1968 Expansion Draft

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American League Draft

October 15, 1968: A draft was held for the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Pilots of the American League. The Royals took pitcher Roger Nelson of the Baltimore Orioles with their first pick. The Pilots selected California Angels first baseman Don Mincher as their first selection.

Kansas City Royals					Seattle Pilots
##	PLAYER	POS	PREVIOUS TEAM		##	PLAYER	POS	PREVIOUS TEAM
1	Roger Nelson	P	Baltimore Orioles		2	Don Mincher	1B	California Angels
4	Joe Foy	3B	Boston Red Sox		3	Tommy Harper	OF/3B	Cleveland Indians
6	Jim Rooker	P	New York Yankees		5	Ray Oyler	SS	Detroit Tigers
8	Joe Keough	OF	Oakland A’s		7	Jerry McNertney	C	Chicago White Sox
10	Steve Jones	P	Washington Senators		9	Buzz Stephen	P	Minnesota Twins
12	Jon Warden	P	Detroit Tigers		11	Chico Salmon	IF	Cleveland Indians
13	Ellie Rodriguez	C	New York Yankees		14	Diego Segui	P	Oakland A’s
15	Dave Morehead	P	Boston Red Sox		16	Tommy Davis	OF	Chicago White Sox
17	Mike Fiore	1B	Baltimore Orioles		18	Marty Pattin	P	California Angels
19	Bob Oliver	OF/1B	Minnesota Twins		20	Gerry Schoen	P	Washington Senators
22	Bill Butler	P	Detroit Tigers		21	Gary Bell	P	Boston Red Sox
23	Steve Whitaker	OF	New York Yankees		24	Jack Aker	P	Oakland A’s
25	Wally Bunker	P	Baltimore Orioles		26	Rich Rollins	3B	Minnesota Twins
27	Paul Schaal	3B	California Angels		28	Lou Piniella	OF	Cleveland Indians
29	Dan Haynes	1B	Chicago White Sox		30	Dick Bates	P	Washington Senators
31	Dick Drago	P	Detroit Tigers		32	Larry Haney	C	Baltimore Orioles
34	Pat Kelly	OF	Minnesota Twins		33	Dick Baney	P	Boston Red Sox
36	Billy Harris	2B	Cleveland Indians		35	Steve Hovley	OF	California Angels
38	Don O'Riley	P	Oakland A’s		37	Steve Barber	P	New York Yankees
40	Al Fitzmorris	P	Chicago White Sox		39	John Miklos	P	Washington Senators
42	Moe Drabowsky	P	Baltimore Orioles		41	Wayne Comer	OF	Detroit Tigers
43	Jackie Hernandez	SS	Minnesota Twins		44	Bucky Brandon	P	Boston Red Sox
45	Mike Hedlund	P	Cleveland Indians		46	Skip Lockwood	P	Oakland A’s
47	Tom Burgmeier	P	California Angels		48	Gary Timberlake	P	New York Yankees
49	Hoyt Wilhelm	P	Chicago White Sox		50	Bob Richmond	P	Washington Senators
51	Jerry Adair	2B	Boston Red Sox		52	John Morris	P	Baltimore Orioles
54	Jerry Cram	P	Minnesota Twins		53	Mike Marshall	P	Detroit Tigers
56	Fran Healy	C	Cleveland Indians		55	Jim Gosger	OF	Oakland A’s
58	Scott Northey	OF	Chicago White Sox		57	Mike Ferraro	3B	New York Yankees
60	Ike Brookens	P	Washington Senators		59	Paul Click	P	California Angels

National League Draft

October 14, 1968: An expansion draft was held for the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos, National League expansion clubs that would begin play in 1969. The Padres picked San Francisco Giants outfielder Ollie Brown with their first pick. The Expos took outfielder Manny Mota of the Pittsburgh Pirates as their first selection.

San Diego Padres					Montreal Expos
##	PLAYER	POS	PREVIOUS TEAM		##	PLAYER	POS	PREVIOUS TEAM
1	Ollie Brown	OF	San Francisco Giants		2	Manny Mota	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates
3	Dave Giusti	P	St. Louis Cardinals		4	Mack Jones	OF	Cincinnati Reds
5	Dick Selma	P	New York Mets		6	John Bateman	C	Houston Astros
7	Al Santorini	P	Atlanta Braves		8	Gary Sutherland	2B	Philadelphia Phillies
9	Jose Arcia	2B	Chicago Cubs		10	Jack Billingham	P	Los Angeles Dodgers
12	Clay Kirby	P	St. Louis Cardinals		11	Donn Clendenon	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates
14	Fred Kendall	C	Cincinnati Reds		13	Jesus Alou	OF	San Francisco Giants
16	Jerry Morales	OF	New York Mets		15	Mike Wegener	P	Philadelphia Phillies
18	Nate Colbert	1B	Houston Astros		17	Skip Guinn	P	Atlanta Braves
20	Zoilo Versalles	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers		19	Bill Stoneman	P	Chicago Cubs
22	Frank Reberger	P	Chicago Cubs		21	Maury Wills	SS	Pittsburgh Pirates
24	Jerry Davanon	SS	St. Louis Cardinals		23	Larry Jackson	P	Philadelphia Phillies
26	Larry Stahl	OF	New York Mets		25	Bob Reynolds	P	San Francisco Giants
28	Dick Kelley	P	Atlanta Braves		27	Dan McGinn	P	Cincinnati Reds
30	Al Ferrara	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers		29	Jose Herrera	OF	Houston Astros
31	Mike Corkins	P	San Francisco Giants		32	Jimy Williams	SS	Cincinnati Reds
33	Tom Dukes	P	Houston Astros		34	Remy Hermoso	2B	Atlanta Braves
35	Rick James	P	Chicago Cubs		36	Mudcat Grant	P	Los Angeles Dodgers
37	Tony Gonzalez	OF	Philadelphia Phillies		38	Jerry Robertson	P	St. Louis Cardinals
39	Dave Roberts	P	Pittsburgh Pirates		40	Don Shaw	P	New York Mets
42	Ivan Murrell	OF	Houston Astros		41	Ty Cline	OF	San Francisco Giants
44	Jim Williams	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers		43	Garry Jestadt	3B	Chicago Cubs
46	Billy McCool	P	Cincinnati Reds		45	Carl Morton	P	Atlanta Braves
48	Roberto Pena	SS	Philadelphia Phillies		47	Larry Jaster	P	St. Louis Cardinals
50	Al McBean	P	Pittsburgh Pirates		49	Ernie McAnally	P	New York Mets
51	Rafael Robles	SS	San Francisco Giants		52	Jim Fairey	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers
53	Fred Katawczik	P	Cincinnati Reds		54	Coco Laboy	3B	St. Louis Cardinals
55	Ron Slocum	IF/C	Pittsburgh Pirates		56	John Boccabella	C	Chicago Cubs
57	Steve Arlin	P	Philadelphia Phillies		58	Ron Brand	C	Houston Astros
59	Cito Gaston	OF	Atlanta Braves		60	John Glass	P	New York Mets

April 7,1969

• Bobby Wine (SS - Philadelphia Phillies) was offered to the Expos as compensation after Larry Jackson (Pick #23) decided to retire rather than report to Montreal