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1976 major league baseball expansion draft wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 background 2 draft results 3 notes 4 references toggle the table of contents 1976 major league baseball expansion draft 1 language 日本語 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia selection of players by the mariners and blue jays 1976 major league baseball expansion draft general information sport baseball date november 5 1976 overview 60 total selections league american league a expansion teams seattle mariners toronto blue jays expansion season 1977 first selection ruppert jones seattle mariners 1968 1992 the 1976 major league baseball 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 american league franchises established via the 1977 major league baseball expansion that were set to start play in the 1977 season background edit mariners blue jays 1977 american league expansion teams seattle was promised a franchise by commissioner bowie kuhn 2 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 13 teams in a league creating scheduling problems the league awarded a franchise to toronto over washington d c in march 1976 both seattle and toronto had purchased or otherwise acquired a handful of players shortly before the draft but nowhere near enough to fill a roster or even assemble a nine man squad drafted players were selected only from american league teams in keeping with the practices of the american league expansion of 1961 the national league 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 leagues danny kaye part owner of the mariners announced the club s first selection 3 draft results edit key all star round pick player position selected from selected by 1 1 ruppert jones of kansas city royals seattle mariners 1 2 bob bailor of baltimore orioles toronto blue jays 1 3 gary wheelock p california angels seattle mariners 1 4 jerry garvin p minnesota twins toronto blue jays 1 5 bill stein 3b chicago white sox seattle mariners 1 6 jim clancy p texas rangers toronto blue jays 1 7 dick pole p boston red sox seattle mariners 1 8 gary woods of oakland athletics toronto blue jays 1 9 dan meyer 1b detroit tigers seattle mariners 1 10 rico carty dh cleveland indians toronto blue jays b 1 11 grant jackson p new york yankees seattle mariners c 1 12 butch edge p milwaukee brewers toronto blue jays d 2 13 al fitzmorris p kansas city royals toronto blue jays e 2 14 dave collins of california angels seattle mariners 2 15 alvis woods of minnesota twins toronto blue jays 2 16 frank maccormack p detroit tigers seattle mariners 2 17 mike darr p baltimore orioles toronto blue jays 2 18 stan thomas p cleveland indians seattle mariners 2 19 pete vuckovich p chicago white sox toronto blue jays 2 20 juan bernhardt of new york yankees seattle mariners 2 21 jeff byrd p texas rangers toronto blue jays 2 22 rick jones p boston red sox seattle mariners 2 23 steve bowling of milwaukee brewers toronto blue jays 2 24 glenn abbott p oakland athletics seattle mariners 3 25 bob stinson c kansas city royals seattle mariners 3 26 dennis debarr p detroit tigers toronto blue jays 3 27 carlos lópez of california angels seattle mariners 3 28 bill singer p minnesota twins toronto blue jays 3 29 dave pagan p baltimore orioles seattle mariners 3 30 jim mason ss new york yankees toronto blue jays 3 31 roy thomas p chicago white sox seattle mariners f 3 32 doug ault 1b texas rangers toronto blue jays 3 33 tom mcmillan ss cleveland indians seattle mariners 3 34 ernie whitt c boston red sox toronto blue jays 3 35 pete broberg p milwaukee brewers seattle mariners g 3 36 mike weathers if oakland athletics toronto blue jays h 4 37 steve staggs 2b kansas city royals toronto blue jays 4 38 steve braun of minnesota twins seattle mariners 4 39 steve hargan p texas rangers toronto blue jays 4 40 leroy stanton of california angels seattle mariners 4 41 garth iorg 3b new york yankees toronto blue jays i 4 42 bob galasso p baltimore orioles seattle mariners 4 43 dave lemanczyk p detroit tigers toronto blue jays 4 44 steve burke p boston red sox seattle mariners 4 45 larry anderson p milwaukee brewers toronto blue jays j 4 46 joe lis 1b cleveland indians seattle mariners 4 47 jesse jefferson p chicago white sox toronto blue jays 4 48 alan griffin p oakland athletics seattle mariners k 5 49 dave mckay if minnesota twins toronto blue jays 5 50 bill laxton p detroit tigers seattle mariners 5 51 tom bruno p kansas city royals toronto blue jays 5 52 julio cruz 2b california angels seattle mariners 5 53 otto velez of new york yankees toronto blue jays 5 54 steve barr p texas rangers seattle mariners l 5 55 mike willis p baltimore orioles toronto blue jays 5 56 puchy delgado of boston red sox seattle mariners 5 57 sam ewing of chicago white sox toronto blue jays 5 58 tommy smith of cleveland indians seattle mariners 5 59 leon hooten p oakland athletics toronto blue jays m 5 60 greg erardi