| 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Date(s) | December 14, 1960 |
| Overview | |
| 61 total selections | |
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Expansion teams | |
| Expansion season | 1961 |
| First selection | Eli Grba (Los Angeles Angels) |
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.
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]