan, DaveDave Pagan PBaltimore OriolesSeattle Mariners
330 Mason, JimJim Mason SSNew York YankeesToronto Blue Jays
331 Thomas, RoyRoy Thomas PChicago White SoxSeattle Mariners
332 Ault, DougDoug Ault 1BTexas RangersToronto Blue Jays
333 McMillan, TomTom McMillan SSCleveland IndiansSeattle Mariners
334 Whitt, ErnieErnie Whittdouble-dagger CBoston Red SoxToronto Blue Jays
335 Broberg, PetePete Broberg PMilwaukee BrewersSeattle Mariners
336 Mike Weathers IFOakland AthleticsToronto Blue Jays
437 Staggs, SteveSteve Staggs 2BKansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays
438 Braun, SteveSteve Braun OFMinnesota TwinsSeattle Mariners
439 Hargan, SteveSteve Hargan PTexas RangersToronto Blue Jays
440 Stanton, LeroyLeroy Stanton OFCalifornia AngelsSeattle Mariners
441 Iorg, GarthGarth Iorg 3BNew York YankeesToronto Blue Jays
442 Galasso, BobBob Galasso PBaltimore OriolesSeattle Mariners
443 Lemanczyk, DaveDave Lemanczykdouble-dagger PDetroit TigersToronto Blue Jays
444 Burke, SteveSteve Burke PBoston Red SoxSeattle Mariners
445 Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson PMilwaukee BrewersToronto Blue Jays
446 Lis, JoeJoe Lis 1BCleveland IndiansSeattle Mariners
447 Jefferson, JesseJesse Jefferson PChicago White SoxToronto Blue Jays
448 Griffin, AlanAlan Griffin POakland AthleticsSeattle Mariners
549 McKay, DaveDave McKay IFMinnesota TwinsToronto Blue Jays
550 Laxton, BillBill Laxton PDetroit TigersSeattle Mariners
551 Bruno, TomTom Bruno PKansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays
552 Cruz, JulioJulio Cruz 2BCalifornia AngelsSeattle Mariners
553 Velez, OttoOtto Velez OFNew York YankeesToronto Blue Jays
554 Barr, SteveSteve Barr PTexas RangersSeattle Mariners
555 Willis, MikeMike Willis PBaltimore OriolesToronto Blue Jays
556 Delgado, PuchyPuchy Delgado OFBoston Red SoxSeattle Mariners
557 Ewing, SamSam Ewing OFChicago White SoxToronto Blue Jays
558 Smith, TommyTommy Smith OFCleveland IndiansSeattle Mariners
559 Hooten, LeonLeon Hooten POakland AthleticsToronto Blue Jays
560 Erardi, GregGreg Erardi PMilwaukee BrewersSeattle Mariners

References

  1. "Seattle Gets Promise of Big-League Baseball". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 2 July 1975. p. 25. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. Holtzman, Jerome (November 13, 1997). "Expansion Draft No Joke Anymore". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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