All Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
- November 3, 1959
The Boston Red Sox traded Frank Baumann to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Jackson.
- November 21, 1959
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tom Acker to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.
The Boston Red Sox traded Dick Gernert to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Hillman and Jim Marshall.
- November 25, 1959
The Cincinnati Reds released Whitey Lockman.
- November 30, 1959
The San Francisco Giants drafted Joey Amalfitano from Toronto (International) in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Bilko from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Harry Bright from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Clay Dalrymple from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Bob Johnson from the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Darrell Johnson from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Don Lee from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Em Lindbeck from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Bobby Malkmus from Denver (American Association) in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Georges Maranda from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Bob Oldis from the New York Yankees in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Mike Lee from the San Francisco Giants in the 1959 first-year draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Dave Vineyard from the Cleveland Indians in the 1959 first-year draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Tom Baker from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1959 minor league draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Ray Daviault from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jim Duckworth from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Bob Miller from the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 minor league draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Ray Rippelmeyer from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 minor league draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Dave Wickersham from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1959 minor league draft.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones and Roger McCardell.
- December, 1959
The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Pidge Browne from Houston (American Association).
- December 1, 1959
The Boston Red Sox traded Al Schroll to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Thomson.
- December 2, 1959
The Baltimore Orioles traded Bob Nieman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Staniland (minors) and Gene Green.
- December 3, 1959
The Boston Red Sox traded Pete Daley to the Kansas City Athletics for Tom Sturdivant.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Joe Frazier and Frank Kellert to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Fred Hatfield, Lloyd Merritt and Phil Paine.
- December 4, 1959
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Carl Sawatski to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Smith and Bobby Smith.
- December 5, 1959
The Detroit Tigers traded Alex Cosmidis (minors), Ted Lepcio and Ken Walters to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chico Fernández and Ray Semproch.
- December 6, 1959
The Chicago White Sox traded Norm Cash, Bubba Phillips and John Romano to the Cleveland Indians for Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, Minnie Miñoso and Jake Striker.
The Chicago Cubs traded Bill Henry, Lou Jackson and Lee Walls to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Thomas.
- December 9, 1959
The Chicago White Sox traded Johnny Callison to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Freese.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Hal Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later, Dick Hall and Ken Hamlin. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.
- December 10, 1959
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Garcia as a free agent.
- December 11, 1959
The New York Yankees signed Elmer Valo as a free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Joe DeMaestri, Kent Hadley and Roger Maris to the New York Yankees for Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern and Marv Throneberry.
- December 15, 1959
The Baltimore Orioles purchased John Powers from the Cincinnati Reds.
The San Francisco Giants traded Daryl Spencer and Leon Wagner to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Blasingame.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Johnny Temple to the Cleveland Indians for Gordy Coleman, Billy Martin and Cal McLish.
- December 17, 1959
The Washington Senators purchased Jim Delsing from Houston (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- December 21, 1959
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ron Kline to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Cheney and Gino Cimoli.
- December 23, 1959
The Baltimore Orioles released Chico Carrasquel.
- Before 1960 Season
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gene Baker as a free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Granny Hamner as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Ernie Johnson as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Whitey Lockman as a free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Hector Martinez as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Dick Allen as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Sandy Alomar as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Craig Anderson as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Gerry Arrigo as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Jim Barbieri as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Blass as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Frank Bork as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Don Bosch as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Sam Bowens as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Gates Brown as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Billy Bryan as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Ron Campbell as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Casanova as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Pete Cimino as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Ted Davidson as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gary Dotter as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Dick Estelle as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed John Flavin as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Fregosi as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Gil Garrido as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Dick Green as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tommy Harper as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Jim Ray Hart as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jesse Hickman as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Tom Hilgendorf as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Herb Hippauf as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Hundley as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Pat Jarvis as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Alan Koch as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Gary Kolb as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed George Kopacz as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Fred Lasher as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Frank Linzy as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dean Look as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Gordy Lund as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Leo Marentette as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed José Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Marty Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Tony Martínez as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dal Maxvill as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Joe McCabe as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Tommy McCraw as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Sam McDowell as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Mickey McGuire as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ken McMullen as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Bob Meyer as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Joe Moeller as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Fred Newman as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Northrup as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Billy Ott as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Ray Oyler as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Roberto Peña as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Cap Peterson as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jim Price as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Mel Queen as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Roger Repoz as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Minnie Rojas as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Rich Rollins as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Roman as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Santiago Rosario as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Ken Sanders as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Rollie Sheldon as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Willie Smith as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Sprout as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Marv Staehle as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Larry Stahl as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Thad Tillotson as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Timmermann as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Rupe Toppin as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Héctor Valle as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ray Washburn as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Gary Waslewski as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Johnny Werhas as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Dale Willis as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Wilbur Wood as an amateur free agent.
