1966 Season Discussion

Some notable debuts in 1966 (Career WAR over 15, 14 players this year, 2 Hall of Fame pitchers):
Nolan Ryan HOF
Don Sutton HOF
Reggie Smith
Sal Bando
George Scott
Rick Monday
Bob Watson
Don Wilson
Ron Reed
Stan Bahnsen
Fritz Peterson
Felix Millan
Woodie Fryman
Jay Johnstone


The overall draft order is:
1) Richmond Braves (RCH) - 61 W
2) Denver Bears (DEN) - 67 W
3) Buffalo Bisons (BUF) - 71 W
4) Hawaii Islanders (HAW) - 73 W
5) Tidewater Tides (TID) - 76 W 5-7 vs MON
6) Montreal Royals (MON) - 76 W 7-5 vs TID
7) Portland Beavers (POR) - 79 W
8) Vancouver Mounties (VAN) - 83 W
9) Charleston Senators (CHS) - 89 W
10) Toledo Mud Hens (TOL) - 90 W
11) Phoenix Giants (PHX) - 98 W
12) Louisville Colonels (LOU) - 109 W



Trades that affect the draft PLEASE CONFIRM THAT I HAVE THEM CORRECT!
RCH gets LOU 1st round pick from 1961 trade
DEN gets TID 1st round pick from 1966 trade
TOL gets MON 2nd round pick from 1963 trade
HAW gets TOL 2nd round pick from 1966 trade
TOL gets TID 3rd round pick from 1962 trade
DEN gets PHX 3rd round pick from 1965 trade
PHX gets DEN 4th round pick from 1965 trade
TOL gets PHX 5th round pick from 1966 trade


The 1st round order is
1) Richmond Braves (RCH)
2) Denver Bears (DEN)
3) Buffalo Bisons (BUF)
4) Hawaii Islanders (HAW)
5) Denver Bears (DEN) via Tidewater Tides (TID) - 1966 trade
6) Montreal Royals (MON)
7) Portland Beavers (POR)
8) Vancouver Mounties (VAN)
9) Charleston Senators (CHS)
10) Toledo Mud Hens (TOL)
11) Phoenix Giants (PHX)
12) Richmond Braves (RCH) via Louisville Colonels (LOU) - 1961 trade