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October 10, 1961
Mets drafted Don Zimmer from the Chicago Cubs .

Mets drafted Hobie Landrith from the San Francisco Giants .

Mets drafted Al Jackson from the Pittsburgh Pirates .

Mets drafted Jim Hickman from the St. Louis Cardinals .

Mets drafted Roger Craig from the Los Angeles Dodgers .

Mets drafted Chris Cannizzaro from the St. Louis Cardinals .

Mets drafted Jay Hook from the Cincinnati Reds .

Mets drafted Elio Chacon from the Cincinnati Reds .

Mets drafted Felix Mantilla from the Milwaukee Braves .

Mets drafted Craig Anderson from the St. Louis Cardinals .

Mets drafted Gus Bell from the Cincinnati Reds .

Mets drafted Ed Bouchee from the Chicago Cubs .

Mets drafted Joe Christopher from the Pittsburgh Pirates .

Mets drafted Choo Choo Coleman from the Philadelphia Phillies .

Mets drafted Ray Daviault from the San Francisco Giants .

Mets drafted John DeMerit from the Milwaukee Braves .

Mets drafted Sammy Drake from the Chicago Cubs .

Mets drafted Sherman Jones from the Cincinnati Reds .

Mets drafted Gil Hodges from the Los Angeles Dodgers .

Mets drafted Bobby Smith from the Philadelphia Phillies .

October 11, 1961
New York Mets purchased Ken MacKenzie and Johnny Antonelli from the Milwaukee Braves.

November 28, 1961
New York Mets traded Gus Bell to the Milwaukee Braves for Frank Thomas.

December 8, 1961
New York Mets purchased Richie Ashburn from the Chicago Cubs.

December 15, 1961
New York Mets traded Lee Walls to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Charlie Neal and Willard Hunter.






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