Portland (PCL) obtained George Freese from the Kansas City Athletics as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Cleveland Indians obtained Jim King from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Detroit Tigers obtained Manny Montejo from Denver (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Chicago White Sox obtained Floyd Robinson from the Cleveland Indians as part of a minor league working agreement.
Charleston (American Association) purchased Joe McClain from the St. Louis Cardinals for $100.
Luis Alcaraz sent from the Milwaukee Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Darrell Brandon sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
Ossie Chavarria sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction.
Paul Doyle sent from the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
John Pregenzer sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.
Vic Roznovsky sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.
Chico Salmon sent from the Washington Senators to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.
Johnnie Seale sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
- January, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals released Alex Kellner.
- January 8, 1960
The Boston Red Sox traded Leo Kiely to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Webster.
- January 9, 1960
The Chicago White Sox signed Chico Carrasquel as a free agent.
- January 11, 1960
The Chicago Cubs traded John Buzhardt, Al Dark and Jim Woods to the Philadelphia Phillies for Richie Ashburn.
- January 12, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles traded Erv Palica and $15,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Herb Moford.
- January 20, 1960
The Cleveland Indians selected Bob Hale off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- January 21, 1960
The San Francisco Giants released Jim Hegan.
- February 1, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves signed John Braun as an amateur free agent.
- February 3, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Paul Brown as an amateur free agent.
- February 9, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves signed Stan Lopata as a free agent.
- February 15, 1960
The Chicago White Sox purchased Jim Baxes from the Cleveland Indians.
- February 18, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ted Savage as an amateur free agent.
- March, 1960
Poza Rica (Mexican) sent Diomedes Olivo to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
- March 10, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics obtained Jack Spring from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
- March 12, 1960
The Cincinnati Reds signed Tony Pérez as an amateur free agent.
- March 15, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Jim Bolger from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Baltimore Orioles traded players to be named later and $50,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jim Gentile. The Baltimore Orioles sent Willy Miranda (March 15, 1960) and Bill Lajoie (minors) (March 15, 1960) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- March 16, 1960
The Boston Red Sox traded Jim Marshall and Sammy White to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon. Sammy White refused to report to his new team on March 25, 1960. Trade was voided and players returned on March 25, 1960.
- March 29, 1960
The Boston Red Sox traded Jim Marshall to the San Francisco Giants for Al Worthington.
- April, 1960
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Howie Nunn from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs purchased Barney Schultz from the Detroit Tigers.
Portland (PCL) purchased Don Taussig from the San Francisco Giants.
- April 1, 1960
Toronto (International) purchased Steve Ridzik from the Chicago Cubs.
The Cincinnati Reds traded players to be named later and Jesse Gonder to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Zach Monroe (October 20, 1960) and cash (October 20, 1960) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade. The Cincinnati Reds sent Luis Arroyo (July 20, 1960) and Ted Wieand (October 20, 1960) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
- April 2, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves traded Dick Phillips to the San Francisco Giants for Bud Watkins (minors).
- April 3, 1960
Toronto (International) purchased Al Cicotte from the Cleveland Indians.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Billy Gardner to the Washington Senators for Clint Courtney and Ron Samford.
- April 4, 1960
The Chicago White Sox traded Earl Battey, Don Mincher and $150,000 to the Washington Senators for Roy Sievers.
