| Friday, October 20th , 1961 |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Released SS Len McNeill. |
| Washington Eagles: Activated RP Bill Ashley from the injured list. |
| Washington Eagles: Activated 1B Joe Holland from the injured list. |
| Washington Eagles: Released RP Cliff Harmon. |
| Washington Eagles: Released RP George Chambers. |
| New York Gothams: Released SP Don Dillard. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Released 1B Joe Bunce. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Activated RF Pat Petty from the injured list. |
| Kansas City Kings: Released SP Charlie York. |
| Kansas City Kings: Released RP Jerry Scarano. |
| Chicago Cougars: Activated 2B Jack Gibson from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Activated RF Sherry Doyal from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Released SP Paul Layton. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Activated 2B Mike Forst from the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Activated SP Dewey Allcock from the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Activated SS Roy Phelps from the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Stars: 2B Mike Forst was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Released SP Larry Smith. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Activated SP Larry Knez from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated SP Arnie Smith from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated C Dixie Williams from the injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated SS Phil Story from the 60-day injured list. |
| Montreal Saints: CF Joe Austin retired from professional baseball. |
| Boston Minutemen: SP Johnny Duncan retired from professional baseball. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: 2B Reid McLaughlin retired from professional baseball. |
| Kansas City Kings: SP Mike Thorpe retired from professional baseball. |
| Toronto Wolves: CF Wally Boyer retired from professional baseball. |
| New York Gothams: CF Billy Moody retired from professional baseball. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: 3B Jim Adams Jr. retired from professional baseball. |
| Toronto Wolves: SS Gordie Perkins retired from professional baseball. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: 1B Lorenzo Samuels retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Chiefs: SP Mel Haynes retired from professional baseball. |
| New York Gothams: Retired #10 in honor of Ed Bowman. |
| New York Gothams: SP Ed Bowman retired from professional baseball. |
| Kansas City Kings: RP Chuck Wells (A Springfield) retired from professional baseball. |
| 1B Happy Wright retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Bill Heim retired from professional baseball. |
| RF Buzz McIlwain retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Ernie Campbell retired from professional baseball. |
| Washington Eagles: RP Cliff Harmon (A Trenton) retired from professional baseball. |
| Kansas City Kings: RP Bill Harding (A Springfield) retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Fred Miller retired from professional baseball. |
| San Francisco Sailors: LF Mike Gardner (A Peoria) retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Chiefs: RP Doc Buckingham (B Tacoma) retired from professional baseball. |
| 1B George Richardson retired from professional baseball. |
| San Francisco Sailors: 1B Charlie Wilburn (AAA Sacramneto) retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Ben McCarty retired from professional baseball. |
| 1B Ray Bates retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Pete Sipe retired from professional baseball. |
| 1B Max Conrad retired from professional baseball. |
| SP Tommy Crowe retired from professional baseball. |
| 1B Al Clement retired from professional baseball. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: RP Bill Williamson (AA New Orleans) retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Chiefs: SP Tom Buchanan (AA Oklahoma City) retired from professional baseball. |
| CF John Moss retired from professional baseball. |
| Chicago Chiefs: RP Jack Brown (A Cedar Rapids) retired from professional baseball. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Third Base Coach Victor Cottrill retires. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Pitching Coach Jim Tauber retires. |
| Toronto Wolves: Manager Jake Beck retires. |
| New York Gothams: First Base Coach Earle Kelley retires. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Pitching Coach Alex Chroninger retires. |
| Bench Coach Elmer Wood retires. |
| General Manager Buzz Burton retires. |
| Owner William Long Jr. retires. |
| Manager Johnny Toman retires. |
| First Base Coach Howard Crocker retires. |
| First Base Coach Del Fuller retires. |
| First Base Coach John Rudd retires. |
| First Base Coach Sam Bundy retires. |
| Hitting Coach Andy Lazzari retires. |
| Team Trainer Mike Napiorkowski retires. |
| Manager Claude Boyle retires. |
| Pitching Coach Jim Carr retires. |
| Bench Coach Ad Wilson retires. |
| Manager Dick Rossa retires. |
| Bench Coach George Powers retires. |
| Hitting Coach Eddie Wright retires. |
| Scouting Director Junior Scheel retires. |
| Manager Johnnie Sanders retires. |
| General Manager Orville Brown retires. |
| Team Trainer Ken Barry retires. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Bench Coach Lou Grandee leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed General Manager Antonio Mendoza to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed Team Trainer Russ Carr to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed Manager Dutch Becker to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed 3B Coach Jake Dunlap to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Chiefs: Signed 1B Coach Ralph Jackson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed General Manager Frank York to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Scouting Director Jocko Goodrum to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Hitting Coach Jake Klein to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Bench Coach Harry Jenkins to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed 3B Coach Norm Abrams to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed Team Trainer Jack Matthews to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Signed 1B Coach Gene Mitchell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: General Manager Bob Moore leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Washington Eagles: Signed Scouting Director Joe McPherson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed Bench Coach Bill Adams to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed 3B Coach Caleb Humphrey to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed General Manager Tom Beaver to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed 3B Coach Sherman Carrico to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed Bench Coach Al Clark to a 2-year contract extension. |
