| Saturday, December 30th , 1961 | Released RP Bill Brady. | Monday, December 11th , 1961 | 2B Joe Anderson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | C Johnny Nelson was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | Thursday, November 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jerry Scarano to a minor league contract. | Friday, November 17th , 1961 | Released 1B Dan Goins. | Tuesday, November 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Bowers to a minor league contract. | Assigned RP Joe Lee to Triple A Toledo. | Saturday, November 4th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Fred Dawson to a minor league contract. | Assigned SP Gus Gray to Triple A Toledo. | Thursday, November 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Lew Potter to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Charley Stewart to a minor league contract. | Sunday, October 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Bill Shepherd to a minor league contract. | Monday, October 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent LF Rube Chalker to a minor league contract. | Sunday, September 10th , 1961 | Placed RP Sam Helsel on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/09/1961. | Promoted CL Gus Ray from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Saturday, August 26th , 1961 | Activated SP Lou Walker from the 60-day injured list. | Sent SP Lou Walker to Triple A Toledo for injury rehab. | Wednesday, August 16th , 1961 | Placed CF Glenn Johnson on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/15/1961. | Saturday, August 12th , 1961 | Placed RF Tommy Aiken on the Century League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/11/1961. | Wednesday, August 9th , 1961 | Released CL Frank Hart. | Wednesday, August 2nd , 1961 | Placed SS Lew Pierce on the Middle Atlantic League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/01/1961. | Wednesday, July 26th , 1961 | Placed 2B John Power on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/1961. | Recalled SP John Herzog from Triple A Toledo. | Optioned RP Chet Stansbury to Triple A Toledo. | Traded 30-year old LHP Jorge Arellano, 23-year old minor league LF Howie Taylor, and $46,400 in cash to the Philadelphia Keystones, getting 21-year old minor league 2B Joe Anderson, 22-year old minor league C Johnny Nelson, 19-year old minor league RHP Charlie Walker, and 24-year old minor league CF Glenn Johnson in return. | Sunday, July 23rd , 1961 | Placed LF Stu Boucher on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/22/1961. | Monday, July 17th , 1961 | Placed RF Pete Bates on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/1961. | Thursday, July 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Don Munson to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Gus Ray to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jim Nagel to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Placed SP Bill Smith on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/18/1961. | Recalled SP Dan Charlton from Triple A Toledo. | Promoted RP Jim Davidson from Double A Reading to Triple A Toledo. | Promoted 3B Marv Graddy from Double A Reading to Triple A Toledo. | Promoted SP Jack White from Class A Albany to Double A Reading. | Demoted SS Jim Anding from Triple A Toledo to Double A Reading. | Promoted RP Sam Helsel from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Promoted SP Gil Woodruff from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Promoted SP Johnny Hugot from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Promoted RP John Hall from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Promoted RP Frank Hart from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Drafted CF Ruben Escobar in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Howard Smith in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). | Drafted SP Ray Stevens in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). | Drafted SP Frank Wade in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Madison Price in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). | Drafted SS Ray Savage in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 85th overall pick). | Drafted SP George Hartzell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). | Drafted 3B Johnny Brackett in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 117th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bill Means in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick). | Drafted C Roxy Spear in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 149th overall pick). | Drafted RP Casper Inabinet in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 165th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ike Bowles in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 181st overall pick). | Drafted 2B Ty Underwood in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 197th overall pick). | Drafted SP Bob Young in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 213rd overall pick). | Drafted SS Karl Trahan in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 229th overall pick). | Drafted SP Walt Petersen in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 245th overall pick). | Drafted C Ray Shaw in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 5, 261st overall pick). | Drafted SP Ray Ahlman in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 277th overall pick). | Drafted C Jack Conklin in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 5, 293rd overall pick). | Drafted LF Don Levitt in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 309th overall pick). | Purchased the contract of SP Chet Stansbury from Triple A Toledo. | Optioned RP Dan Charlton to Triple A Toledo. | Promoted 3B Lew Pierce from Class A Albany to Double A Reading. | Promoted 1B Jack Barrett from Class A Albany to Double A Reading. | Demoted SS Abas Abaghian from Double A Reading to Class A Albany. | Promoted 3B Red Carbaugh from Class B Fresno to Class A Albany. | Demoted CF George James from Double A Reading to Class A Albany. | Demoted RF Ralph Cray from Class A Albany to Class B Fresno. | Promoted 1B Pat Knudson from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Promoted 3B Howard Smith from Class C Rock Island to Class B Fresno. | Demoted 1B John Maxwell from Class B Fresno to Class C Rock Island. | Demoted 1B Jerry Hathcock from Class B Fresno to Class C Rock Island. | Released C Ray Shaw. | Released LF Don Levitt. | Released SP Bob Young. | Released RP Al Panning. | Released C Jack Conklin. | Released RP Bill Washington. | Released SP Bill Means. | Released SP Ray Ahlman. | Released C Howie Perkins. | Released RP John Hill. | Released RP Pete Herring. | Released CL Tommy Aigen. | Friday, June 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP George Harris to a minor league contract. | Monday, May 22nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP John Henry Jr. to a minor league contract. | Saturday, April 8th , 1961 | Assigned C Ed Holt to Triple A Toledo. | Thursday, April 6th , 1961 | Placed CL Fred Rowe on the Century League 10-day injured list. | Tuesday, February 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Jerry Hutchinson to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, February 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Curt Campbell to a minor league contract. | Friday, February 3rd , 1961 | Released SP Homer Cook. | Friday, January 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Lew Potter to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, January 17th , 1961 | Released RP Gus Nutt. | Monday, January 9th , 1961 | Released RP John Brown. | Sunday, January 1st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Bill Washington to a minor league contract. | | |