- April 5, 1960
The San Francisco Giants purchased Dale Long from the Chicago Cubs.
The Cleveland Indians traded Leo Kiely to the Kansas City Athletics for Bob Grim.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Fred Kipp to the New York Yankees for Dick Sanders (minors) and Gordie Windhorn.
- April 7, 1960
The Chicago Cubs returned Harry Bright (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- April 8, 1960
The Chicago Cubs traded Lee Handley (minors), Johnny Goryl, Ron Perranoski and $25,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Zimmer.
- April 10, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Hank Allen as an amateur free agent.
- April 11, 1960
The Cleveland Indians purchased Johnny Klippstein from the Los Angeles Dodgers for $25,000.
- April 12, 1960
The Cleveland Indians released Ed FitzGerald.
The Cleveland Indians released Ernie Johnson.
The San Francisco Giants released Danny O'Connell.
The Cleveland Indians traded Norm Cash to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Demeter.
- April 14, 1960
The Washington Senators released John Romonosky.
- April 15, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics returned Joe Morgan to the Milwaukee Braves following previous purchase.
- April 17, 1960
The Cleveland Indians traded Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn.
- April 18, 1960
The Chicago White Sox traded Barry Latman to the Cleveland Indians for Herb Score.
The Baltimore Orioles released Joe Ginsberg.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Joe Ginsberg as a free agent.
- April 23, 1960
The Chicago White Sox released Chico Carrasquel.
- April 26, 1960
The Boston Red Sox released Jim Busby.
- April 29, 1960
The Cleveland Indians purchased Pete Whisenant from the Cincinnati Reds.
- May 6, 1960
The Boston Red Sox traded Nelson Chittum to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rip Repulski.
- May 7, 1960
The Detroit Tigers traded Gail Harris to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amorós.
- May 11, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics traded George Brunet to the Milwaukee Braves for Bob Giggie.
- May 12, 1960
The San Francisco Giants purchased Dave Philley from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Valmy Thomas from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cleveland Indians selected John Powers off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
- May 13, 1960
The Chicago Cubs traded Cal Neeman and Tony Taylor to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ed Bouchee and Don Cardwell.
- May 15, 1960
The Cleveland Indians traded Pete Whisenant to the Washington Senators for Ken Aspromonte.
- May 17, 1960
The Washington Senators released Ted Abernathy.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Carl Furillo.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Curt Simmons.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ron Jackson to the Milwaukee Braves for Ray Boone.
- May 18, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jim Campbell to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Bob Grim from the Cleveland Indians.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Russ Kemmerer from the Washington Senators.
- May 19, 1960
The Chicago White Sox purchased Frank Barnes from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Philadelphia Phillies released Bob Conley. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Cubs traded Art Ceccarelli to the New York Yankees for Mark Freeman.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Bob Cerv to the New York Yankees for Andy Carey.
- May 20, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Curt Simmons as a free agent.
Houston (Texas) purchased Tom Qualters from the Chicago White Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- May 23, 1960
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Garcia.
The New York Yankees released Elmer Valo.
- May 24, 1960
The Washington Senators signed Elmer Valo as a free agent.
- May 28, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Jim Hegan as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ed Bauta and Julián Javier to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Gray and Vinegar Bend Mizell.
- May 31, 1960
The Cleveland Indians signed Ty Cline as an amateur free agent.
- June, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves signed Ted Abernathy as a free agent.
Don Williams sent from the Kansas City Athletics to the Washington Senators in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 1, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics traded Hank Foiles and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Kravitz.
- June 2, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bobby Tiefenauer from the Cleveland Indians.
The Cleveland Indians traded John Powers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hank Foiles.
- June 3, 1960
The San Francisco Giants signed Dick Dietz as an amateur free agent.
- June 4, 1960
The Chicago Cubs released Irv Noren.
The Chicago Cubs released Del Rice.
- June 6, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics purchased Jim Delsing from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- June 7, 1960
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Irv Noren as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Del Rice as a free agent.
