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Wednesday, November 8th , 1961
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Drafted SP John Bailey in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick).
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Drafted SP Roger Pochatko in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 38th overall pick).
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Drafted 1B Jack Dimitropoulos in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick).
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Drafted CF Chris Twyman in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 86th overall pick).
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Drafted 2B Ed Pettit in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 110th overall pick).
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Saturday, October 21st , 1961
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3B Reed Stanton (AAA Toledo) retired from professional baseball.
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Monday, September 18th , 1961
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Placed CF Rodney Holt on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/15/1961.
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Placed CF Rodney Holt on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/15/1961.
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Wednesday, August 2nd , 1961
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Signed free agent RF George Harmuth to a minor league contract with a $1,100 signing bonus.
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Thursday, May 11th , 1961
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SP Bobby Batson did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Detroit organization.
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Monday, April 3rd , 1961
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Placed RP Bob Stokes on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1961.
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Placed RP Bob Stokes on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 03/31/1961.
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