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| Thursday, December 28th , 1961 |
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| Released SS Toshimitsu Nagamine. |
| Wednesday, December 27th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Released RF Motoji Hashimoto. |
| Signed free agent SS Toshimitsu Nagamine to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, December 26th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Atsunori Matsuda to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, December 20th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Tuesday, December 19th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, December 18th , 1961 |
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| Released 1B Naruhiko Smith. |
| Sunday, December 17th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Naruhiko Smith to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, December 10th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Saturday, December 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teizo Ozawa to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, December 8th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Teizo Ozawa to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Tuesday, December 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Kikunojo Sakoda to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,380. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Monday, December 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Michihiko Yamasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,760. |
| Released RP Michihiko Yamasaki. |
| Saturday, December 2nd , 1961 |
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| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Friday, December 1st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, November 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Kijuro Shimizu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,260. |
| Released RP Kijuro Shimizu. |
| Tuesday, November 28th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Hitoshi Hamasaki. |
| Monday, November 27th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Hitoshi Hamasaki to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, November 24th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Kikugoro Fujiyama to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,140. |
| Released SP Mito Miyazaki. |
| Wednesday, November 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed Pitching Coach Jouta Sera to a 2-year, $1,330 per year contract. |
| Thursday, November 16th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Wednesday, November 15th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Teizo Ozawa to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, November 8th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Shikato Takeda. |
| Tuesday, November 7th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Nobuhisa Ogata. |
| Signed free agent SP Shikato Takeda to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, November 6th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Nobuhisa Ogata to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, November 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Hiroshi Sakai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,760. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Released RP Hiroshi Sakai. |
| Saturday, November 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, October 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Wednesday, October 25th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Teruhi Mori. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Tuesday, October 24th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teruhi Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, October 20th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Narushi Nagaoka. |
| Thursday, October 19th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Narushi Nagaoka to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, October 15th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Saturday, October 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, October 12th , 1961 |
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| 1B Saiki Nojima retired from professional baseball. |
| Fired Pitching Coach Hub Busby. |
| Signed Hitting Coach Oscar Willey to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed 3B Coach Buddy Wesling to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Signed Scouting Director Sid Payne to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Tuesday, October 10th , 1961 |
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| Activated 3B Tomonori Shimada from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, October 4th , 1961 |
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| Placed 1B Saiki Nojima on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/03/1961. |
| Tuesday, October 3rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Narushi Nagaoka to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Yo Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Narushi Nagaoka. |
| Released SP Yo Takemoto. |
| Saturday, September 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Kozo Miyaji. |
| Wednesday, September 27th , 1961 |
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| Activated RP Katsumi Sato from the 60-day injured list. |
| Placed 3B Tomonori Shimada on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/26/1961. |
| Tuesday, September 26th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Shuukou Takata. |
| Released SP Yo Takemoto. |
| Monday, September 25th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yo Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Shuukou Takata to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, September 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Wednesday, September 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Sueki Komatsu to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Hitoshi Hamasaki to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Hitoshi Hamasaki. |
| Released 1B Sueki Komatsu. |
| Tuesday, September 19th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Okitsugu Tamura to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teizo Ozawa to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Released RP Okitsugu Tamura. |
| Sunday, September 17th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent 1B Sueki Komatsu to a minor league contract. |
| Released 1B Sueki Komatsu. |
| Friday, September 15th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Sueki Komatsu to a minor league contract. |
| Released 1B Sueki Komatsu. |
| Thursday, September 14th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Wednesday, September 13th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, September 10th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Wednesday, September 6th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Sueki Komatsu to a minor league contract. |
| Released 1B Sueki Komatsu. |
| Tuesday, September 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Monday, September 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RF Motoji Hashimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Kikugoro Fujiyama. |
| Thursday, August 31st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Wednesday, August 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Tuesday, August 29th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Released RP So Miyagawa. |
| Signed free agent SP Narushi Nagaoka to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Keisei Doi to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Narushi Nagaoka. |
| Released SP Keisei Doi. |