- June 9, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics signed Frank Cipriani as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed John Morris as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Tom Phoebus as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles traded Willie Tasby to the Boston Red Sox for Gene Stephens.
- June 11, 1960
The Chicago White Sox returned Jim Campbell to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
The Chicago White Sox purchased Bob Rush from the Milwaukee Braves.
The Cleveland Indians released Paul Casanova.
- June 13, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Busby as a free agent.
The Washington Senators purchased Ray Moore from the Chicago White Sox.
The Boston Red Sox traded Ted Bowsfield and Marty Keough to the Cleveland Indians for Carroll Hardy and Russ Nixon.
- June 14, 1960
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Locker as an amateur free agent.
- June 15, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Danny Murphy as an amateur free agent.
Indianapolis (American Association) purchased Jim Snyder from the Chicago White Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles released Joe Ginsberg.
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded John Glenn to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel and Jim Donohue.
The Chicago Cubs traded Walt Moryn to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim McKnight.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Tony González and Lee Walls to the Philadelphia Phillies for Fred Hopke (minors), Harry Anderson and Wally Post.
- June 17, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Paul Popovich as an amateur free agent.
- June 18, 1960
The Chicago White Sox signed Joe Ginsberg as a free agent.
- June 20, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Jake Jaeckel as an amateur free agent.
- June 21, 1960
The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Rooker as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Tommie Sisk as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers traded Ray Semproch and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Clem Labine.
- June 23, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves traded Joe Morgan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Dark.
- June 24, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed César Gutiérrez as an amateur free agent.
- June 27, 1960
The Detroit Tigers released Mel Clark. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- July 1, 1960
The Cincinnati Reds released Whitey Lockman.
The Boston Red Sox released Bobby Thomson.
- July 2, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Dick Hyde from the Washington Senators.
- July 4, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles signed Bobby Thomson as a free agent.
- July 8, 1960
The Cincinnati Reds signed Pete Rose as an amateur free agent.
- July 9, 1960
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Tommy Lasorda.
- July 13, 1960
- July 15, 1960
The Chicago Cubs traded Earl Averill and $30000 to $35000 to the Milwaukee Braves for Al Heist.
- July 16, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Costen Shockley as an amateur free agent.
- July 19, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Grady Hatton as a free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds released Brooks Lawrence.
- July 21, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Doug Clemens as an amateur free agent.
- July 22, 1960
The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Morgan to the Washington Senators for Bill Fischer.
- July 26, 1960
The Detroit Tigers purchased Harry Chiti from the Kansas City Athletics.
The Baltimore Orioles released Bobby Thomson.
The Cleveland Indians traded Hank Foiles to the Detroit Tigers for Rocky Bridges and Red Wilson.
- July 27, 1960
The Chicago Cubs released Jim Hegan.
- July 28, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Bill Heath as an amateur free agent.
- July 29, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bob Grim from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cleveland Indians purchased Don Newcombe from the Cincinnati Reds.
- July 30, 1960
The Kansas City Athletics purchased John Briggs from the Cleveland Indians.
- August, 1960
The Cleveland Indians purchased Frank Funk from Toronto (International).
Dave Roberts sent from the Milwaukee Braves to the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- August 2, 1960
The Cincinnati Reds selected Marshall Bridges off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- August 3, 1960
The Cleveland Indians released George Strickland.
The Cleveland Indians traded Joe Gordon Traded while a manager to the Detroit Tigers for Jimmy Dykes Traded while a manager.
- August 5, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals released Darrell Johnson.
- August 9, 1960
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Morgan from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- August 13, 1960
The Chicago White Sox traded Donald Prohovich (minors) and $15000 and one player to be named to the Milwaukee Braves for Earl Averill.
- August 15, 1960
The Detroit Tigers released Clem Labine.
- August 16, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Clem Labine as a free agent.
- August 19, 1960
The Chicago White Sox released Bob Rush.
- August 21, 1960
The New York Yankees purchased Dale Long from the San Francisco Giants.
- August 22, 1960
The Chicago Cubs signed Lou Brock as an amateur free agent.
