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The 1961 season’s official transaction log: 372 trades, signings and releases involving major-league clubs, listed newest first.
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Bob Sadowski | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Taylor Phillips | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Andy Carey | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Frank Barnes | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Johnny Klippstein | Washington Senators | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Marty Keough | Washington Senators | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Dave Stenhouse | Cincinnati Reds | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Bob Schmidt | Cincinnati Reds | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers | $100000 |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Lee Walls | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Charlie Neal | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Jose Tartabull | San Francisco Giants | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Joe Pignatano | Kansas City Athletics | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Joe Azcue | Milwaukee Braves | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Ed Charles | Milwaukee Braves | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Manny Jimenez | Milwaukee Braves | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Bob Shaw | Kansas City Athletics | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Dec 15, 1961 | Trade | Lou Klimchock | Kansas City Athletics | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Dec 14, 1961 | Trade | Marshall Bridges | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Dec 14, 1961 | Trade | Jesse Gonder | New York Yankees | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Dec 4, 1961 | Released | Joe Nuxhall | Kansas City Athletics | — | Release |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Signed | Mike Andrews | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Trade | Johnny Kucks | Baltimore Orioles | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Trade | Ron Kabbes | St. Louis Cardinals | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Trade | Sam Jones | Houston Colt .45s | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Trade | Bob Bruce | Detroit Tigers | Houston Colt .45s | Trade |
| Dec 1, 1961 | Trade | Manny Montejo | Detroit Tigers | Houston Colt .45s | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Billy Pierce | Chicago White Sox | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Don Larsen | Chicago White Sox | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Eddie Fisher | San Francisco Giants | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Dom Zanni | San Francisco Giants | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Bob Farley | San Francisco Giants | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Ely Churchich | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Louis Holdener | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Nov 30, 1961 | Trade | Mel Roach | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | Dave Sisler | Washington Senators | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | New York Mets | Milwaukee Braves | $ |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | Frank Thomas | Milwaukee Braves | New York Mets | Trade |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | Charley Smith | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | John Buzhardt | Philadelphia Phillies | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 28, 1961 | Trade | Roy Sievers | Chicago White Sox | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Nov 27, 1961 | Trade | Minnie Miñoso | Chicago White Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Nov 27, 1961 | Trade | Joe Cunningham | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Nov 27, 1961 | Trade | Jerry Kindall | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Nov 27, 1961 | Trade | Bobby Locke | Cleveland Indians | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Nov 26, 1961 | Trade | Don Buddin | Boston Red Sox | Houston Colt .45s | Trade |
| Nov 26, 1961 | Trade | Eddie Bressoud | Houston Colt .45s | Boston Red Sox | Trade |
| Nov 24, 1961 | Signed | Grant Jackson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Nov 21, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Elrod Hendricks | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| Nov 16, 1961 | Trade | Johnny Temple | Cleveland Indians | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Nov 16, 1961 | Trade | Ray Barker | Baltimore Orioles | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Nov 16, 1961 | Trade | Harry Chiti | Baltimore Orioles | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Nov 16, 1961 | Trade | Artie Kay | Baltimore Orioles | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Oct 27, 1961 | Released | Sammy White | Milwaukee Braves | — | Release |
| Oct 25, 1961 | Released | Ted Lepcio | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Oct 25, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Ted Lepcio | — | New York Mets | Free agent signing |
| Oct 24, 1961 | Released | Red Schoendienst | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Oct 23, 1961 | Released | Frank House | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 20, 1961 | Released | Tom Brewer | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 20, 1961 | Released | Joe Ginsberg | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Oct 19, 1961 | Released | Rocky Bridges | Los Angeles Angels | — | Release |
| Oct 19, 1961 | Released | Ted Kluszewski | Los Angeles Angels | — | Release |
| Oct 19, 1961 | Released | Del Rice | Los Angeles Angels | — | Release |
| Oct 17, 1961 | Released | Clem Labine | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Oct 17, 1961 | Released | Walt Moryn | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Oct 16, 1961 | Released | Elmer Valo | Philadelphia Phillies | — | Release |
| Oct 12, 1961 | Released | Joe Altobelli | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Oct 12, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Joe Altobelli | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Free agent signing |
| Oct 12, 1961 | Released | Jim Rivera | Kansas City Athletics | — | Release |
