Tuesday, October 10th , 1961 | Signed Bench Coach Harry Irwin. | Thursday, October 5th , 1961 | Signed 1B Coach Bill Rich. | Wednesday, September 27th , 1961 | Signed General Manager Omar Contreras. | Tuesday, September 19th , 1961 | 2B Milo Jakubek retired from professional baseball. | Fired 1B Coach Ollie Goldstein. | General Manager Henry McLaurin leaves the team, his contract was not renewed | Signed Team Trainer Virgil Mose to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Scouting Director Ernie Berger to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed 3B Coach Ollie Staples to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Manager Steve Clarke to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Hitting Coach Dick Curtis to a 2-year contract extension. | Signed Pitching Coach Wayne Bearden to a 2-year contract extension. | Activated CL Otto Townley from the 60-day injured list. | Sunday, September 3rd , 1961 | Placed CL Otto Townley on the 60-day injured list. | Tuesday, July 18th , 1961 | Activated 1B John Burrows from the injured list. | Monday, July 10th , 1961 | Placed 1B John Burrows on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/09/1961. | Saturday, June 24th , 1961 | Activated CF Joe Johnston from the injured list. | Wednesday, May 24th , 1961 | Placed CF Joe Johnston on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/23/1961. | Sunday, May 7th , 1961 | Activated 2B Sid Wolverton from the injured list. | Monday, May 1st , 1961 | Placed 2B Sid Wolverton on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/30/1961. | |