- August 29, 1960
The Boston Red Sox sent Al Worthington to the Chicago White Sox as part of a conditional deal.
- August 31, 1960
The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Gernert from the Chicago Cubs.
- September 1, 1960
The Chicago White Sox signed Mike Garcia as a free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mickey Vernon as a free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Dave Philley from the San Francisco Giants.
- September 2, 1960
The New York Yankees signed Jim Hegan as a free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Rocky Bridges from the Cleveland Indians.
- September 3, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Buddy Booker as an amateur free agent.
- September 4, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals released Del Rice. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- September 7, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles signed Del Rice as a free agent.
- September 9, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave McNally as an amateur free agent.
- September 10, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Jeff James as an amateur free agent.
- September 13, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Mike Marshall as an amateur free agent.
- September 14, 1960
The Chicago White Sox signed Bob Rush as a free agent.
The Boston Red Sox released Ray Boone.
- September 17, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Carl Thomas from the Cleveland Indians.
- September 19, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Duke Carmel from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Don Landrum to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Bob Sadowski. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Wally Shannon (September 20, 1960), Billy Harrell (September 20, 1960), Jim Frey (September 20, 1960) and Dick Ricketts (September 20, 1960) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.
- September 21, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Adolfo Phillips as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves released Elrod Hendricks.
- September 25, 1960
The San Francisco Giants signed José Cardenal as an amateur free agent.
- September 26, 1960
The Philadelphia Phillies released John Kennedy. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- September 30, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Mickey Vernon.
- October 1, 1960
The New York Yankees released Jim Hegan.
- October 10, 1960
The Cleveland Indians released Jack Harshman.
The Chicago Cubs released Grady Hatton.
The Chicago Cubs released El Tappe.
- October 11, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals released Rocky Bridges.
The St. Louis Cardinals sent Ellis Burton (January 26, 1961) to Toronto (International) to complete the trade.
- October 13, 1960
Toronto (International) purchased Billy Moran from the Cleveland Indians.
The Baltimore Orioles released Jim Busby.
The Baltimore Orioles released Dave Philley.
The Baltimore Orioles released Del Rice.
- October 14, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves released Stan Lopata.
The Milwaukee Braves released Red Schoendienst.
- October 15, 1960
The Boston Red Sox signed Mike Ryan as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Dutch Dotterer to the Kansas City Athletics for Danny Kravitz.
- October 17, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves sent Bob Hartman to the Kansas City Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
- October 21, 1960
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Irv Noren.
- October 31, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves traded Al Dark to the San Francisco Giants for Andre Rodgers.
- November 11, 1960
The Chicago White Sox released Mike Garcia.
The Chicago White Sox released Bob Rush.
- November 28, 1960
The Chicago Cubs drafted Cuno Barragan from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Jim Baumer from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Choo-Choo Coleman from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Donohue from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Hank Foiles from the Detroit Tigers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted John Gabler from the New York Yankees in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Boston Red Sox drafted Billy Harrell from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Ron Henry from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Ed Keegan from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Kansas City Athletics drafted Bill Kunkel from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Chicago White Sox drafted Bob Roselli from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Ray Semproch from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Cleveland Indians drafted Valmy Thomas from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gerry Arrigo from the Chicago White Sox in the 1960 first-year draft.
The Minnesota Twins drafted Gary Dotter from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960 first-year draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted Paul Doyle from the New York Yankees in the 1960 first-year draft.
The Milwaukee Braves drafted Jim Campbell from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 minor league draft.
The San Francisco Giants drafted John Goetz from the Chicago Cubs in the 1960 minor league draft.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jack Hamilton from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Phil Mudrock from the New York Yankees in the 1960 minor league draft.
The Chicago Cubs drafted Elder White from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 minor league draft.
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Dick Brown from the Chicago White Sox.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Jack Baldschun from Nashville (Southern Association) for $9000 plus minor league player to be named.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Jack Baldschun from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
- November 29, 1960
The Washington Senators signed Danny O'Connell as a free agent.