| Oct 12, 1961 | Released | Gerry Staley | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| Oct 11, 1961 | Trade | Jay Ward | Kansas City Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1961 | Trade | Bobby Prescott | Kansas City Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1961 | Trade | Stan Johnson | Kansas City Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1961 | Trade | Bill Lajoie | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Oct 11, 1961 | Trade | Gordie Windhorn | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Oct 9, 1961 | Released | Jim Busby | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Oct 9, 1961 | Released | Dave Philley | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Oct 9, 1961 | Released | Chuck Stobbs | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Trade | Dick Donovan | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Trade | Gene Green | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Trade | Jim Mahoney | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Trade | Jim Piersall | Cleveland Indians | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Oct 4, 1961 | Trade | Frank Leja | New York Yankees | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| Oct 4, 1961 | Trade | Ben Mateosky | St. Louis Cardinals | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Oct 1961 | Trade | Chet Boak | Washington Senators | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| Sep 24, 1961 | Signed | Tom Burgmeier | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 21, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Paul Casanova | — | Chicago Cubs | Free agent signing |
| Sep 19, 1961 | Signed | Dave May | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 16, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Washington Senators | Cincinnati Reds | $ |
| Sep 16, 1961 | Trade | Claude Osteen | Cincinnati Reds | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Sep 13, 1961 | Signed | Frank Fernandez | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 12, 1961 | Signed | Joe Verbanic | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 11, 1961 | Signed | Rusty Staub | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 6, 1961 | Signed | Gary Wagner | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 6, 1961 | Trade | Ken Retzer | Cleveland Indians | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Sep 5, 1961 | Released | Mike Garcia | Washington Senators | — | Release |
| Sep 5, 1961 | Signed | Eddie Watt | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 2, 1961 | Signed | Jim Campbell | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Sep 2, 1961 | Released | Earl Torgeson | New York Yankees | — | Release |
| Aug 22, 1961 | Signed | John Felske | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 18, 1961 | Released | Pete Whisenant | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| Aug 15, 1961 | Released | Mickey McDermott | Kansas City Athletics | — | Release |
| Aug 11, 1961 | Signed | Bill Wilson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 10, 1961 | Signed | Cleo James | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 9, 1961 | Signed | Mike Hegan | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 7, 1961 | Signed | Willie Horton | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Aug 2, 1961 | Trade | Gerry Staley | Kansas City Athletics | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 2, 1961 | Trade | Reno Bertoia | Kansas City Athletics | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Aug 2, 1961 | Trade | Ozzie Virgil | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Aug 2, 1961 | Trade | Bill Fischer | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jul 26, 1961 | Released | Hank Bauer | Kansas City Athletics | — | Release |
| Jul 22, 1961 | Signed | Tom Satriano | — | Los Angeles Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 21, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Cincinnati Reds | Toronto | $ |
| Jul 21, 1961 | Trade | Ken Johnson | Toronto | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jul 21, 1961 | Trade | Orlando Peña | Cincinnati Reds | Toronto | Trade |
| Jul 21, 1961 | Trade | Frank House | Baltimore Orioles | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jul 21, 1961 | Trade | Harry Chiti | Detroit Tigers | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jul 20, 1961 | Signed | Paul Blair | — | New York Mets | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 20, 1961 | Signed | Curt Motton | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 19, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Mike Garcia | — | Washington Senators | Free agent signing |
| Jul 15, 1961 | Signed | Dan Ardell | — | Los Angeles Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 11, 1961 | Signed | Alex Johnson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 11, 1961 | Signed | Bobby Pfeil | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 9, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Darrell Johnson | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Free agent signing |
| Jul 8, 1961 | Released | Darrell Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | — | Release |
| Jul 8, 1961 | Signed | Leroy Reams | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 2, 1961 | Signed | Rico Petrocelli | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jul 2, 1961 | Trade | Bobby Del Greco | Philadelphia Phillies | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jul 2, 1961 | Trade | Wes Covington | Kansas City Athletics | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Jul 1, 1961 | Released | Clint Courtney | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| Jul 1, 1961 | Signed | Roy White | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 29, 1961 | Trade | Tom Sturdivant | Washington Senators | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 29, 1961 | Trade | Tom Cheney | Pittsburgh Pirates | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 26, 1961 | Released | Rip Repulski | Boston Red Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 24, 1961 | Signed | Mike DeGerick | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 24, 1961 | Signed | Ron Woods | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 22, 1961 | Trade | Billy Moran | Toronto | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| Jun 22, 1961 | Trade | Ken Hamlin | Los Angeles Angels | Toronto | Trade |
| Jun 22, 1961 | Trade | Russ Heman | Los Angeles Angels | Toronto | Trade |
| Jun 21, 1961 | Signed | Ron Stillwell | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 20, 1961 | Released | Gene Baker | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release |
| Jun 19, 1961 | Signed | Fred Norman | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 19, 1961 | Signed | Wally Wolf | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 17, 1961 | Signed | Jerry Stephenson | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 17, 1961 | Released | Earl Torgeson | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 17, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Earl Torgeson | — | New York Yankees | Free agent signing |
