| Monday, November 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP John Mack to a minor league contract. | Sunday, October 22nd , 1961 | Signed Manager Elmer De Gray to a 2-year, $35,000 per year contract. | Saturday, September 23rd , 1961 | Activated SP Beau McClellan from the injured list. | Tuesday, September 12th , 1961 | Placed 3B Bill Austin on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/11/1961. | Wednesday, September 6th , 1961 | Placed 1B Joe Sturgill on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 09/05/1961. | Friday, August 18th , 1961 | Placed SS Bill Denney on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/17/1961. | Thursday, August 17th , 1961 | Placed 1B Ralph Capriotti on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/16/1961. | Monday, August 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Al Francis to a minor league contract. | Sunday, August 6th , 1961 | Placed SP Joe Sherwood on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/05/1961. | Assigned RP Art Low to Triple A Jersey City. | Thursday, August 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Art Low to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 31st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Emmett Hendrickson to a minor league contract. | Thursday, July 27th , 1961 | Placed SP Barney Johnson on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/26/1961. | Placed SP Johnnie Higgins on the Upper Mississippi Valley Association 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/26/1961. | Promoted SP Les Wilson from Class C Marshalltown to Class B Tampa. | Wednesday, July 26th , 1961 | Placed 1B Ralph Capriotti on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/25/1961. | Thursday, July 6th , 1961 | Placed RF Red Hinton on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1961. | Sunday, July 2nd , 1961 | Placed 2B Sam German on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/01/1961. | RP Paul Gleason was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Recalled RP Fred Whitt from Triple A Jersey City. | Monday, June 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Tex Ellison to a minor league contract. | Sunday, June 25th , 1961 | Placed RF Chuck Loughrey on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/24/1961. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Drafted SP Johnnie Higgins in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). | Drafted SP Joe Ritchie in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 22nd overall pick). | Drafted SS Bill Austin in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick). | Drafted SS Jorge Vallejo in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 54th overall pick). | Drafted SP Johnny Campbell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 70th overall pick). | Drafted C Ron McClellan in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 6, 86th overall pick). | Drafted CF Jim Hartford in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 6, 102nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Joe Sherwood in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 6, 118th overall pick). | Drafted RP Fred Smith in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 6, 134th overall pick). | Drafted SP Ed Scott in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 6, 150th overall pick). | Drafted C Ken Sparks in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 6, 166th overall pick). | Drafted SP Buddy Houle in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 6, 182nd overall pick). | Drafted SS Bill Viviano in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 6, 198th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Thornton Hilker in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 6, 214th overall pick). | Drafted SP Alex Davis in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 6, 230th overall pick). | Drafted CF Jim Garrett in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 6, 246th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Frank Kelly in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 6, 262nd overall pick). | Drafted C Harley Johnson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 6, 278th overall pick). | Drafted RP Jackie Hughes in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 6, 294th overall pick). | Drafted RF Joe Tonge in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 6, 310th overall pick). | Released SP Ed Scott. | Released RP Ken Paulson. | Released SP Alex Davis. | Released SP Tom White. | Sunday, June 11th , 1961 | Placed 3B Al Wilson on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/10/1961. | Friday, May 26th , 1961 | Placed LF Tom Brown on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/1961. | Monday, May 22nd , 1961 | Placed LF Ed Whitney on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/1961. | Placed 2B Red Andrews on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/1961. | Sunday, May 21st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Potts to a minor league contract. | Sunday, May 14th , 1961 | SP Elmer Sullivan was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. | Friday, May 12th , 1961 | Placed 2B Sam McKinney on the Heartland League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/11/1961. | Monday, May 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP George Palmer to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Fred Weaver to a minor league contract. | Friday, April 28th , 1961 | Placed 1B Herb Stevens on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/1961. | Released SP Jay Adams. | Tuesday, April 25th , 1961 | Placed 1B Ralph Capriotti on the Union League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/1961. | Friday, April 21st , 1961 | Released RP Chuck Wells.(Career-ending injury) | Wednesday, April 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Barney Johnson to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Lee Luman to a minor league contract. | Monday, April 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP John Mack to a minor league contract. | Saturday, April 15th , 1961 | Released RP Jim Ward. | Friday, March 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Jackie Reynolds to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, February 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Bill Harding to a minor league contract. | Monday, February 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Joe Bolster to a minor league contract. | Friday, February 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Ken Palmer to a minor league contract. | Thursday, February 16th , 1961 | Released RP Bill Owens. | Tuesday, February 14th , 1961 | Released RP Sammy Low. | Friday, January 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Herb Glenn to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 16th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dick Gordon to a minor league contract. | Sunday, January 15th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jim Ward to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 9th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Johnny Reinhardt to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 2nd , 1961 | Released RP Mack Cook. | | |