| Sunday, December 31st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Kid Moore to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Harley Morgan to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Wednesday, December 27th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jack Gaebel to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent SP Steve Davis to a minor league contract. | Monday, October 30th , 1961 | Signed Bench Coach Orville Aldrich to a 2-year, $13,000 per year contract. | Saturday, October 21st , 1961 | Released 3B Sam Hall. | Friday, October 13th , 1961 | Released CL John Nixon. | Friday, September 29th , 1961 | Activated 2B Dick Tucker from the injured list. | Sunday, September 24th , 1961 | Placed RF Pat Petty on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/23/1961. | Purchased the contract of RF Dizzy Franz from Triple A Newark. | Thursday, September 14th , 1961 | Placed 2B Dick Tucker on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/13/1961. | Thursday, August 31st , 1961 | Placed 1B Johnny Day on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/30/1961. | Monday, August 7th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jim Ward to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 31st , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Dee Green to a minor league contract. | Monday, July 24th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Frank Hardin to a minor league contract. | Saturday, July 8th , 1961 | Placed RF Dick Fleck on the Southeastern League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1961. | Released SP Fred Dawson. | Friday, July 7th , 1961 | Released RP Ken Lane. | Friday, June 23rd , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Jackie James to a minor league contract with a major league option. | Monday, June 19th , 1961 | Drafted SP Birdie Smith in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). | Drafted SP Georges Trouve in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 25th overall pick). | Drafted SS Gabe Peyton in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick). | Drafted SP Harry Caltagirone in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Bob Adams in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 73rd overall pick). | Drafted CF George Courts in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 9, 89th overall pick). | Drafted SP Al Wallace in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 9, 105th overall pick). | Drafted CF Tom Shafer in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 9, 121st overall pick). | Drafted RP Mel Marquez in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 137th overall pick). | Drafted C Raul Menendez in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 9, 153rd overall pick). | Drafted RP Pep Allen in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 9, 169th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Bill O'Reilly in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 9, 185th overall pick). | Drafted LF Francisco Rodriguez in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 9, 201st overall pick). | Drafted SP George Fritz in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 9, 217th overall pick). | Drafted SP Billy Walker in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 9, 233rd overall pick). | Drafted SS Mike Shaw in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 9, 249th overall pick). | Drafted LF Bill Cox in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 9, 265th overall pick). | Drafted SP Paul Slack in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 9, 281st overall pick). | Drafted RF Paul Daley in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 9, 297th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Swede Baker in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 9, 313rd overall pick). | Promoted 3B Vic Kramer from Double A Akron to Triple A Newark. | Promoted C Frank Philips from Class A Terre Haute to Double A Akron. | Promoted 1B Carlos Montoya from Class A Terre Haute to Double A Akron. | Demoted CF Ed MacNaughton from Triple A Newark to Double A Akron. | Promoted 3B Lee Jenner from Class A Terre Haute to Double A Akron. | Assigned RP Hugh Blumenthal to Class A Terre Haute. | Promoted SP Harry Herpel from Class B Chattanooga to Class A Terre Haute. | Promoted RP Fernando Galvan from Class B Chattanooga to Class A Terre Haute. | Demoted CF Frank Scanlon from Double A Akron to Class A Terre Haute. | Demoted RF Bob Howard from Double A Akron to Class A Terre Haute. | Promoted 2B Al Seymour from Class B Chattanooga to Class A Terre Haute. | Demoted RP Heinie Massey from Class A Terre Haute to Class B Chattanooga. | Demoted RP Harry Petrucci from Double A Akron to Class B Chattanooga. | Demoted SP Ken Lane from Class A Terre Haute to Class B Chattanooga. | Promoted RF Mel Nutter from Class C Biloxi to Class B Chattanooga. | Released SP George Fritz. | Released SP Billy Walker. | Released RP Pep Allen. | Released SP Paul Slack. | Released C Mike Perkins. | Released RP George Migliaccio. | Released RP George Vos. | Released RP Dixie Campbell. | Released RP Tex Ellison. | Released RP Leo Montgomery. | Released RP Joe Jesmer. | Released RP Mel Marquez. | Released RP Willard Stewart. | Released RP Norm Carter. | Released RP Ferdie Williams. | Wednesday, June 7th , 1961 | Released 1B Ed Hill. | Tuesday, May 23rd , 1961 | Placed 3B Jack Perry on the Eastern Association 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/22/1961. | Friday, May 19th , 1961 | Signed free agent 3B George Cook to a minor league contract. | Thursday, May 18th , 1961 | RP Don Grossi did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Detroit organization. | Monday, April 17th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Herm Loncar to a minor league contract. | Saturday, April 8th , 1961 | Released SP Bob Cooper. | Tuesday, March 28th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Fred Dawson to a minor league contract. | Saturday, March 18th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Harvey Mitchell to a minor league contract. | Friday, March 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Bill Brady to a minor league contract. | Signed free agent RP Cliff Harmon to a minor league contract. | Thursday, March 2nd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Harry Wenger to a minor league contract. | Monday, February 27th , 1961 | Released RP Lynn Allen. | Signed free agent RP Walter Long to a minor league contract. | Saturday, February 25th , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Charley Stewart to a minor league contract. | Saturday, February 18th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP George Carter to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, February 14th , 1961 | Signed free agent RP Hop Miller to a minor league contract. | Tuesday, January 3rd , 1961 | Signed free agent SP Herm Loncar to a minor league contract. | | |