1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox sports draft 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
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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.
Players were selected only from American League teams, in keeping with the practices of the A.L.'s expansion of 1961, the National League's expansion of 1962, and the expansion of both leagues in 1969. Beginning with the next expansion in 1993, the new teams would select players from teams in both the American and National Leagues.
Danny Kaye, part-owner of the Mariners, announced the club's first selection.[2]
Draft results
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Selected from | Selected by | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | OF | Kansas City Royals | Seattle Mariners | |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | California Angels | Seattle Mariners | |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Minnesota Twins | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3B | Chicago White Sox | Seattle Mariners | |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | P | Texas Rangers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Boston Red Sox | Seattle Mariners | |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Oakland Athletics | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1B | Detroit Tigers | Seattle Mariners | |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | DH | Cleveland Indians | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortly after the draft, traded by Toronto to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Cerone and John Lowenstein. Toronto later reacquired Carty, who played for them in 1978 and 1979. |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | P | New York Yankees | Seattle Mariners | Shortly after the draft, traded by Seattle to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton. |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Milwaukee Brewers | Toronto Blue Jays | Did not make big league squad until 1979. |
| 2 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Kansas City Royals | Toronto Blue Jays | Immediately traded on the day of the draft by Toronto to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Alan Ashby and Doug Howard. |
| 2 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | California Angels | Seattle Mariners | |
| 2 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Minnesota Twins | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Detroit Tigers | Seattle Mariners | |
| 2 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Cleveland Indians | Seattle Mariners | |
| 2 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Chicago White Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | New York Yankees | Seattle Mariners | |
| 2 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Texas Rangers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Boston Red Sox | Seattle Mariners | |
| 2 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Milwaukee Brewers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 2 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Oakland Athletics | Seattle Mariners | |
| 3 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Kansas City Royals | Seattle Mariners | |
| 3 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Detroit Tigers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | California Angels | Seattle Mariners | |
| 3 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Minnesota Twins | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3 | 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Baltimore Orioles | Seattle Mariners | |
| 3 | 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SS | New York Yankees | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Chicago White Sox | Seattle Mariners | Traded by Seattle before the start of the season to the Houston Astros for infielder Larry Milbourne. Seattle later reacquired Thomas, who played for them between 1983 and 1987. |
| 3 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1B | Texas Rangers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SS | Cleveland Indians | Seattle Mariners | |
| 3 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | C | Boston Red Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Mariners | Traded in April (without appearing in a game for Seattle) to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs later sent Jim Todd (October 25, 1977) to the Mariners to complete the trade. |
| 3 | 36 | Script error: No such module "sort". | IF | Oakland Athletics | Toronto Blue Jays | Just prior to spring training, traded by Toronto to the Oakland Athletics (from whence he was drafted) for Ron Fairly. |
| 4 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2B | Kansas City Royals | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 4 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Minnesota Twins | Seattle Mariners | |
| 4 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | P | Texas Rangers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 4 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | California Angels | Seattle Mariners | |
| 4 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3B | New York Yankees | Toronto Blue Jays | Did not make big league squad until 1978. |
| 4 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Baltimore Orioles | Seattle Mariners | |
| 4 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Double-dagger | P | Detroit Tigers | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 4 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Boston Red Sox | Seattle Mariners | |
| 4 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Milwaukee Brewers | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortly after the draft, sent by Toronto to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made to obtain Phil Roof. |
| 4 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1B | Cleveland Indians | Seattle Mariners | |
| 4 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Chicago White Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 4 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Oakland Athletics | Seattle Mariners | Did not make Seattle's major league squad. Played in minors through 1978. |
| 5 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | IF | Minnesota Twins | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 5 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Detroit Tigers | Seattle Mariners | |
| 5 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Kansas City Royals | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 5 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2B | California Angels | Seattle Mariners | |
| 5 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | New York Yankees | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 5 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Texas Rangers | Seattle Mariners | Did not make Seattle's major league squad. Played in minors through 1978. |
| 5 | 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 5 | 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Boston Red Sox | Seattle Mariners | |
| 5 | 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Chicago White Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 5 | 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | OF | Cleveland Indians | Seattle Mariners | |
| 5 | 59 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Oakland Athletics | Toronto Blue Jays | Released by Toronto prior to the start of the 1977 season. |
| 5 | 60 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | P | Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Mariners |
References
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