| Monday, December 25th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Vince Warner to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Al Crotzer to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, December 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Milt Caldwell to a minor league contract. | Monday, November 13th , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Jack Richards to a minor league contract. | Thursday, November 9th , 1961 | Signed Hitting Coach Frankie Glomski to a 2-year, $13,000 per year contract. | Tuesday, October 10th , 1961 | Released RP Tom Weaver. | Monday, September 18th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Mel Marquez to a minor league contract. | Saturday, September 9th , 1961 | Released SP Bud Petty. | Wednesday, August 30th , 1961 | Placed RF Al Lewis on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list. | Thursday, August 24th , 1961 | Placed 3B Dan Herrick on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/23/1961. | Released SS Bob Brooks. | Monday, August 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Don Loop to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Don Munson to a minor league contract. | Thursday, August 10th , 1961 | Released SS Fred Rider. | Monday, August 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dick Poole to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 27th , 1961 | Placed 2B Aeneas Bouloukos on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/26/1961. | Assigned RP Buck Mellon to Double A Dallas. | Monday, July 10th , 1961 | Placed SP Danny Fry on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/09/1961. | Signed free agent RP Bob Buker to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Bob Lehrman to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Coaker Vecchio to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Tom Weaver to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Roy Foster to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jerry Crimes to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Moe Patterson to a minor league contract. | Sunday, June 25th , 1961 | Placed C Ben Strong on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/24/1961. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Drafted SP Joe Rice in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick). | Drafted RP Cesar Escalante in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 29th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Bill Kruger in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 45th overall pick). | Drafted C Harry Allen in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick). | Drafted SP Danny Fry in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 77th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Andy Martin in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick). | Drafted 3B Fred Craft in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 13, 109th overall pick). | Drafted SP Herb Robins in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 13, 125th overall pick). | Drafted C Johnny Good in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 141st overall pick). | Drafted SP Lloyd Ethridge in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 157th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Grover South in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 13, 173rd overall pick). | Drafted RP Bill Hamilton in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 13, 189th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ken Hubbard in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 13, 205th overall pick). | Drafted CF Ike Paradis in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 13, 221st overall pick). | Drafted SP Wally Scott in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 13, 237th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Cal Gould in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 13, 253rd overall pick). | Drafted SP Tom Snyder in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 13, 269th overall pick). | Drafted RF George Davis in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 13, 285th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Krahn in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 13, 301st overall pick). | Drafted LF Buddy Dow in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 13, 317th overall pick). | Promoted 1B Al Spears from Double A Dallas to Triple A Oakland. | Demoted 3B Dan Herrick from Triple A Oakland to Double A Dallas. | Promoted 3B John Sander from Class A Hartford to Double A Dallas. | Promoted RP Ed Stone from Class B Charlotte to Class A Hartford. | Demoted SS John Kendall from Double A Dallas to Class A Hartford. | Promoted RF Curt Harrington from Class B Charlotte to Class A Hartford. | Promoted SP Whitey Gates from Class C Moline to Class B Charlotte. | Demoted SS Clay Kane from Class A Hartford to Class B Charlotte. | Promoted LF Bruce Rees from Class C Moline to Class B Charlotte. | Demoted 1B Victor Andujar from Class B Charlotte to Class C Moline. | Released SP Wally Scott. | Released SP Lloyd Ethridge. | Released SP Jim Krahn. | Released SP Tom Snyder. | Released RP Pete Webster. | Released RP Mal Birnie. | Released RP Mickey Ford. | Released SP Herb Robins. | Released RP Emmett Hendrickson. | Thursday, June 15th , 1961 | Released SP Gus Gray. | Saturday, May 27th , 1961 | Placed 2B Bud Anderson on the Lone Star Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/26/1961. | Sunday, May 21st , 1961 | Placed SS Bill Jordan on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/20/1961. | Saturday, May 13th , 1961 | Placed C Jim Morgan on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/12/1961. | Thursday, April 27th , 1961 | Released RP Tom Drill. | Wednesday, April 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Bob Finch to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, April 5th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Art Walker to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 24th , 1961 | Released SP Al Baney. | Wednesday, February 15th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jack Hughes to a minor league contract. | Saturday, January 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Ed Wingerter to a minor league contract. | | |