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| Tuesday, June 19th , 1962 |
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| Drafted SP Larry Gifford in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick). |
| Drafted 3B Freddie Mitchel in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 33rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Bert Davis in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 53rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP George Wilber in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 73rd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Jack Williams in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Ethan Pennington in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 113rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Bob Miller in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 13, 133rd overall pick). |
| Drafted CF Wes Conner in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 13, 153rd overall pick). |
| Drafted LF Dick Fitts in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 173rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Ed Bailin in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 193rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Vince McKay in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 13, 213rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Carl Ford in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 13, 233rd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Art Gardner in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 13, 253rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 1B Eddie Barrow in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 13, 273rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Babe Chapman in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 15, Pick 13, 293rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Dutch Abrams in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 16, Pick 13, 313rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SS Ed Boyd in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 13, 333rd overall pick). |
| Drafted C Joe Hughes in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 18, Pick 13, 353rd overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Gil Martin in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 13, 373rd overall pick). |
| Drafted 2B Gene Cook in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 13, 393rd overall pick). |
| Monday, June 18th , 1962 |
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| Demoted SS Tom Spruill from Double A Oklahoma City to Class B Tacoma. |
| Sunday, June 17th , 1962 |
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| SP Dode Hogan was claimed off waivers from Washington. |
| SP Johnny Davydov was claimed off waivers from Washington. |
| Monday, June 11th , 1962 |
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| Traded 21-year old minor league RHP Eddie Watson to the Montreal Saints, getting 21-year old minor league SS Tom Spruill in return. |
| Sunday, June 10th , 1962 |
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| RP Jack Thomas was claimed off waivers from Dallas. |
| Thursday, May 17th , 1962 |
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| Granted LF Jeff King free agency because of a contract clause. |
| Wednesday, May 16th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SP Loren Patterson to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 2B Len McNeill to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 2B Jack McNitt to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SS Tom Perry to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 2B Harry Crump to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Ira Roach to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, April 30th , 1962 |
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| Promoted SP Lee Casby from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted RF Howie Bryant from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted SP Joe Ewing from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted SP John Thomas from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RP Tony Miller from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RP John Tobin from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 2B Jose Erlykov from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted SP Bud Andrews from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted SP Don Russell from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted RP Carl Davis from Triple A Fort Wayne to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RP Curt Campbell from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RP Jackie Reynolds from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted C Earl Dougherty from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SS Carmen Bowen from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted SP Ted McFarland from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted SP Rodolfo Kendall from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted SP Roy Brandt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted C Bill Riley from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted RF Stan Pike from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted CF Jack Stevens from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted SP Jack Hunt from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Demoted RP Alvin Manning from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Demoted RP Fred Jones from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Promoted 2B Bill Newman from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted RF Dino Williams from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Sunday, April 29th , 1962 |
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| RP Al Mielcarek was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles. |
| LF Hippo Wallace was claimed off waivers from Minneapolis. |
| Wednesday, April 18th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent CF Jack Stevens to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, April 16th , 1962 |
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| Placed RP Carl Davis on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed 1B Joe Flanagan on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Placed SS Tom LeClerc on the secondary (40-man) roster. |
| Sunday, April 8th , 1962 |
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| 1B Gary Burgess was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles. |
| RP Merton Myers was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles. |
| Monday, April 2nd , 1962 |
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| Assigned RP Chet Komer from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned RP Alvin Manning from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned SP Don Russell from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Optioned RP Ben Morris to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned RP Ed Morton from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned 2B Gil Carr from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned SS Jim Long from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned LF Al Leach from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Released LF Earl Leckie. |
| Assigned RP Chet Komer from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned RP Alvin Manning from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned SP Don Russell from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Optioned RP Ben Morris to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned RP Ed Morton from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted SP Lee Casby from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted CF Woody Robinson from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Demoted SP Cy Smith from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RP Harvey Brown from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Eddie Watson from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SS Bob Gellatly from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SS Nat Whittley from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted C Earl Dougherty from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 1B Joe Bowman from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RF Dino Williams from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RP Jackie Reynolds from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted RP Alvin Manning from Triple A Fort Wayne to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RP Curt Campbell from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Ted McFarland from Class C Waterloo to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted C Ricky Gomez from Triple A Fort Wayne to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted C Bill Riley from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted 2B Bill Newman from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted 1B Roy Burns from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RF Carl Green from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RF George Cox from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Roy Brandt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted RP Ed Morton from Triple A Fort Wayne to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted C Hal Blau from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted 3B Pete Bruce from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted 2B Eddie Kellum from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted LF Bob Miller from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Placed RP Ed Morton on the C-O-W League 7-day injured list, retroactive to 03/30/1962. |