p milwaukee brewers seattle mariners notes edit this draft was limited to american league teams while the american league and national league are commonly referred to collectively as major league baseball across many decades major league baseball has only existed as a legal entity since 2000 1 shortly after the draft carty was 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 shortly after the draft jackson was traded by seattle to the pittsburgh pirates for craig reynolds and jimmy sexton edge did not make a major league league squad until 1979 fitzmorris was immediately traded on the day of the draft by toronto to the cleveland indians in exchange for alan ashby and doug howard thomas was 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 broberg was traded in april without appearing in a game for seattle to the chicago cubs for a player to be named later the cubs later sent jim todd to the mariners to complete the trade just prior to spring training weathers was traded by toronto back to oakland for ron fairly iorg did not make a major league league squad until 1978 shortly after the draft anderson was sent by toronto to the chicago white sox to complete an earlier deal made to obtain phil roof griffin did not make seattle s major league squad he played in the minors through 1978 barr did not make seattle s major league squad he played in minors through 1978 hooten was released by toronto prior to the start of the 1977 season references edit nowlin bill did mlb exist before the year 2000 society for american baseball research retrieved december 2 2025 seattle gets promise of big league baseball toledo blade associated press july 2 1975 p 25 retrieved january 5 2015 holtzman jerome november 13 1997 expansion draft no joke anymore chicago tribune retrieved october 19 2011 v t e seattle mariners established in 1977 based in seattle washington franchise history expansion expansion draft seasons records no hitters players managers general managers and owners award winners and league leaders first round draft picks broadcasters opening day starting pitchers minor league affiliates team hall of fame nintendo fan network ballparks kingdome t mobile park spring training tempe diablo stadium peoria sports complex culture mariner moose ms relief home run trident the mitt people dave niehaus mr mariner tuba man peanut man promotions turn ahead the clock songs louie louie kernkraft 400 can t hold us mr rager film tv the naked gun from the files of police squad little big league the comrades of summer lore 1995 al west tie breaker game the double félix hernández s perfect game key personnel owner baseball club of seattle lp represented by ceo john stanton president john stanton president of baseball operations jerry dipoto general manager justin hollander retired numbers 11 24 42 51 51 all star games hosted 3 1979 2001 2023 american league west division titles 4 1995 1997 2001 2025 wild card berths 2 2000 2022 minor league affiliates tacoma rainiers triple a arkansas travelers double a everett aquasox high a inland empire 66ers single a acl mariners rookie dsl mariners rookie broadcasting television mlb local media root sports northwest defunct radio seattle sports radio network affiliates broadcasters rick rizzs aaron goldsmith angie mentink ryan rowland smith steve guasch seattle mariners seasons 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 v t e toronto blue jays established in 1977 based in toronto ontario franchise history expansion expansion draft seasons records first round picks award winners and league leaders roster players minor league players managers owners and executives broadcasters radio network opening day starting pitchers ballparks exhibition stadium rogers centre sahlen field td ballpark spring training grant field td ballpark cecil p englebert complex culture baseball in canada continental league mascots bj birdy ace ok blue jays major league baseball on tsn toronto blue jays on sportsnet lore the drive of 85 1991 all star game touch em all joe 1993 game 7 of the 2025 world series rivalries montreal expos relocated retired numbers 32 42 key personnel owner rogers communications president ceo mark shapiro general manager ross atkins manager john schneider world series championships 2 1992 1993 american league pennants 3 1992 1993 2025 division titles 7 1985 1989 1991 1992 1993 2015 2025 wild card berths 4 2016 2020 2022 2023 minor league affiliates triple a buffalo bisons double a new hampshire fisher cats high a vancouver canadians single a dunedin blue jays rookie fcl blue jays dsl blue jays blue dsl blue jays red seasons 49 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 v t e major league baseball drafts first year player drafts 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 rule 5 drafts historical results expansion drafts 1960 1961 1968 1976 1992 1997 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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