- December 3, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Billy Martin from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cleveland Indians traded Harvey Kuenn to the San Francisco Giants for Johnny Antonelli and Willie Kirkland.
- December 7, 1960
The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Frank Bolling to the Milwaukee Braves for Dick Brown, Bill Bruton, Chuck Cottier and Terry Fox. The Detroit Tigers sent Neil Chrisley (January 17, 1961) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.
- December 8, 1960
The Cleveland Indians released Mike White.
- December 12, 1960
The Los Angeles Angels signed Del Rice as a free agent.
- December 14, 1960
The Milwaukee Braves purchased Joe Azcue from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Washington Senators drafted Pete Daley from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1960 expansion draft (after draft's completion).
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Faye Throneberry from the Minnesota Twins in the 1960 expansion draft (after draft's completion).
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Eli Grba from the New York Yankees as the 1st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Bobby Shantz from the New York Yankees as the 2nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Duke Maas from the New York Yankees as the 3rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Dave Sisler from the Detroit Tigers as the 4th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Jerry Casale from the Boston Red Sox as the 5th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Johnny Klippstein from the Cleveland Indians as the 6th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Tex Clevenger from the Minnesota Twins as the 7th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Pete Burnside from the Detroit Tigers as the 8th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Bob Sprout from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Carl Mathias from the Cleveland Indians as the 10th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Aubrey Gatewood from the Detroit Tigers as the 11th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Ed Hobaugh from the Chicago White Sox as the 12th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ken McBride from the Chicago White Sox as the 13th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Hal Woodeshick from the Minnesota Twins as the 14th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ned Garver from the Kansas City Athletics as the 15th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Tom Sturdivant from the Boston Red Sox as the 16th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ron Moeller from the Baltimore Orioles as the 19th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Héctor Maestri from the Minnesota Twins as the 20th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ed Sadowski from the Boston Red Sox as the 21st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Dutch Dotterer from the Kansas City Athletics as the 22nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Buck Rodgers from the Detroit Tigers as the 23rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Eddie Yost from the Detroit Tigers as the 25th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Dale Long from the New York Yankees as the 28th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Bob Johnson from the Kansas City Athletics as the 32nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Gene Leek from the Cleveland Indians as the 33rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Billy Klaus from the Baltimore Orioles as the 34th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Jim Fregosi from the Boston Red Sox as the 35th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Johnny Schaive from the Minnesota Twins as the 36th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Willie Tasby from the Boston Red Sox as the 37th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Bob Cerv from the New York Yankees as the 38th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Gene Woodling from the Baltimore Orioles as the 39th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ken Hunt from the New York Yankees as the 40th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Marty Keough from the Cleveland Indians as the 41st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Jim King from the Cleveland Indians as the 43rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Earl Averill from the Chicago White Sox as the 45th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Chuck Hinton from the Baltimore Orioles as the 46th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Fred Newman from the Boston Red Sox as the 47th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Jim McAnany from the Chicago White Sox as the 49th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Chet Boak from the Kansas City Athletics as the 50th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ted Kluszewski from the Chicago White Sox as the 51st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Gene Green from the Baltimore Orioles as the 52nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Dick Donovan from the Chicago White Sox as the 54th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Julio Becquer from the Minnesota Twins as the 55th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Rudy Hernández from the Minnesota Twins as the 56th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Leo Burke from the Baltimore Orioles as the 1st pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Steve Bilko from the Detroit Tigers as the 2nd pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
The Washington Senators drafted Haywood Sullivan from the Boston Red Sox as the 3rd pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Albie Pearson from the Baltimore Orioles as the 4th pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
The Washington Senators drafted Joe McClain from Charleston (American Association) as the 5th pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ted Bowsfield from the Cleveland Indians as the 17th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Bob Davis from the Kansas City Athletics as the 18th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Red Wilson from the Cleveland Indians as the 24th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Ken Aspromonte from the Cleveland Indians as the 26th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Coot Veal from the Detroit Tigers as the 27th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Bud Zipfel from the New York Yankees as the 29th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Ken Hamlin from the Kansas City Athletics as the 30th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Jim Mahoney from the Boston Red Sox as the 31st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Joe Hicks from the Chicago White Sox as the 42nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Neil Chrisley from the Detroit Tigers as the 44th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Washington Senators drafted Dean Chance from the Baltimore Orioles as the 48th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Angels traded Joe Hicks to the Washington Senators for Dean Chance.