| Monday, August 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent RP So Miyagawa to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teizo Ozawa to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, August 26th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Friday, August 25th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yo Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Released SP Yo Takemoto. |
| Thursday, August 24th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Signed free agent RP Tai Shimabukuro to a minor league contract with a $46 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Tai Shimabukuro. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Tuesday, August 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yo Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Released SP Yo Takemoto. |
| Sunday, August 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent RP Kikugoro Fujiyama to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Chikato Sato. |
| Friday, August 18th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Teruhi Mori. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Thursday, August 17th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teruhi Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, August 16th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Monday, August 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent CF Ryunosuke Onishi to a minor league contract. |
| Released CF Ryunosuke Onishi. |
| Sunday, August 13th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Wednesday, August 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 1B Sueki Komatsu to a minor league contract. |
| Released 1B Sueki Komatsu. |
| Saturday, August 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Activated RF Shoyo Miyazawa from the injured list. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Released RP Nariakira Sakomura. |
| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Friday, August 4th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Baku Morita. |
| Released SP Keisei Doi. |
| Thursday, August 3rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Baku Morita to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Keisei Doi to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, July 26th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Touta Matsumoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent LF Tashiaki Inoue to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Tashiaki Inoue. |
| Released SP Touta Matsumoto. |
| Sunday, July 23rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Touta Matsumoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Touta Matsumoto. |
| Saturday, July 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SS Toshimitsu Nagamine to a minor league contract. |
| Released SS Toshimitsu Nagamine. |
| Friday, July 21st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Shinichi Nakada. |
| Thursday, July 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Tuesday, July 18th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Baku Morita to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Takuho Takenaka to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Takuho Takenaka. |
| Released SP Baku Morita. |
| Sunday, July 16th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent RP So Miyagawa to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP So Miyagawa. |
| Friday, July 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Thursday, July 13th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Wednesday, July 12th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Narushi Nagaoka to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Narushi Nagaoka. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Sunday, July 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Mito Miyazaki to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, July 8th , 1961 |
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| Placed RF Shoyo Miyazawa on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/07/1961. |
| Friday, July 7th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Wednesday, July 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent LF Ryuuji Morimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Baku Morita to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Atsunori Matsuda to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Atsunori Matsuda. |
| Released SP Baku Morita. |
| Released LF Ryuuji Morimoto. |
| Tuesday, July 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent LF Ryuuji Morimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Ryuuji Morimoto. |
| Monday, July 3rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Sunday, July 2nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Friday, June 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent SP Mito Miyazaki to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Mito Miyazaki. |
| Thursday, June 29th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Choei Teramoto to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Activated SS Takanori Matsui from the injured list. |
| Released RP Choei Teramoto. |
| Released CF Yuji Akagi. |
| Signed free agent LF Ryuuji Morimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Takuho Takenaka to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Moritake Sakai to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Moritake Sakai. |
| Released SP Takuho Takenaka. |
| Released LF Ryuuji Morimoto. |
| Wednesday, June 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Hyotaru Saito to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740. |
| Released RP Hiroshi Sakai. |
| Monday, June 26th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Touta Matsumoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Yoshino Ikeda to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Touta Matsumoto. |
| Released RP Yoshino Ikeda. |
| Sunday, June 25th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Saturday, June 24th , 1961 |
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| Released RF Takesi Hashimoto. |
| Released SP Mito Miyazaki. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Friday, June 23rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RF Takesi Hashimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Mito Miyazaki to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, June 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Monday, June 19th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Sunday, June 18th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Takuho Takenaka. |
| Saturday, June 17th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Takuho Takenaka to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, June 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 2B Tetsuro Ogata to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Narushi Nagaoka to a minor league contract. |
| Released SP Narushi Nagaoka. |
| Released SP Atsuya Sakai. |
| Monday, June 12th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Friday, June 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent 1B Hitoshi Onishi to a minor league contract. |
| Released 1B Hitoshi Onishi. |
| Thursday, June 8th , 1961 |
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| Released 1B Hitoshi Onishi. |
| Wednesday, June 7th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent 1B Hitoshi Onishi to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, June 6th , 1961 |
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| Released C Shumkichi Nakagawa. |
| Released RP Teizo Ozawa. |
| Released SP Kiyoshi Murakami. |
| Released SP Touta Matsumoto. |
| Released SS Tetsuro Ogata. |
| Signed free agent LF Kaiji Araki to a minor league contract. |
| Released LF Kaiji Araki. |