| Assigned 2B Gil Carr from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned SS Jim Long from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned LF Al Leach from Spring Training camp to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Released LF Earl Leckie. |
| Promoted SP Jack Hunt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted RP Joe Hitchcock from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted 3B Pete Bruce from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Released 1B Bob Schmelz. |
| Released 1B Bob Blackwell. |
| Wednesday, March 28th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SP Fred Dawson to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, March 25th , 1962 |
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| RP Joe Campbell was claimed off waivers from New York. |
| Monday, March 19th , 1962 |
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| Traded 20-year old LHP Art Roberts, 25-year old minor league RF Marty Hanna, and $50,000 in cash to the New York Imperials, getting 32-year old C Ray Smith and 28-year old 1B Joe Flanagan in return. |
| Thursday, March 15th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SS Bob Gellatly to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, March 14th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent 2B Jose Erlykov to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, March 13th , 1962 |
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| Invited non-roster 2B Gil Carr to Spring Training camp. |
| Invited non-roster 2B Gil Carr to Spring Training camp. |
| Monday, March 12th , 1962 |
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| Assigned LF Jeff King to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Assigned LF Jeff King to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Tuesday, February 27th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent LF Jeff King to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Monday, February 12th , 1962 |
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| Assigned SS Carmen Bowen to Class B Tacoma. |
| Assigned SP Lee Casby to Class B Tacoma. |
| Assigned SS Carmen Bowen to Class B Tacoma. |
| Assigned SP Lee Casby to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted RP Dick Crecelius from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Demoted SP Joe Ewing from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Lee Casby from Class B Tacoma to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 2B Bobby Rice from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted RP Tony Miller from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted C Ricky Gomez from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SS Carmen Bowen from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted RF Dino Williams from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted RP Harry Wenger from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted C Bill Riley from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted RF George Cox from Class A Cedar Rapids to Class B Tacoma. |
| Demoted SP Roy Brandt from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Demoted LF Bob Miller from Class B Tacoma to Class C Waterloo. |
| Tuesday, February 6th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SS Carmen Bowen to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, February 2nd , 1962 |
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| Signed RF Rod Shearer to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $164,000. |
| Signed 3B Ed Bloom to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $208,000. |
| Signed SP Vern Osborne to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $146,000. |
| Signed LF Doc Zimmerman to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $85,000. |
| Signed 1B Irv Clifford to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $99,000. |
| Tuesday, January 30th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SP Lee Casby to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, January 19th , 1962 |
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| Fired Hitting Coach John Dardon. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Jeff Wales to a 2-year, $16,500 per year contract. |
| Thursday, January 18th , 1962 |
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| Fired Pitching Coach James Aiken. |
| Signed Pitching Coach Earl Scott to a 2-year, $13,150 per year contract. |
| Tuesday, January 9th , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SP Joe Ewing to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Cy Smith to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, January 3rd , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent RP Jack Tyler to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Jesse Iverson to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, January 2nd , 1962 |
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| Released RP Dan Callaway. |
| Released SP Woody Clarke. |
| CF Frank Reece was drafted by the Los Angeles Suns in the expansion draft. |
| RF Roy Williams was drafted by the Minneapolis Millers in the expansion draft. |
| CL Lee Richardson was drafted by the New York Imperials in the expansion draft. |
| RP Russ Edwards was drafted by the New York Imperials in the expansion draft. |
| RP Frank Williams was drafted by the New York Imperials in the expansion draft. |
| 2B Bill Burke was drafted by the Los Angeles Suns in the expansion draft. |
| CF Bill Scott was drafted by the New York Imperials in the expansion draft. |
| 1B Harry Murray was drafted by the Los Angeles Suns in the expansion draft. |
| 3B Ed Hester was drafted by the Dallas Wranglers in the expansion draft. |
| RP Glenn Webb was drafted by the New York Imperials in the expansion draft. |
| C Jim Gaiter was drafted by the Dallas Wranglers in the expansion draft. |
| RP Norm Van Dyne was drafted by the Los Angeles Suns in the expansion draft. |
| C Milt Jenks was drafted by the Dallas Wranglers in the expansion draft. |
| Purchased the contract of 1B Gary Burgess from Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Purchased the contract of RF Gene Burton from Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted CL Merton Myers from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted SP John Thomas from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted RF Archie Cunningham from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted 1B Harry Patterson from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted 1B Joe Preston from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted 1B Bucky Reynolds from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted SP John Tobin from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted CL Carl Davis from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Paul Repp from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Bud Andrews from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted LF Earl Dougherty from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 1B Frank Webster from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RF Dino Williams from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted RF Miguel Santiago from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Carey Jones from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Mickey Wright from Class C Waterloo to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Levi Dunham from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Harry Wenger from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted C Bill Riley from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted 2B Nat Whittley from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RF George Cox from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted CF Joe Smith from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted RP Rodolfo Kendall from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted SP Roy Brandt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted CL Alvin Manning from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted SP Jack Hunt from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted LF Frank Anderson from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted SS Charlie Johnson from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted 1B Joe Traster from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Promoted RF Hank Sims from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Released SP Paul Repp. |
| Promoted 1B Billy Palmer from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted LF Harry Bailey from Double A Oklahoma City to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
| Promoted SP Art Roberts from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted 3B Byron Fryer from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 3B Luke Arnold from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Demoted CF Milt Allen from Triple A Fort Wayne to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted 1B Tom Sanborn from Class A Cedar Rapids to Double A Oklahoma City. |
| Promoted SP Rodolfo Kendall from Class B Tacoma to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted 3B Woody Robinson from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Demoted CF Miguel Santiago from Double A Oklahoma City to Class A Cedar Rapids. |
| Promoted SP Harry Taylor from Class C Waterloo to Class B Tacoma. |
| Monday, January 1st , 1962 |
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| Signed free agent SP Freddie Morris to a minor league contract. |
| Assigned RP Tony Miller to Triple A Fort Wayne. |