The Los Angeles Angels traded Jim Mahoney to the Washington Senators for Bob Davis.
The Los Angeles Angels traded Coot Veal to the Washington Senators for Ken Aspromonte.
The Los Angeles Angels traded Bud Zipfel to the Washington Senators for Ken Hamlin.
The Los Angeles Angels returned Ted Bowsfield to the Cleveland Indians following previous expansion draft selection.
The Los Angeles Angels returned Neil Chrisley to the Detroit Tigers following previous expansion draft selection.
The Washington Senators returned Red Wilson to the Cleveland Indians following previous expansion draft selection.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Red Wilson from the Cleveland Indians in the 1960 expansion draft (after draft's completion).
- December 15, 1960
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Earl Robinson from the Los Angeles Dodgers for $60,000.
The Chicago White Sox traded Gene Freese to the Cincinnati Reds for Cal McLish and Juan Pizarro.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Roy McMillan to the Milwaukee Braves for Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro.
The Boston Red Sox traded Frank Sullivan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Conley.
- December 16, 1960
The New York Yankees purchased Danny McDevitt from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Harry Bright, Bennie Daniels and R C Stevens to the Washington Senators for Bobby Shantz.
- December 27, 1960
The Cleveland Indians signed Paul Casanova as a free agent.
- December 29, 1960
The St. Louis Cardinals released Marv Grissom.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Marty Kutyna and cash to the Washington Senators for Haywood Sullivan.
- Before 1961 Season
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Darrell Johnson as a free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed El Tappe as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Tommie Agee as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bernie Allen as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s signed Don Arlich as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dennis Aust as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bob Bailey as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Bailey as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Ken Berry as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Frank Bertaina as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Ethan Blackaby as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Damaso Blanco as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Len Boehmer as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Carl Bouldin as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Gene Brabender as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jim Brenneman as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Ed Brinkman as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Cisco Carlos as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Clay Carroll as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Bob Chance as an amateur free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Ron Clark as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dick Colpaert as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s signed Ron Davis as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Al Downing as an amateur free agent.
The Cincinnati Reds signed Sammy Ellis as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Andy Etchebarren as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Freehan as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed George Gerberman as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Jake Gibbs as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Hal Gilson as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed Larry Haney as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Jim Hannan as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Steve Hargan as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Roy Heiser as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Jackie Hernández as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Vern Holtgrave as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Jack Jenkins as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Frank Johnson as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed John Kennedy as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Dick Kenworthy as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed George Kernek as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Frank Kreutzer as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Ted Kubiak as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Bill Landis as an amateur free agent.
The San Francisco Giants signed Hal Lanier as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Allan Lewis as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Winston Llenas as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Art López as an amateur free agent.
The Washington Senators signed Don Loun as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Billy MacLeod as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Manning as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jerry May as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago White Sox signed Brian McCall as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Tom Metcalf as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles signed John Miller as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Aurelio Monteagudo as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dick Nen as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Joe Nossek as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Tony Oliva as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s signed Aaron Pointer as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Frank Quilici as an amateur free agent.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Dennis Ribant as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Jim Roland as an amateur free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s signed Carroll Sembera as an amateur free agent.
The Chicago Cubs signed Steve Shea as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bart Shirley as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed Charlie Shoemaker as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Dick Simpson as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Bill Singer as an amateur free agent.
The Boston Red Sox signed Pete Smith as an amateur free agent.
The Detroit Tigers signed Mickey Stanley as an amateur free agent.
The New York Yankees signed Mel Stottlemyre as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Chuck Taylor as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Ted Uhlaender as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Bill Wakefield as an amateur free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels signed Dick Wantz as an amateur free agent.
