| Thursday, December 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Gus Nutt to a minor league contract. | Monday, December 11th , 1961 | Drafted 3B Clyde Fisher in the 1961 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) from the Chicago Chiefs. | Sunday, October 22nd , 1961 | Signed Manager Randy Hohlt to a 2-year, $16,500 per year contract. | Saturday, October 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent C Jimmy Crozier to a minor league contract. | Thursday, October 5th , 1961 | Placed 2B Earle Farmer on the 60-day injured list. | Saturday, September 30th , 1961 | Placed C Al Curtis on the secondary (40-man) roster. | Purchased the contract of C Al Curtis from Triple A Buffalo. | Placed C Dixie Williams on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/29/1961. | Purchased the contract of 3B Jake Buck from Triple A Buffalo. | Wednesday, September 20th , 1961 | Activated SP Jim Jackson from the injured list. | Monday, September 11th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP George Jackson to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, August 30th , 1961 | Placed RF Frank Hardin on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1961. | Recalled LF Chick Reed from Triple A Buffalo. | Tuesday, August 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Elmer Parsons to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ken Paulson to a minor league contract. | Friday, August 25th , 1961 | Placed LF Gus Braxton on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/24/1961. | Wednesday, August 16th , 1961 | Placed 3B Jake Buck on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/15/1961. | Saturday, August 12th , 1961 | Placed 2B Charlie Haynes on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/11/1961. | Thursday, July 27th , 1961 | Placed 2B Bruce Hunt on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/26/1961. | Monday, July 24th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Johnny Holloway to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Al Sparks to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 22nd , 1961 | Placed C Elmer Pierce on the Gulf States League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/21/1961. | Sunday, July 9th , 1961 | Signed free agent 3B Joe Jones to a minor league contract. | Friday, June 30th , 1961 | Signed free agent 3B Rocky Stone to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jim Young to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dixie Campbell to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Pug Morgan to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Drafted 3B Carlos Rivera in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | Drafted LF Joe Bellamy in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 20th overall pick). | Drafted C Larry Irwin in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). | Drafted RP Elmer Wills in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Gus Braxton in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 68th overall pick). | Drafted SS Adolph Young in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 84th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bob Estes in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 4, 100th overall pick). | Drafted SP Dick Couture in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 116th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Powell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 4, 132nd overall pick). | Drafted C Marv Jackson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 4, 148th overall pick). | Drafted SP Walt Dredge in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 4, 164th overall pick). | Drafted C George Gross in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 4, 180th overall pick). | Drafted CF Jack Hampton in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 4, 196th overall pick). | Drafted RP Jerry Walton in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 212nd overall pick). | Drafted SS Emil Dickey in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 4, 228th overall pick). | Drafted SP Steve Howard in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 4, 244th overall pick). | Drafted SS Les Warner in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 4, 260th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bill Mitchell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 4, 276th overall pick). | Drafted LF John Butler in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 4, 292nd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Walt Oxendine in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 4, 308th overall pick). | Promoted LF Roy West from Double A Chattanooga to Triple A Buffalo. | Promoted C Ty Rusconi from Class A Davenport to Double A Chattanooga. | Promoted 1B Gus Koval from Class A Davenport to Double A Chattanooga. | Promoted C Javier Delgado from Class B Vancouver to Class A Davenport. | Demoted CF Jim Lang from Double A Chattanooga to Class A Davenport. | Promoted C Billy Bright from Class C Tuscaloosa to Class B Vancouver. | Promoted 1B Gus Braxton from Class C Tuscaloosa to Class B Vancouver. | Released C Gene Hollister. | Released CF John Williams. | Sunday, June 18th , 1961 | Placed LF Jack Woods on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/17/1961. | Thursday, June 15th , 1961 | Placed 2B Bruce Hunt on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/14/1961. | Activated 2B Adam Ramsey from the injured list. | 3B Ray Words was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Wednesday, May 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Lee Loeffler to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bill Kline to a minor league contract. | Monday, May 15th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Davis to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, May 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jim Ward to a minor league contract. | Friday, April 21st , 1961 | Released RF Tom Brown. | Tuesday, April 4th , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Les Ledbetter to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 31st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Chet Morrow to a minor league contract. | Sunday, January 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Ben Snedden to a minor league contract. | Friday, January 13th , 1961 | Released RP Bill Boone. | Thursday, January 12th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Carroll Hart to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 9th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jack Gaebel to a minor league contract. | | |