| Monday, June 5th , 1961 |
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| Drafted SS Tetsuro Ogata in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Touta Matsumoto in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 21st overall pick). |
| Drafted SP Kiyoshi Murakami in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick). |
| Drafted RP Teizo Ozawa in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 45th overall pick). |
| Drafted C Shumkichi Nakagawa in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). |
| Sunday, June 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Thursday, June 1st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Shinsui Matsubara to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Activated SS Bungo Arai from the injured list. |
| Released RF Shinsui Matsubara. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Wednesday, May 31st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Tuesday, May 30th , 1961 |
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| Placed SS Takanori Matsui on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/29/1961. |
| Sunday, May 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Nariakira Sakomura to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, May 27th , 1961 |
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| Placed RP Katsumi Sato on the 60-day injured list. |
| Friday, May 26th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Soseki Tanabe to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus. |
| Released RP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Tuesday, May 23rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Monday, May 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Nariakira Sakomura to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Nariakira Sakomura. |
| Saturday, May 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 2B Shou Shinko to a minor league contract. |
| Released 2B Shou Shinko. |
| Friday, May 19th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 2B Shou Shinko to a minor league contract. |
| Released 2B Shou Shinko. |
| Thursday, May 18th , 1961 |
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| Placed SS Bungo Arai on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/17/1961. |
| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, May 13th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent CF Kimitada Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Released CF Kimitada Taira. |
| Thursday, May 11th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RF Katsuki Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Yoshino Ikeda. |
| Wednesday, May 10th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent CF Kimitada Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Murai Nakata to a minor league contract. |
| Released CF Kimitada Taira. |
| Released RP Murai Nakata. |
| Tuesday, May 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Takenao Murakami to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Released RP Takenao Murakami. |
| Monday, May 8th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent CF Kimitada Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Released CF Kimitada Taira. |
| Friday, May 5th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Benkei Nakao to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500. |
| Released RP Benkei Nakao. |
| Thursday, May 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Nariakira Sakomura to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Nariakira Sakomura. |
| Wednesday, May 3rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Shinichi Nakada to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Murai Nakata. |
| Tuesday, May 2nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent CF Kimitada Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Released CF Kimitada Taira. |
| Monday, May 1st , 1961 |
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| Released SP Soseki Tanabe. |
| Sunday, April 30th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Yoshino Ikeda to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, April 29th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Yasuo Saito. |
| Friday, April 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yasuo Saito to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, April 27th , 1961 |
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| Released CF Kokoro Harada. |
| Wednesday, April 26th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Chikato Sato. |
| Signed free agent CF Kokoro Harada to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, April 25th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, April 24th , 1961 |
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| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Sunday, April 23rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, April 21st , 1961 |
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| Released CF Kokoro Harada. |
| Released SP Shikato Takeda. |
| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Thursday, April 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent CF Kokoro Harada to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Shikato Takeda to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, April 19th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Chikato Sato. |
| Tuesday, April 18th , 1961 |
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| Released CF Kokoro Harada. |
| Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, April 17th , 1961 |
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| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Signed free agent CF Kokoro Harada to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, April 16th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, April 13th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Wednesday, April 12th , 1961 |
|---|
| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, April 10th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Chikato Sato. |
| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Sunday, April 9th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent 3B Chikato Sato to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Murai Nakata to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, April 8th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, April 7th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, April 5th , 1961 |
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| Released 1B Noriyuki Okamoto. |
| Tuesday, April 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, April 2nd , 1961 |
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| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Saturday, April 1st , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Kozo Miyaji to a minor league contract. |
| Released RP Murai Nakata. |
| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, March 31st , 1961 |
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| Released SP Shikato Takeda. |
| Released SS Gekko Shimizu. |
| Thursday, March 30th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Signed free agent SS Gekko Shimizu to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Shikato Takeda to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, March 29th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Rihito Iwamura. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, March 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Rihito Iwamura to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, March 25th , 1961 |
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| Released C Ikuhiko Murata. |