| Jun 17, 1961 | Released | Elmer Valo | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Jun 17, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Elmer Valo | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1961 | Signed | Bill Connors | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1961 | Signed | Dave Giusti | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1961 | Signed | Roy Gleason | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 16, 1961 | Signed | Dave Morehead | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Signed | Adrian Garrett | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Signed | Walt Hriniak | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Signed | Jim Merritt | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Trade | Gino Cimoli | Pittsburgh Pirates | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Jun 15, 1961 | Trade | Johnny Logan | Milwaukee Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Signed | Bill Robinson | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Trade | Bud Daley | Kansas City Athletics | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Trade | Art Ditmar | New York Yankees | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Trade | Deron Johnson | New York Yankees | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Trade | Billy Gardner | Minnesota Twins | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Jun 14, 1961 | Trade | Danny McDevitt | New York Yankees | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| Jun 13, 1961 | Released | Tom McAvoy | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Jun 12, 1961 | Signed | Jack Billingham | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 12, 1961 | Signed | Tommy John | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Released | Ned Garver | Los Angeles Angels | — | Release |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Released | Jim Rivera | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Jim Rivera | — | Kansas City Athletics | Free agent signing |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Athletics | $ |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Bob Shaw | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Gerry Staley | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Wes Covington | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Stan Johnson | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Ray Herbert | Kansas City Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Don Larsen | Kansas City Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Andy Carey | Kansas City Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 10, 1961 | Trade | Al Pilarcik | Kansas City Athletics | Chicago White Sox | Trade |
| Jun 9, 1961 | Signed | Wade Blasingame | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 9, 1961 | Signed | Bobby Guindon | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 8, 1961 | Signed | Lew Krausse | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 8, 1961 | Signed | Arnold Umbach | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 8, 1961 | Trade | Marv Throneberry | Kansas City Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jun 8, 1961 | Trade | Gene Stephens | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 7, 1961 | Trade | Jerry Casale | Los Angeles Angels | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 7, 1961 | Trade | Jim Donohue | Detroit Tigers | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| Jun 5, 1961 | Trade | Chuck Cottier | Detroit Tigers | Washington Senators | Trade |
| Jun 5, 1961 | Trade | Hal Woodeshick | Washington Senators | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| Jun 4, 1961 | Signed | Dalton Jones | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 2, 1961 | Signed | Jimmy Stewart | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Signed | Lee May | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Mike Lee | Cleveland Indians | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade (date approximate, per the source) |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Billy Martin | Milwaukee Braves | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Billy Consolo | Minnesota Twins | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Bill Tuttle | Kansas City Athletics | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Reno Bertoia | Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 1, 1961 | Trade | Paul Giel | Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jun 1961 | Signed | Ed Connolly | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jun 1961 | Signed as free agent | Ted Lepcio | — | Minnesota Twins | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| May 31, 1961 | Signed | Cal Koonce | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| May 30, 1961 | Trade | Daryl Spencer | St. Louis Cardinals | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| May 30, 1961 | Trade | Bob Lillis | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 30, 1961 | Trade | Carl Warwick | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 24, 1961 | Released | Walt Dropo | Baltimore Orioles | — | Release |
| May 20, 1961 | Released | Ted Lepcio | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| May 18, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Pete Whisenant | — | Cincinnati Reds | Free agent signing |
| May 17, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Joe Ginsberg | — | Boston Red Sox | Free agent signing |
| May 16, 1961 | Released | Willie Jones | Cincinnati Reds | — | Release |
| May 16, 1961 | Released | Pete Whisenant | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| May 16, 1961 | Trade | Joe Koppe | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 16, 1961 | Trade | Duke Carmel | St. Louis Cardinals | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| May 15, 1961 | Released | Joe Ginsberg | Chicago White Sox | — | Release |
| May 13, 1961 | Trade | Sherman Jones | San Francisco Giants | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Cleveland Indians | St. Louis Cardinals | $ |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Bob Nieman | St. Louis Cardinals | Cleveland Indians | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Joe Morgan | Cleveland Indians | St. Louis Cardinals | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Jim Baumer | Cincinnati Reds | Detroit Tigers | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Dick Gernert | Detroit Tigers | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Minnesota Twins | Los Angeles Dodgers | $ |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Ed Palmquist | Los Angeles Dodgers | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Joe Altobelli | Los Angeles Dodgers | Minnesota Twins | Trade |
