| Friday, December 22nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jackie Montrose to a minor league contract. | Monday, December 11th , 1961 | 3B Joe Flanagan was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | 1B Wally Fontaine was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | Sunday, December 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Carroll Hart to a minor league contract. | Released SP Jim Baker. | Monday, November 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Phil Sterling to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, November 22nd , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Alex Ogden to a minor league contract. | Saturday, November 4th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Wally Eversole to a minor league contract. | Monday, October 23rd , 1961 | Signed General Manager Claude Strickland to a 2-year, $9,000 per year contract. | Wednesday, October 4th , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Frank Van Doren to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Ward to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, September 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Lynn Allen to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Billy Zimmermann to a minor league contract. | Thursday, September 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Fred Oien to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Lee Johnson to a minor league contract. | Monday, September 11th , 1961 | Placed RP Charlie Brewer on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list. | Thursday, September 7th , 1961 | Released RP Lee Johnson. | Wednesday, August 30th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Gus Gray to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract. | Placed LF Del Murray on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1961. | Assigned SP Frank Hubbard to Triple A Richmond. | Thursday, August 24th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Tony Miller to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Les Frandsen to a minor league contract. | Released SP Gus Gray. | Monday, August 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Gus Gray to a minor league contract. | Released SP Woody Clarke. | Monday, August 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Paul Repp to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 9th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Red Muralles to a minor league contract. | Sunday, August 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dan Gilbert to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Fred Dawson to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Chet Morrow to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Tony Miller to a minor league contract. | Sunday, July 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP John Hill to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, July 19th , 1961 | Released SP John Tobin. | Monday, July 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Terry Bond to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bill Owens to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Harvey Mitchell to a minor league contract. | Placed CL Lou Curry on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1961. | Released RP Joe Lee. | Friday, July 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Lee to a minor league contract. | Placed CL Johnny Davydov on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/06/1961. | Released SP Ken Palmer. | Thursday, July 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Ken Palmer to a minor league contract. | Released RP Bob Buker. | Tuesday, July 4th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Harry Ryan to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent CL Alex Ogden to a minor league contract. | Released RP Moe Patterson. | Signed free agent RP Buck Mellon to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ken Paulson to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 30th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Brannon to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Chris Gladden to a minor league contract. | Placed SP Dick Adams Jr. on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/29/1961. | Assigned RP Frank Brown to Class A Trenton. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Placed 1B Lou Henderson on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/18/1961. | Promoted SP Buster Scott from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Richmond. | Promoted SS Mike Blume from Double A Harrisburg to Triple A Richmond. | Assigned RP Bill Boone to Double A Harrisburg. | Promoted SP Owen Lantz from Class A Trenton to Double A Harrisburg. | Demoted SS Ron Ryken from Triple A Richmond to Double A Harrisburg. | Promoted 2B Pete Meany from Class A Trenton to Double A Harrisburg. | Promoted RF Charlie Hall from Class A Trenton to Double A Harrisburg. | Demoted RP Joe Boyd from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Trenton. | Assigned SP Chet Komer to Class A Trenton. | Demoted RP Charley Stewart from Triple A Richmond to Class A Trenton. | Promoted C Mike Stehle from Class B Everett to Class A Trenton. | Demoted RF Earl Summers from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Trenton. | Promoted 3B Bob Robinson from Class B Everett to Class A Trenton. | Demoted CF Whitey Bell from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Trenton. | Demoted RP Jerry Scarano from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Demoted RP Hop Miller from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Promoted C Carl Rydberg from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Promoted 1B Jim Green from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Demoted CF Earl Earnhardt from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Promoted 1B Bert Wood from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Demoted LF Mort Artrip from Class B Everett to Class C Pensacola. | Released RP Fred Scott. | Released RP George Stewart. | Drafted 3B George Whaley in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). | Drafted CF Sam Forrester in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 17th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Jake Walling in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Phil Peters in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). | Drafted SP Drury Mack in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 65th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Gianfranco Vaccarini in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 1, 81st overall pick). | Drafted SS Al Meaux in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 1, 97th overall pick). | Drafted SP Tom Thompson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 113rd overall pick). | Drafted 3B Dutch Miller in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 1, 129th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Bill Carlson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 1, 145th overall pick). | Drafted RP Roy McDonald in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 161st overall pick). | Drafted SP Ramiro Valenzuela in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 1, 177th overall pick). | Drafted C Tommy Haskell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 1, 193rd overall pick). | Drafted LF Jack Pool in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 209th overall pick). | Drafted SP Larry Tompkins in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 1, 225th overall pick). | Drafted SS Fred Smith in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 1, 241st overall pick). | Drafted SP Fred Williams in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 257th overall pick). | Drafted C Tommy McKinnon in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 1, 273rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Tom Thompson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 1, 289th overall pick). | Drafted C Don Miller in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 305th overall pick). | Promoted RF Earl Summers from Class A Trenton to Double A Harrisburg. | Demoted CF Henry Gordon from Double A Harrisburg to Class A Trenton. | Promoted LF Earl Earnhardt from Class B Everett to Class A Trenton. | Demoted 1B Irv Francis from Class A Trenton to Class B Everett. | Promoted 2B Jake Walling from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Promoted LF Paul Barry from Class C Pensacola to Class B Everett. | Demoted SS John Hanson from Class B Everett to Class C Pensacola. | Demoted 1B Bert Wood from Class B Everett to Class C Pensacola. | Released SP Fred Williams. | Released SP Tom Thompson. | Released RP Sam Wesley. | Released RP Jim Young. | Released C Felipe Ortiz. | Released C Don Miller. | Released RP Pat Hackney. | Released RP Jim Lynch. | Released SP Ramiro Valenzuela. | Released SP Larry Tompkins. | Released RP Johnny Gerstel. | Released RP Hillis Bedford. | Saturday, June 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Chet Komer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Boone to a minor league contract. | Placed 2B Alex Wilson on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/16/1961. | Tuesday, June 13th , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Ed Wingerter to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, May 30th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Boyd to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Steve Davis to a minor league contract. | Friday, May 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ike Brennan to a minor league contract. | Sunday, May 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bill Slappy to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, May 10th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Woody Clarke to a minor league contract. | Activated 3B Ken Hudson from the injured list. | 2B Amos Weatherby was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Monday, May 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Jim Lynch to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, May 3rd , 1961 | Released RP Ted Dukes. | Tuesday, May 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Grant Cunningham to a minor league contract. | Saturday, April 22nd , 1961 | Placed SS Dick Rabkin on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/1961. | Thursday, April 20th , 1961 | Released CF Sam Gray. | Monday, April 17th , 1961 | Released CL Lee Luman. | Tuesday, April 4th , 1961 | Placed 3B Ken Hudson on the 14-day injured list. | Sunday, February 19th , 1961 | Released SP Bob Smith. | Monday, January 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Gus Nutt to a minor league contract. | Sunday, January 15th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Hillis Bedford to a minor league contract. | Thursday, January 5th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Lee Luman to a minor league contract. | | |