ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː ɛkspˈænʃən dɹˈæft wʌz hˈɛld baɪ mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈɛn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, tə fˈɪl ðə ɹˈɑːstɚz ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts ænd ðə hjˈuːstən kˈoʊlt .fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv z, ðə nˈuː fɹˈæntʃaɪzᵻz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ˈɛntɚ ðə lˈiːɡ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː sˈiːzən.
The 1961 MLB Expansion Draft was held by Major League Baseball on October 10, 1961, to fill the rosters of the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s, the new franchises which would enter the league in the 1962 season.