| Sunday, December 31st , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,700. | | Friday, December 29th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Sadao Arai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,480. | | Sunday, December 17th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,680. | | Saturday, November 25th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Uchuu Fujimoto to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,660. | | Friday, November 24th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kinya Kodama to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,600. | | Monday, November 20th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Hiroshi Sakai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,640. | | Saturday, November 11th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,860. | | Thursday, November 9th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Uchuu Fujimoto to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,280. | | Friday, November 3rd , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,660. | | Thursday, October 12th , 1961 | | Activated RP Teruhiko Igarashi from the 60-day injured list. | | Signed Hitting Coach Doc Allen to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed Team Trainer Hisatoshi Saga to a 2-year contract extension. | | Thursday, October 5th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Tadahito Koike to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,080. | | Wednesday, August 23rd , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shigeto Kawakami to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,080. | | Sunday, July 30th , 1961 | | Signed 1B Sueo Shimabukuro to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $36,400. | | Monday, July 24th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shohei Yamazaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Friday, July 21st , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shohei Yamazaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Wednesday, July 19th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Tadahito Koike to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,980. | | Sunday, July 9th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kouichi Hiramatsu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,620. | | Tuesday, June 20th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shohei Yamazaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Placed 1B Sueo Shimabukuro on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/19/1961. | | Sunday, June 18th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,860. | | Saturday, June 17th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shohei Yamazaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Thursday, June 15th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Shohei Yamazaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Thursday, March 9th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Teruhiko Igarashi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,640. | | Friday, February 24th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Tadanao Kawai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Friday, February 17th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Zaijiro Terada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400. | | Friday, February 10th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Itaru Takayama to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,780. | | Thursday, February 2nd , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Itaru Takayama to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Monday, January 23rd , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Ienari Takagi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400. | | Monday, January 9th , 1961 | | Signed free agent SP Tadanao Kawai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. | | Sunday, January 8th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Katsura Nagata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,420. | | Friday, January 6th , 1961 | | Signed free agent RP Zaijiro Terada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400. | |
