| Monday, December 11th , 1961 | | Boston Minutemen: CF Frank Kirouac was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Boston Minutemen: RF Stew Manning was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Chicago Cougars: C Chappy Sanders was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Chicago Cougars: RP Denny Cecil was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Cincinnati Cannons: 2B Bill Ballard was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Cincinnati Cannons: 3B Milt Senecal was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | San Francisco Sailors: RP Ray Finigan was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Pittsburgh Miners: LF Harry Simpson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Pittsburgh Miners: SP Stan Davis was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Washington Eagles: 3B Joe Flanagan was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Washington Eagles: 1B Wally Fontaine was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | New York Gothams: 2B Joe Anderson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | New York Gothams: C Johnny Nelson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Cleveland Foresters: SP Red Burtch was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Kansas City Kings: SP Frankie Sawyer was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Kansas City Kings: SP Elmer Sullivan was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Kansas City Kings: C Jay Ziegler Jr. was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Los Angeles Stars: 2B Ed Howard was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Los Angeles Stars: CF Ed Moore was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | Los Angeles Stars: RP Abe Kelley was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | | The St. Louis Pioneers traded 22-year old minor league RF Bill Gilman to the Montreal Saints, getting 34-year old 1B Walter Medlin (retaining 10%), 19-year old minor league RF Grady Smith, and $24,000 in cash in return. | | Chicago Chiefs: Lost 3B Clyde Fisher in the Rule 5 Draft to the Toronto Wolves. | | Toronto Wolves: Drafted 3B Clyde Fisher in the 1961 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) from the Chicago Chiefs. | | Kansas City Kings: Lost SP Otey Stevens in the Rule 5 Draft to the Boston Minutemen. | | Boston Minutemen: Drafted RP Otey Stevens in the 1961 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall Pick) from the Kansas City Kings. | |