| Friday, March 24th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Murai Nakata to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, March 23rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Toyo Nakashima to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, March 20th , 1961 |
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| Traded 24-year old SS Katsunari Ishiguro and 24-year old SS Masu Osaki to the Kobe Bulls, getting 30-year old C Tadao Hasegawa in return. |
| Friday, March 17th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Nariakira Sakomura to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Released RP Nariakira Sakomura. |
| Wednesday, March 15th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Hiroshi Sakai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,760. |
| Released LF Masataka Kawai. |
| Tuesday, March 14th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Monday, March 13th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, March 12th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Okitsugu Tamura. |
| Saturday, March 11th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Kikuma Yamada. |
| Released RP Okitsugu Tamura. |
| Signed free agent RP Okitsugu Tamura to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, March 10th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Signed free agent RP Okitsugu Tamura to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Kikuma Yamada to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, March 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, March 7th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Monday, March 6th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, March 5th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Saturday, March 4th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, February 28th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Hiroshi Sakai to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400. |
| Released RP Hiroshi Sakai. |
| Saturday, February 25th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Friday, February 24th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, February 23rd , 1961 |
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| Released SP Kikuma Yamada. |
| Released RP Yoshino Ikeda. |
| Wednesday, February 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Yoshino Ikeda to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Kikuma Yamada to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, February 21st , 1961 |
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| Released RP Teruhiko Igarashi. |
| Released SP Rihito Iwamura. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Monday, February 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Rihito Iwamura to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Teruhiko Igarashi to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, February 19th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Nariakira Sakomura. |
| Released SP Yo Takemoto. |
| Saturday, February 18th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yo Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Nariakira Sakomura to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, February 17th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Thursday, February 16th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Toshimasa Kobayashi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,600. |
| Released RP Teruhiko Igarashi. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, February 15th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Shikato Takeda. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, February 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Shikato Takeda to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, February 12th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Hisamitsu Mori. |
| Saturday, February 11th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Hisamitsu Mori to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, February 9th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Toyo Nakashima. |
| Wednesday, February 8th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Toyo Nakashima to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, February 7th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Monday, February 6th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, February 4th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Yoshino Ikeda. |
| Friday, February 3rd , 1961 |
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| Released RP Hiroshi Sakai. |
| Signed free agent RP Yoshino Ikeda to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, February 2nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Atsuya Sakai to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, January 26th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Rihito Iwamura. |
| Released SP Keisei Doi. |
| Wednesday, January 25th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Signed free agent SP Rihito Iwamura to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Keisei Doi to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, January 24th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Monday, January 23rd , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Kiichiro Tanabe. |
| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, January 22nd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Kiichiro Tanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, January 21st , 1961 |
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| Released RP Murai Nakata. |
| Friday, January 20th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Murai Nakata to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, January 15th , 1961 |
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| Released 3B Shosei Umeda. |
| Saturday, January 14th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Shosei Umeda to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, January 13th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Rihito Iwamura. |
| Released SP Nobuhisa Ogata. |
| Thursday, January 12th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Rihito Iwamura to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent SP Nobuhisa Ogata to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, January 10th , 1961 |
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| Released SP Yasuo Saito. |
| Monday, January 9th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Yasuo Saito to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, January 8th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent RP Yasutaka Miyamoto to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Released RP Yasutaka Miyamoto. |
| Released SP Sessue Yamamoto. |
| Saturday, January 7th , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent SP Sessue Yamamoto to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, January 6th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Toyo Nakashima. |
| Thursday, January 5th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Toyo Nakashima. |
| Signed free agent RP Toyo Nakashima to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, January 4th , 1961 |
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| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
| Released RP Michihiko Yamasaki. |
| Signed free agent RP Toyo Nakashima to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, January 3rd , 1961 |
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| Signed free agent 3B Toshifumi Shibuya to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent LF Masataka Kawai to a minor league contract. |
| Signed free agent RP Koshi Sugimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, January 1st , 1961 |
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| Released RP Koshi Sugimoto. |
| Released 3B Toshifumi Shibuya. |