| New York Gothams: Signed Hitting Coach Frank Covarrubias to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Manager Clyde Mathews leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Pittsburgh Miners: General Manager Mike Anderson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Fired 3B Coach Dick Dunn. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Hitting Coach Carl Campbell leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed 1B Coach Gilbert Brennan to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Pittsburgh Miners: Signed Bench Coach John Thomas to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Fired Hitting Coach Jack Mengel. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Scouting Director Larry Thompson to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed 1B Coach Bud Berry to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed Manager Lou Ormsby to a 2-year contract extension. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed General Manager George Schacht to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Boston Minutemen: Manager Harry Barrell leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Boston Minutemen: Hitting Coach Charlie Lane leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Boston Minutemen: Fired Pitching Coach Bert Phelps. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed Bench Coach Frank Todd to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed 1B Coach Roy Borkenhagen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed General Manager Charlie Palmer to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Bench Coach Bill Freeman leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed General Manager Harris Dixon to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed Scouting Director Harry Flannery to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed 1B Coach Clarence Howerton to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Detroit Dynamos: Signed 3B Coach Rube Powell to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Kings: Fired Manager Glenn Carney. |
| Kansas City Kings: Signed Scouting Director Tom Spooner to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Kings: Signed Team Trainer Pete Merchant to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kansas City Kings: Signed Pitching Coach Bob Rodgers to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Cougars: General Manager Al Horton leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Chicago Cougars: Pitching Coach Jack Hollis leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Chicago Cougars: Signed Team Trainer Guy Scott to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Cougars: Signed Hitting Coach Cy Howard to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Manager Jim Whitehead to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Bench Coach Ken Tannen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Signed Scouting Director Ted Reitz to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed Scouting Director Ben Hathaway to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed 3B Coach George Moran to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed Pitching Coach Bert Chappelle to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Signed Team Trainer Pepper Crane to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Signed 1B Coach Don Jones to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Signed General Manager Lee Gordon to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Signed 3B Coach Dave Heddings to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Fired Hitting Coach Bobby Ray. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed Team Trainer Grover DeVivo to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed Scouting Director Felix Gordon to a 2-year contract extension. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed General Manager Joe Thomas to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Toronto Wolves: Signed Team Trainer Eli Christian to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Toronto Wolves: Signed Bench Coach Tanzan Miyake to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Toronto Wolves: Signed 3B Coach John Tyler to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Toronto Wolves: Signed Hitting Coach Al Jensen to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Fired 3B Coach Orville Aldrich. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Fired Bench Coach Joe Cargill. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Fired Pitching Coach Virgil Pierce. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Scouting Director Bob Simmons to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed Hitting Coach Johnny Brockman to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Chicago Cougars: Activated 2B Joe Dorch from the injured list. |
| Chicago Cougars: Activated LF Jim Barton from the 60-day injured list. |
| Montreal Saints: Activated RP Chuck Droste from the 60-day injured list. |
| Montreal Saints: RP Chuck Droste was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Activated SP Hal Adams from the 60-day injured list. |
| Philadelphia Keystones: Activated RP Fred McKnight from the 60-day injured list. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Activated RP Duke Bybee from the 60-day injured list. |
| Los Angeles Stars: Activated SP Bud Henderson from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Activated 2B Cecil Cummings from the 60-day injured list. |
| Cleveland Foresters: Activated RP Frank Carey from the 60-day injured list. |
| Kansas City Kings: Activated SS Red Ellis from the 60-day injured list. |
| Toronto Wolves: Activated 2B Earle Farmer from the 60-day injured list. |
| Kansas City Kings: Signed free agent RP Dixie Wilson to a minor league contract. |
| St. Louis Pioneers: Signed free agent 3B John Austin to a minor league contract. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Bobby Ladd to a minor league contract. |
| Cincinnati Cannons: Signed free agent RP Charlie York to a minor league contract. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Tom Trumble to a minor league contract. |
| Montreal Saints: Signed free agent RP Dick Gordon to a minor league contract. |
| Washington Eagles: Signed free agent RP Art Walker to a minor league contract. |
| San Francisco Sailors: Signed free agent RP Bob Lehrman to a minor league contract. |
| Boston Minutemen: Signed free agent SP Paul Layton to a minor league contract. |
| The Kansas City Kings traded 32-year old C Dutch Miller and $5,000 in cash to the St. Louis Pioneers, getting 25-year old 3B Cal Randall and 20-year old minor league LHP Whitey Gates in return. |
| The Philadelphia Keystones traded 18-year old minor league LHP Monte Evans to the Detroit Dynamos, getting 40-year old minor league RHP Jackie James in return. |
