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Sort ✖PREV | NEXT | 1961-12-01 | Sam Jones | Traded by Astros to Tigers for Manny Montejo and Bob Bruce. | P | 6-4 | 200 | R | R | 1925-12-14 | Stewartsville,OH |
| MLB | 1951-1964 | 1951-1964 |
| 1961-12-01 | Manny Montejo | Traded by Tigers with Bob Bruce to Astros for Sam Jones. | P | 5-11 | 150 | R | R | 1935-10-16 | Caibarien,CU | 1957- 0- 0-CIN
| MLB | 1961-1961 | 1961-1961 |
| 1961-12-01 | Bob Bruce | Traded by Tigers with Manny Montejo to Astros for Sam Jones. | P | 6-3 | 210 | R | R | 1933-05-18 | Detroit,MI | 1953- 0- 0-DET
| MLB | 1959-1967 | 1959-1967 |
| 1961-10-23 | Frank House | Released by Tigers. | C | 6-2 | 190 | L | R | 1930-02-18 | Bessemer,AL |
| MLB | 1950-1961 | 1950-1961 |
| 1961-10-12 | Gerry Staley | Released by Tigers. | P | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1920-08-21 | Brush Prairie,WA |
| MLB | 1947-1961 | 1947-1961 |
| 1961-10-12 | Hal Woodeshick | Purchased by Astros from Tigers. | P | 6-3 | 200 | R | L | 1932-08-24 | Wilkes-Barre,PA |
| MLB | 1956-1967 | 1956-1967 |
| 1961-10-11 | Harry Chiti | Purchased by Orioles from Tigers. | C | 6-3 | 225 | R | R | 1932-11-16 | Kincaid,IL |
| MLB | 1950-1962 | 1950-1977 |
| 1961-09-08 | Vic Wertz | Claimed on waivers by Tigers from Red Sox. | OF-1B | 6-0 | 186 | L | R | 1925-02-09 | York,PA |
| MLB | 1947-1963 | 1947-1963 |
| 1961-08-10 | Ron Kline | Claimed on waivers by Tigers from Angels. | P-3B | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | 1932-03-09 | Callery,PA |
| MLB | 1952-1970 | 1952-1970 |
| 1961-08-07 | Willie Horton | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. | OF-DH | 5-11 | 209 | R | R | 1942-10-18 | Arno,VA | 1961- 0- 0-DET
| MLB | 1963-1980 | 1962-1982 |
| 1961-08-02 | Reno Bertoia | Traded by Athletics with Gerry Staley to Tigers for Bill Fischer and Ozzie Virgil. | 3B-2B | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | 1935-01-08 | St. Vido Utine,IT |
| MLB | 1953-1962 | 1953-1962 |
| 1961-08-02 | Gerry Staley | Traded by Athletics with Reno Bertoia to Tigers for Bill Fischer and Ozzie Virgil. | P | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1920-08-21 | Brush Prairie,WA |
| MLB | 1947-1961 | 1947-1961 |
| 1961-08-02 | Ozzie Virgil | Traded by Tigers with Bill Fischer to Athletics for Reno Bertoia and Gerry Staley. | 3B-C | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1933-05-17 | Monte Cristi,DR |
| MLB | 1956-1969 | 1956-1969 |
| 1961-08-02 | Bill Fischer | Traded by Tigers with Ozzie Virgil to Athletics for Reno Bertoia and Gerry Staley. | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1930-10-11 | Wausau,WI |
| MLB | 1956-1964 | 1956-1964 |
| 1961-06-26 | George Thomas | Purchased by Angels from Tigers. | OF-3B | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1937-11-29 | Minneapolis,MN |
| MLB | 1957-1971 | 1957-1971 |
| 1961-06-07 | Jerry Casale | Traded by Angels to Tigers for Jim Donohue. | P | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1933-09-27 | Brooklyn,NY | 1952- 0- 0-BOS
| MLB | 1958-1962 | 1958-1962 |
| 1961-06-07 | Jim Donohue | Traded by Tigers to Angels for Jerry Casale. | P | 6-4 | 190 | R | R | 1938-10-31 | St. Louis,MO | 1956- 0- 0-SLN
| MLB | 1961-1962 | 1961-1962 |
| 1961-06-05 | Hal Woodeshick | Traded by Senators to Tigers for Chuck Cottier. | P | 6-3 | 200 | R | L | 1932-08-24 | Wilkes-Barre,PA |
| MLB | 1956-1967 | 1956-1967 |
| 1961-06-05 | Chuck Cottier | Traded by Tigers to Senators for Hal Woodeshick. | 2B-SS | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1936-01-08 | Delta,CO | 1954- 0- 0-BAL
| MLB | 1959-1969 | 1959-1969 |
| 1961-05-10 | Jim Baumer | Traded by Reds to Tigers for Dick Gernert. | 2B-SS | 6-2 | 185 | R | R | 1931-01-29 | Tulsa,OK |
| MLB | 1949-1961 | 1949-1961 |
| 1961-05-10 | Dick Gernert | Traded by Tigers to Reds for Jim Baumer. | 1B-OF | 6-3 | 210 | R | R | 1928-09-28 | Reading,PA |
| MLB | 1952-1962 | 1952-1962 |
| 1961-01-01 | Bill Freehan | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. | C-1B | 6-2 | 205 | R | R | 1941-11-29 | Detroit,MI | 1961- 0- 0-DET
| MLB | 1961-1976 | 1961-1976 |
| 1961-01-01 | Vern Holtgrave | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. | P | 6-1 | 183 | R | R | 1942-10-18 | Aviston,IL | 1961- 0- 0-DET
| MLB | 1965-1965 | 1965-1965 |
| 1961-01-01 | Mickey McDermott | Released by Tigers. | P-1B | 6-2 | 170 | L | L | 1928-08-29 | Poughkeepsie,NY |
| MLB | 1948-1961 | 1948-1961 |
| 1961-01-01 | Mickey Stanley | Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. | OF-1B | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1942-07-20 | Grand Rapids,MI | 1961- 0- 0-DET
| MLB | 1964-1978 | 1961-1978 |
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