| Tuesday, December 26th , 1961 | Signed free agent C Dave Marsh to a minor league contract. | Thursday, December 21st , 1961 | Released 1B Tom Moody. | Monday, December 18th , 1961 | Released CL Al Petty. | Monday, December 11th , 1961 | C Chappy Sanders was added to the secondary (40-man) roster. | RP Denny Cecil was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster. | Purchased the contract of SP Bruce McInturf from Double A Little Rock. | Wednesday, November 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Chauncey Puckett to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Wes Floyd to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, October 31st , 1961 | Pitching Coach Bob Wiseman signed as Pitching Coach in Chicago. | Signed Pitching Coach Bob Wiseman to a 2-year, $9,500 per year contract. | Wednesday, October 25th , 1961 | Released SP Earl Moe. | Tuesday, October 24th , 1961 | Signed General Manager Allen Jones to a 2-year, $12,000 per year contract. | Wednesday, October 18th , 1961 | Released RF Jimmy DiMeo. | Sunday, October 8th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Lee Haight to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, October 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Wesley Garner to a minor league contract. | Thursday, September 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Joel Moore to a minor league contract. | Monday, September 25th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Ben Hampton to a minor league contract. | Sunday, September 17th , 1961 | Placed LF Jim Barton on the 60-day injured list. | Thursday, September 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Fred Crawford to a minor league contract. | Activated 2B Buddy Byrd from the injured list. | Monday, September 11th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Tom Moody to a minor league contract. | Saturday, September 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Ed Blackburn to a minor league contract. | Placed CF Bill Welch on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 09/01/1961. | Monday, August 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jake Thornton to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Hans Armstrong to a minor league contract. | Saturday, August 26th , 1961 | Placed RF Jack Crawford on the Dixie League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/25/1961. | Tuesday, August 22nd , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Don Price to a minor league contract. | Monday, August 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Jack Crawford to a minor league contract. | Friday, July 21st , 1961 | Released RF Jim Grow. | Saturday, July 1st , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Alf Truman to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Emmett Hendrickson to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 20th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Harry Barnes to a minor league contract. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent CL Mike Taylor to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Jim DesJardins to a minor league contract. | Promoted C Alex O'Dailey from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. | Promoted RF Clyde Parker from Double A Little Rock to Triple A Milwaukee. | Promoted SP George Chism from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. | Demoted SS Jack Betts from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. | Demoted LF Bobby Martinez from Triple A Milwaukee to Double A Little Rock. | Promoted 3B Bill Welch from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. | Demoted RP Bob Howell from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. | Demoted SS Bob Decker from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. | Promoted LF Dode Caudill from Class B San Jose to Class A Rockford. | Demoted 2B Bill Tannen from Class A Rockford to Class B San Jose. | Promoted 3B Juan Peralta from Class C La Crosse to Class B San Jose. | Demoted SS Jack Ridge from Class B San Jose to Class C La Crosse. | Drafted 3B Orlando Benitez in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick). | Drafted LF Doug Lang in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 26th overall pick). | Drafted RP George Clarke in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 42nd overall pick). | Drafted SS Sam Pratt in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 10, 58th overall pick). | Drafted SP George Spencer in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 10, 74th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Josh Davis in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 10, 90th overall pick). | Drafted CF Bob Snyder in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 10, 106th overall pick). | Drafted SP Joe Bender in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 10, 122nd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ernie Bracewell in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 10, 138th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jim Lyons in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 10, 154th overall pick). | Drafted RF Harry Cummins in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 10, 170th overall pick). | Drafted SP Gene Jones in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 10, 186th overall pick). | Drafted RP Moe Patterson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 10, 202nd overall pick). | Drafted C John Robinson in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 10, 218th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jimmy Sawyer in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 10, 234th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Bob Brown in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 10, 250th overall pick). | Drafted SP Gene R.3 Tweed in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 10, 266th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Hal Toney in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 10, 282nd overall pick). | Drafted SP Billy Killeen in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 10, 298th overall pick). | Drafted RF Tommy Fomby in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 10, 314th overall pick). | Promoted 3B Bob Decker from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. | Promoted RF Phil Lee from Class A Rockford to Double A Little Rock. | Demoted 2B Jack Sullivan from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. | Demoted LF Curt Neville from Double A Little Rock to Class A Rockford. | Released SP Jim Lyons. | Released SP Gene Jones. | Released RP Harry Taylor. | Released RP Bob Hoskins. | Released RP Moe Patterson. | Released SP Joe Bender. | Released SP Jimmy Sawyer. | Released C John Robinson. | Released SP Gene R.3 Tweed. | Released RP Nelson Swain. | Released RP Don Maguire. | Released 3B Angel Tejada. | Released RP Harry Jersey. | Released C Allen Riggs. | Released RP Johnny French. | Released RP Tom Weaver. | Released SP Billy Killeen. | Released RP Adi Abrudan. | Wednesday, June 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Joel Moore to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, June 6th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Pat Williams to a minor league contract. | Saturday, June 3rd , 1961 | Placed 2B Delos Smith on the Century League 10-day injured list, retroactive to 06/02/1961. | Monday, May 29th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Bill Hardaway to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, May 23rd , 1961 | Placed 3B Jack Albert on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/22/1961. | Wednesday, May 10th , 1961 | Signed free agent RF Don Price to a minor league contract. | Saturday, March 25th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Cliff Harmon to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Wally Eversole to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, March 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Eddie Curry to a minor league contract. | Saturday, March 4th , 1961 | Released SS Bubba West. | Wednesday, March 1st , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Chris Gladden to a minor league contract. | Saturday, February 18th , 1961 | Released SP Jack Kelsey. | Saturday, February 11th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dick Goodrich to a minor league contract. | Thursday, January 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Lee Johnson to a minor league contract. | Monday, January 16th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Bob Logan to a minor league contract. | | |