1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft
| 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Date | December 14, 1960 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Overview | |
| 61 total selections | |
| League | American League |
| Expansion teams | |
| Expansion season | 1961 |
| First selection | Eli Grba (Los Angeles Angels) |
The 1960 Major League Baseball 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 were new franchises due to enter the American League (AL) the following season as part of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion. The Angels became the AL's first team to be based on the West Coast of the United States, while the Senators took the place of the league's original Washington Senators franchise, which had moved to Minneapolis–Saint Paul as the Minnesota Twins after the 1960 season.
The draft, held in Boston, site of AL 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.