| May 10, 1961 | Trade | Ernie Oravetz | Minnesota Twins | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| May 9, 1961 | Trade | Mel Roach | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| May 9, 1961 | Trade | Frank Thomas | Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| May 8, 1961 | Trade | Tex Clevenger | Los Angeles Angels | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 8, 1961 | Trade | Bob Cerv | Los Angeles Angels | New York Yankees | Trade |
| May 8, 1961 | Trade | Lee Thomas | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| May 8, 1961 | Trade | Ryne Duren | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| May 8, 1961 | Trade | Johnny James | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| May 4, 1961 | Trade | Turk Farrell | Philadelphia Phillies | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| May 4, 1961 | Trade | Joe Koppe | Philadelphia Phillies | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| May 4, 1961 | Trade | Don Demeter | Los Angeles Dodgers | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| May 4, 1961 | Trade | Charley Smith | Los Angeles Dodgers | Philadelphia Phillies | Trade |
| Apr 27, 1961 | Trade | Bob Schmidt | San Francisco Giants | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Apr 27, 1961 | Trade | Don Blasingame | San Francisco Giants | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Apr 27, 1961 | Trade | Ed Bailey | Cincinnati Reds | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Apr 25, 1961 | Signed | Bert Campaneris | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 23, 1961 | Released | Paul Casanova | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Apr 13, 1961 | Signed | Luis Peraza | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| Apr 13, 1961 | Trade | Leon Wagner | Toronto | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| Apr 13, 1961 | Trade | Lou Johnson | Los Angeles Angels | Toronto | Trade |
| Apr 12, 1961 | Trade | Chuck Essegian | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Apr 12, 1961 | Trade | Jerry Walker | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Apr 12, 1961 | Trade | Dick Williams | Kansas City Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Apr 12, 1961 | Trade | Dick Hall | Kansas City Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Apr 11, 1961 | Released | Jim Constable | Minnesota Twins | — | Release |
| Apr 10, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Mickey McDermott | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| Apr 4, 1961 | Trade | Duke Maas | Los Angeles Angels | New York Yankees | Trade |
| Apr 4, 1961 | Trade | Fritz Brickell | New York Yankees | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| Apr 1, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Mike White | — | Los Angeles Angels | Free agent signing |
| Apr 1, 1961 | Trade | Jim McAnany | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Apr 1, 1961 | Trade | Lou Johnson | Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Angels | Trade |
| Apr 1961 | Released | Pidge Browne | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | Release (date approximate, per the source) |
| Apr 1961 | Signed as free agent | Pidge Browne | — | Houston Colt .45s | Free agent signing (date approximate, per the source) |
| Apr 1961 | Released | Morrie Martin | Milwaukee Braves | — | Release |
| Apr 1961 | Trade | Bobby Prescott | San Francisco Giants | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Apr 1961 | Trade | Tony Frulio | Kansas City Athletics | San Francisco Giants | Trade |
| Mar 31, 1961 | Trade | Moe Drabowsky | Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Mar 31, 1961 | Trade | Seth Morehead | Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Mar 31, 1961 | Trade | Andre Rodgers | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Mar 31, 1961 | Trade | Daryl Robertson | Milwaukee Braves | Chicago Cubs | Trade |
| Mar 30, 1961 | Trade | Unnamed | Kansas City Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | $ |
| Mar 30, 1961 | Trade | Howie Reed | Kansas City Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | Trade |
| Mar 30, 1961 | Trade | Ed Rakow | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Mar 15, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Red Schoendienst | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| Mar 7, 1961 | Signed | Jack Hiatt | — | Los Angeles Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| Feb 23, 1961 | Trade | Jim Campbell | Milwaukee Braves | Houston Colt .45s | Trade |
| Feb 23, 1961 | Trade | Morrie Martin | Houston Colt .45s | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Feb 9, 1961 | Signed | Darold Knowles | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| Feb 1, 1961 | Signed | Bob Raudman | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 31, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Dave Philley | — | Baltimore Orioles | Free agent signing |
| Jan 26, 1961 | Trade | Ellis Burton | St. Louis Cardinals | Toronto | Trade |
| Jan 25, 1961 | Trade | Joe Nuxhall | Cincinnati Reds | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 25, 1961 | Trade | John Tsitouris | Kansas City Athletics | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jan 25, 1961 | Trade | John Briggs | Kansas City Athletics | Cincinnati Reds | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Bob Boyd | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Al Pilarcik | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Jim Archer | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Wayne Causey | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Clint Courtney | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Athletics | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Russ Snyder | Kansas City Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jan 24, 1961 | Trade | Whitey Herzog | Kansas City Athletics | Baltimore Orioles | Trade |
| Jan 19, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Jim Busby | — | Baltimore Orioles | Free agent signing |
| Jan 19, 1961 | Released | Don Newcombe | Cleveland Indians | — | Release |
| Jan 17, 1961 | Trade | Neil Chrisley | Detroit Tigers | Milwaukee Braves | Trade |
