1961 Los Angeles Angels Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• December 12, 1960

  Signed Del Rice as a free agent.

• December 14, 1960

  Drafted Faye Throneberry from the Minnesota Twins in the 1960 expansion draft (after draft's completion).

  Drafted Eli Grba from the New York Yankees as the 1st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Duke Maas from the New York Yankees as the 3rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jerry Casale from the Boston Red Sox as the 5th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Tex Clevenger from the Minnesota Twins as the 7th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Sprout from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Aubrey Gatewood from the Detroit Tigers as the 11th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ken McBride from the Chicago White Sox as the 13th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ned Garver from the Kansas City Athletics as the 15th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ron Moeller from the Baltimore Orioles as the 19th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ed Sadowski from the Boston Red Sox as the 21st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Buck Rodgers from the Detroit Tigers as the 23rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Eddie Yost from the Detroit Tigers as the 25th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Gene Leek from the Cleveland Indians as the 33rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim Fregosi from the Boston Red Sox as the 35th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bob Cerv from the New York Yankees as the 38th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ken Hunt from the New York Yankees as the 40th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Earl Averill from the Chicago White Sox as the 45th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Fred Newman from the Boston Red Sox as the 47th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim McAnany from the Chicago White Sox as the 49th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Ted Kluszewski from the Chicago White Sox as the 51st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Julio Becquer from the Minnesota Twins as the 55th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Steve Bilko from the Detroit Tigers as the 2nd pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).

  Drafted Albie Pearson from the Baltimore Orioles as the 4th pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).

  Drafted Ted Bowsfield from the Cleveland Indians as the 17th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Coot Veal from the Detroit Tigers as the 27th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Bud Zipfel from the New York Yankees as the 29th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Jim Mahoney from the Boston Red Sox as the 31st pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Joe Hicks from the Chicago White Sox as the 42nd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Drafted Neil Chrisley from the Detroit Tigers as the 44th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.

  Traded Coot Veal to the Washington Senators. Received Ken Aspromonte.

  Traded Joe Hicks to the Washington Senators. Received Dean Chance.

  Traded Jim Mahoney to the Washington Senators. Received Bob Davis.

  Traded Bud Zipfel to the Washington Senators. Received Ken Hamlin.

  Returned Ted Bowsfield to the Cleveland Indians following previous expansion draft selection.

  Returned Neil Chrisley to the Detroit Tigers following previous expansion draft selection.

  Drafted Red Wilson from the Cleveland Indians in the 1960 expansion draft (after draft's completion).

• Before 1961 Season

  Signed Dick Simpson as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Dick Wantz as an amateur free agent.

  Obtained Tom Burgess from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

  Obtained Jack Spring from Dallas (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

• January 4, 1961

  Purchased Leo Burke from the Washington Senators.

• January 10, 1961

  Signed Rocky Bridges as a free agent.

• January 31, 1961

  Purchased Tom Morgan from the Minnesota Twins.

• February 1, 1961

  Drafted Ted Bowsfield from the Cleveland Indians in the 1961 expansion draft (after draft's completion).

  Returned Red Wilson to the Cleveland Indians following previous expansion draft selection.

• March 7, 1961

  Signed Jack Hiatt as an amateur free agent.

• April 1, 1961

  Signed Mike White as a free agent.

  Traded Jim McAnany to the Chicago Cubs. Received Lou Johnson.

• April 4, 1961

  Traded Duke Maas to the New York Yankees. Received Fritz Brickell.

• April 7, 1961

  Purchased Ray Semproch from the Washington Senators.

• April 10, 1961

  Purchased Ron Kline from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• April 13, 1961

  Traded Lou Johnson to Toronto (International). Received Leon Wagner.

• May 8, 1961

  Traded Bob Cerv and Tex Clevenger to the New York Yankees. Received Ryne Duren, Johnny James and Lee Thomas.

• May 10, 1961

  Julio Becquer player rights sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  Traded Ray Semproch to Toronto (International). Received .

• May 26, 1961

  Purchased Art Fowler from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• June 5, 1961

  Purchased Russ Heman from the Cleveland Indians.

• June 7, 1961

  Traded Jerry Casale to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jim Donohue.

• June 10, 1961

  Released Ned Garver.

• June 19, 1961

  Purchased Joe Koppe from the St. Louis Cardinals for $1,000.

• June 22, 1961

  Traded Ken Hamlin and Russ Heman to Toronto (International). Received Billy Moran.

• June 26, 1961

  Purchased George Thomas from the Detroit Tigers.

• July 3, 1961

  Ken Aspromonte selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• July 15, 1961

  Signed Dan Ardell as an amateur free agent.

• July 22, 1961

  Signed Tom Satriano as an amateur free agent.

• August 10, 1961

  Ron Kline selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• September 8, 1961

  Purchased Chuck Tanner from the Cleveland Indians.

• October 10, 1961

  Purchased Red Witt from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• October 19, 1961

  Released Rocky Bridges.

  Released Ted Kluszewski.

  Released Del Rice.

• November 27, 1961

  Drafted Bo Belinsky from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Marlan Coughtry from the Boston Red Sox in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Aubrey Gatewood drafted by the New York Mets in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Félix Torres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

  Mike White selected by the Houston Colt .45s in the 1961 minor league draft.

• December 4, 1961

  Purchased Ramón Hernández from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Before 1962 Season

  Signed Bobby Darwin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Kirkpatrick as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jim McGlothlin as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Paul Schaal as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ed Sukla as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Ken Turner as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Jackie Warner as an amateur free agent.

  Ron Clark received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

• March 30, 1962

  Purchased Frank Leja from the St. Louis Cardinals.