The Cleveland Indians signed Floyd Weaver as an amateur free agent.
The Minnesota Twins signed Bill Whitby as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Floyd Wicker as an amateur free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ron Willis as an amateur free agent.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Dave Wissman as an amateur free agent.
The Kansas City Athletics signed John Wojcik as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles obtained Don Bradey from Little Rock (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Los Angeles Angels obtained Tom Burgess from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Los Angeles Angels obtained Jack Spring from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The St. Louis Cardinals obtained Don Taussig from Portland (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.
The Kansas City Athletics returned Jack Spring to Dallas (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Detroit Tigers released Mickey McDermott.
Jackie Collum sent from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins in an unknown transaction.
Granny Hamner sent from the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction.
Lou Jackson sent from the Cincinnati Reds to Toronto (International) in an unknown transaction.
Pat Jarvis sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
Clarence Jones sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.
Dave Roberts sent from the Kansas City Athletics to the Houston Colt .45s in an unknown transaction.
Chico Salmon sent from the San Francisco Giants to the Detroit Tigers in an unknown transaction.
Félix Torres sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
The Chicago Cubs returned Morrie Martin to Houston (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.
The Los Angeles Dodgers released Connie Grob.
The Milwaukee Braves signed Connie Grob as a free agent.
The Houston Colt .45s obtained Morrie Martin from Houston (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.
- January 3, 1961
The Cleveland Indians purchased Joe Shipley from the San Francisco Giants.
- January 4, 1961
The Los Angeles Angels purchased Leo Burke from the Washington Senators.
- January 10, 1961
The Los Angeles Angels signed Rocky Bridges as a free agent.
- January 12, 1961
The Chicago Cubs signed Billy Cowan as an amateur free agent.
- January 19, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles signed Jim Busby as a free agent.
The Cleveland Indians released Don Newcombe.
- January 24, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles traded Jim Archer, Bob Boyd, Wayne Causey, Clint Courtney and Al Pilarcik to the Kansas City Athletics for Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder. Clint Courtney returned to original team on April 15, 1961.
- January 25, 1961
The Cincinnati Reds traded Joe Nuxhall to the Kansas City Athletics for John Briggs and John Tsitouris.
- January 31, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles signed Dave Philley as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Angels purchased Tom Morgan from the Minnesota Twins.
The Kansas City Athletics purchased Joe Pignatano from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- February, 1961
The Minnesota Twins purchased Paul Giel from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 1, 1961
The Chicago Cubs signed Bob Raudman as an amateur free agent.
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Chuck Essegian from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Ted Bowsfield from the Cleveland Indians in the 1961 expansion draft (after draft's completion).
The Los Angeles Angels returned Red Wilson to the Cleveland Indians following previous expansion draft selection.
- February 9, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles signed Darold Knowles as an amateur free agent.
- February 23, 1961
The Houston Colt .45s traded Morrie Martin to the Milwaukee Braves for Jim Campbell.
- February 24, 1961
The Baltimore Orioles purchased Frank House from the Cincinnati Reds.
- March 7, 1961
The Los Angeles Angels signed Jack Hiatt as an amateur free agent.
- March 15, 1961
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Red Schoendienst as a free agent.
- March 28, 1961
Ben Flowers retired from the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- March 30, 1961
The Kansas City Athletics traded Howie Reed and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ed Rakow.
- March 31, 1961
The Chicago Cubs traded Moe Drabowsky and Seth Morehead to the Milwaukee Braves for Daryl Robertson and Andre Rodgers.
- April, 1961
The Kansas City Athletics returned Bob Hartman to the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Chicago Cubs purchased George Freese from the Chicago White Sox.
The Milwaukee Braves released Morrie Martin.
The Kansas City Athletics traded Tony Frulio (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Prescott.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Pidge Browne. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The Houston Colt .45s signed Pidge Browne as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
- April 1, 1961
The Los Angeles Angels signed Mike White as a free agent.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Don Ferrarese from the Chicago White Sox.
The Chicago Cubs traded Lou Johnson to the Los Angeles Angels for Jim McAnany.
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