| Jan 12, 1961 | Signed | Billy Cowan | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| Jan 10, 1961 | Signed as free agent | Rocky Bridges | — | Los Angeles Angels | Free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Tommie Agee | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bernie Allen | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Don Arlich | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dennis Aust | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bob Bailey | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Steve Bailey | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ken Berry | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Frank Bertaina | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ethan Blackaby | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Damaso Blanco | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Len Boehmer | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Carl Bouldin | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Gene Brabender | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jim Brenneman | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ed Brinkman | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Cisco Carlos | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Clay Carroll | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bob Chance | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ron Clark | — | Philadelphia Phillies | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dick Colpaert | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ron Davis | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Al Downing | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Sammy Ellis | — | Cincinnati Reds | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Andy Etchebarren | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bill Freehan | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | George Gerberman | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jake Gibbs | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Hal Gilson | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Released | Connie Grob | Los Angeles Dodgers | — | Release |
| before the 1961 season | Signed as free agent | Connie Grob | — | Milwaukee Braves | Free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Larry Haney | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jim Hannan | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Steve Hargan | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Roy Heiser | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jackie Hernandez | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Vern Holtgrave | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jack Jenkins | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed as free agent | Darrell Johnson | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Frank Johnson | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | John Kennedy | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dick Kenworthy | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | George Kernek | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Frank Kreutzer | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ted Kubiak | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bill Landis | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Hal Lanier | — | San Francisco Giants | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Allan Lewis | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Winston Llenas | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Art Lopez | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Don Loun | — | Washington Senators | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Billy MacLeod | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jim Manning | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jerry May | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Brian McCall | — | Chicago White Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Released | Mickey McDermott | Detroit Tigers | — | Release |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Tom Metcalf | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | John Miller | — | Baltimore Orioles | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Aurelio Monteagudo | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dick Nen | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Joe Nossek | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Tony Oliva | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Aaron Pointer | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Frank Quilici | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dennis Ribant | — | Milwaukee Braves | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Jim Roland | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Carroll Sembera | — | Houston Colt .45s | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Steve Shea | — | Chicago Cubs | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bart Shirley | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Charlie Shoemaker | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dick Simpson | — | Los Angeles Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bill Singer | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Pete Smith | — | Boston Red Sox | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Mickey Stanley | — | Detroit Tigers | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Mel Stottlemyre | — | New York Yankees | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed as free agent | El Tappe | — | Chicago Cubs | Free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Chuck Taylor | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ted Uhlaender | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bill Wakefield | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dick Wantz | — | Los Angeles Angels | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Floyd Weaver | — | Cleveland Indians | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Bill Whitby | — | Minnesota Twins | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Floyd Wicker | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Ron Willis | — | St. Louis Cardinals | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | Dave Wissman | — | Pittsburgh Pirates | Amateur free agent signing |
| before the 1961 season | Signed | John Wojcik | — | Kansas City Athletics | Amateur free agent signing |
Every row is mapped onto the same trade / signing / release vocabulary the modern feed uses, with the era’s own type description kept on each row. Club names are the names of the day (the Boston Braves years, the Brooklyn Dodgers years), and each links to the franchise it is today. Some dates are only partially known or flagged approximate by the source; they are shown exactly as published, never completed to a fake precise day.