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1961 Draft
Round 1
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
2
Kansas City
Ron Perranoski
Los Angeles Dodgers
3
Carolina
Terry Fox
Detroit Tigers
4
Pittsburgh
Bob Bolin
San Francisco Giants
5
Atlantic City
Hal Reniff
New York Yankees
6
Potomac
Mack Jones
Milwaukee Brewers
7
Des Moines
Al McBean
Pittsburgh Pirates
8
Wilmington
Dick Howser
Kansas City Athletics
9
Mt. Pleasant
Jack Baldschun
Philadelphia Phillies
10
North Bend
Don Nottebart
Milwaukee Brewers
11
Peoria
Jim Archer
Kansas City Athletics
12
Hill Valley
Chuck Schilling
Boston Red Sox
Round 2
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Johnny Edwards
Cincinnati Reds
2
Carolina
Steve Boros
Detroit Tigers
3
Pittsburgh
Tony Clonninger
Milwaukee Brewers
4
Atlantic City
Wes Covington
Philadelphia Phillies
5
Potomac
Lew Krausse
Kansas City Athletics
6
Des Moines
Jake Wood
Detroit Tigers
7
Wilmington
Barney Schultz
Chicago Cubs
8
Mt. Pleasant
Rollie Sheldon
New York Yankees
9
Peoria-a
Jackie Jensen
Boston Red Sox
10
North Bend
Cam Carreon
Chicago White Sox
11
Mt. Pleasant-b
Dick LeMay
San Francisco Giants
12
Atlantic City-c
Dick Bertell
Chicago Cubs
Round 3
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Clay Dalrymple
Philadelphia Phillies
2
Peoria-d
Warren Hacker
Chicago White Sox
3
Pittsburgh
Jose Pagan
San Francisco Giants
4
Atlantic City
Bubba Phillips
Cleveland Indians
5
Potomac
Tracy Stallard
Boston Red Sox
6
Des Moines
Billy Klaus
Washington Senators
7
Wilmington
Don Taussig
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Mt. Pleasant
Haywood Sullivan
Kansas City Athletics
9
Carolina-e
Elio Chacon
Cincinnati Reds
10
North Bend
Don Buddin
Boston Red Sox
11
Kansas City-f
Earl Francis
Pittsburgh Pirates
12
Hill Valley
Vic Wertz
Boston Red Sox
Round 4
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Jim Owens
Philadelphia Phillies
2
Carolina
Norm Bass
Kansas City Athletics
3
Pittsburgh
Don Blasingame
Cincinnati Reds
4
Atlantic City
Jim Duffalo
San Francisco Giants
5
Potomac
Ed Rakow
Kansas City Athletics
6
Des Moines
Dick Drott
Chicago Cubs
7
Wilmington
Arnold Earley
Boston Red Sox
8
Mt. Pleasant
Dallas Green
Philadelphia Phillies
9
Peoria-g
Del Crandall
Milwaukee Brewers
10
North Bend
Mike Roarke
Detroit Tigers
11
Kansas City-h
John Orsino
San Francisco Giants
12
Hill Valley
Del Rice
Los Angeles Angels
Round 5
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Pancho Herrera
Philadelphia Phillies
2
Carolina
Don Zimmer
Cincinnati Reds
3
Pittsburgh
Earl Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
4
Atlantic City
Bob Lillis
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Potomac
Lee Walls
Philadelphia Phillies
6
Des Moines
Don Dillard
Cleveland Indians
7
Wilmington
Rocky Nelson
Pittsburgh Pirates
8
Mt. Pleasant
Bobby Malkmus
Philadelphia Phillies
9
Kansas City
Ryne Duren
Los Angeles Angels
10
North Bend
Marv Throneberry
Baltimore Orioles
11
Carolina-i
Charlie James
St. Louis Cardinals
12
Hill Valley
Hal Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Round 6
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Al Heist
Chicago Cubs
2
Carolina
Jim Lemon
Minnesota Twins
3
Pittsburgh
Hal Naragon
Minnesota Twins
4
Atlantic City
Don Schwall
Boston Red Sox
5
Potomac
Charlie Maxwell
Detroit Tigers
6
Des Moines
Norm Sherry
Los Angeles Dodgers
7
Wilmington
Carl Warwick
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Mt. Pleasant
Bob Allen
Cleveland Indians
9
Kansas City
Marshall Bridges
Cincinnati Reds
10
North Bend
Bubba Morton
Detroit Tigers
11
Peoria
Ken Hunt
Cincinnati Reds
12
Hill Valley
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Round 7
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Jack Curtis
Chicago Cubs
2
Carolina
Ted Kluszewski
Los Angeles Angels
3
Pittsburgh
John Gabler
Washington Senators
4
Atlantic City
Craig Anderson
St. Louis Cardinals
5
Potomac
Walt Bond
Cleveland Indians
6
Des Moines
Bill Kunkel
Kansas City Athletics
7
Wilmington
Jay Hook
Cincinnati Reds
8
Mt. Pleasant
Wynn Hawkins
Cleveland Indians
9
Kansas City
Rocky Bridges
Los Angeles Angels
10
North Bend
Jimmie Schaffer
St. Louis Cardinals
11
Carolina-j
Chuck Hiller
San Francisco Giants
12
Hill Valley
Ted Lepcio
Minnesota Twins
Round 8
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Charlie Smith
Philadelphia Phillies
2
Carolina
Leo Posada
Kansas City A's
3
Pittsburgh
Danny McDevitt
Minnesota Twins
4
Atlantic City
Sammy Taylor
Chicago Cubs
5
Potomac
Bob Will
Chicago Cubs
6
Des Moines
Andy Carey
Chicago White Sox
7
Wilmington
Sammy Esposito
Chicago Cubs
8
Mt. Pleasant
Bob Cerv
New York Yankees
9
Kansas City
Hector Lopez
New York Yankees
10
North Bend
Ken Aspromonte
Cleveland Indians
11
Peoria
Ken Lehman
Philadelphia Phillies
12
Hill Valley
Jose Valdvielso
Minnesota Twins
Round 9
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Hal Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates
2
Carolina
Bobby Gene Smith
Philadelphia Phillies
3
Pittsburgh
Sherman Jones
Cincinnati Reds
4
Atlantic City
Ed Sadowski
Los Angeles Angels
5
Potomac
Ty Cline
Cleveland Indians
6
Des Moines
Art Ditmar
Kansas City Athletics
7
Wilmington
Mike Fornieles
Boston Red Sox
8
Mt. Pleasant
Jim Donohue
Los Angeles Angels
9
Kansas City
Billy Gardner
New York Yankees
10
North Bend
Hobbie Landrith
San Francisco Giants
11
Pittsburgh-k
Al Schroll
Minnesota Twins
12
Hill Valley
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Round 10
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
1
Oneonta
Galen Cisco
Boston Red Sox
2
Carolina
J.C. Martin
Chicago White Sox
3
Pittsburgh
Hank Bauer
Kansas City Athletics
4
Potomac
Bill Fischer
Kansas City Athletics
5
Des Moines
Alex Grammas
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Wilmington
Mike De La Hoz
Cleveland Indians
7
Kansas City
Bill Pleis
Minnesota Twins
8
North Bend
Dick Genert
Cincinnati Reds
9
Pittsburgh-l
Jim Busby
Baltimore Orioles
10
Hill Valley
Jerry Zimmerman
Cincinnati Reds
Round 11
Pick #
Team
Player
MLB Team
8
North Bend
Bobo Osborne
Detroit Tigers
9
Pittsburgh-m
Julio Becquer
Minnesota Twins
10
Hill Valley
Gene Leek