| Sunday, December 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Bolster to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Cochran to a minor league contract. | Thursday, December 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bob Tweedy to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, December 13th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bert Wood to a minor league contract. | Friday, December 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Charlie McDaniel to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Frank Hadder to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Curt Campbell to a minor league contract. | Monday, November 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jim Ward to a minor league contract. | Monday, November 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Harvey Brown to a minor league contract. | Monday, November 6th , 1961 | Signed Bench Coach Jack Bader to a 2-year, $9,000 per year contract. | Sunday, November 5th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Harry Wenger to a minor league contract. | Thursday, November 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Levi Dunham to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, November 1st , 1961 | Released RP Al Schuck. | Saturday, October 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Johnny Reinhardt to a minor league contract. | Friday, October 13th , 1961 | Activated C Mickey Tucker from the 60-day injured list. | Monday, October 2nd , 1961 | Released RP Neil Thomas. | Signed free agent RP Norm Stover to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Paul Repp to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Dan Callaway to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, September 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Woody Clarke to a minor league contract. | Saturday, September 2nd , 1961 | Released RF Tom Peeler. | Tuesday, August 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Ollie Cooper to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jim Nagel to a minor league contract. | Saturday, August 26th , 1961 | Placed LF Ed Richman on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/25/1961. | Friday, August 11th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Barney Johnson to a minor league contract. | Thursday, August 10th , 1961 | Placed RP Gil Purdy on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/1961. | Monday, July 24th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Pete Herring to a minor league contract. | Sunday, July 23rd , 1961 | Placed C Bill Riley on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/1961. | Wednesday, July 19th , 1961 | Placed RP Vince Warner on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/1961. | Released RP Al Sparks. | Tuesday, July 18th , 1961 | Placed SP Charlie Allensworth on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1961. | Placed RP Sam Fuller on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1961. | Placed RP Otto Spaulding on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1961. | Signed free agent RP Don Munson to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Otto Spaulding to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Ken Paulson to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 15th , 1961 | Placed CL Tom Turner on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/14/1961. | Released RP Ed Williams. | Sunday, July 2nd , 1961 | Placed 2B Tom LeClerc on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/01/1961. | Released SP Tom Buchanan. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Drafted SP Jack Turner in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). | Drafted SP John Thomas in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ernie Benning in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 14, 46th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Frank Anderson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Dick Way in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 78th overall pick). | Drafted C Bill Riley in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 14, 94th overall pick). | Drafted SS Charlie Johnson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 14, 110th overall pick). | Drafted SP Heinie Brown in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 14, 126th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Roy Burns in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 14, 142nd overall pick). | Drafted 3B Stan Pike in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 14, 158th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Nat Whittley in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 14, 174th overall pick). | Drafted SP Sonny Byrne in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 14, 190th overall pick). | Drafted RP Adam Anderson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 14, 206th overall pick). | Drafted CF Bob Miller in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 14, 222nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Dick Boyd in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 14, 238th overall pick). | Drafted SS Al Reardon in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 14, 254th overall pick). | Drafted SP Nellie Bruckner in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 14, 270th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Gus Duval in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 14, 286th overall pick). | Drafted SP Elijah Bushner in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 14, 302nd overall pick). | Drafted 2B Frank Thain in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 14, 318th overall pick). | Recalled SP Paul Magee from Triple A Fort Wayne. | Optioned RP Norm Van Dyne to Triple A Fort Wayne. | Promoted RF Archie Cunningham from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. | Demoted 2B Byron Fryer from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. | Promoted CL Alvin Manning from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. | Promoted 1B Luke Arnold from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. | Demoted RP Ed Williams from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. | Promoted SP John Thomas from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. | Promoted RP Tom Turner from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. | Promoted SP Roy Brandt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. | Promoted SP Ted McFarland from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. | Demoted CF Miguel Santiago from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. | Promoted 3B Charlie Wagner from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. | Demoted CF Joe Smith from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. | Released SP Sonny Byrne. | Released RP Adam Anderson. | Released SP Dick Boyd. | Released SP Nellie Bruckner. | Released SP Elijah Bushner. | Released SP Heinie Brown. | Saturday, May 20th , 1961 | Placed C Ricky Gomez on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/1961. | Monday, May 15th , 1961 | Placed SS Gil Carr on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/14/1961. | Sunday, May 14th , 1961 | Released RP Lee Loeffler. | 1B Gary Burgess was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Sunday, April 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Jack Brown to a minor league contract. | Friday, April 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Tony Miller to a minor league contract. | Friday, April 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Ed Williams to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 31st , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Tom Buchanan to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP George Smith to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Paul Taylor to a minor league contract. | Sunday, March 12th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bob Tweedy to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Doc Buckingham to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 9th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Al Vaughan to a minor league contract. | Wednesday, March 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Mutt Fowler to a minor league contract. | Monday, March 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Chet Jones to a minor league contract. | Sunday, February 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Don Rosenberg to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Frank Hubbard to a minor league contract. | Friday, January 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Lew Spivey to a minor league contract. | Thursday, January 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Mickey Hale to a minor league contract. | Friday, January 13th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Harry Dodson to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent C Dave Marsh to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Barney Johnson to a minor league contract. | | |