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1961 American League Standings and Statistics
League Standings
TeamWLPCT.GB
New York10953.673-
Detroit10161.6238
Baltimore9567.58614
Chicago8676.53123
Cleveland7883.48430.5
Boston7686.46933
Minnesota7090.43838
Los Angeles7091.43538.5
Washington61100.37947.5
Kansas City61100.37947.5
  
All-Star Game
7/11/1961, Candlestick Park (San Francisco, CA)NL defeated AL (5-4)
7/31/1961, Fenway Park (Boston, MA)AL defeated NL (1-1)7/31/1961, Fenway Park (Boston, MA)NL tied AL (1-1)
Post-Season Results
World Series (4-1)New York over Cincinnati
League Batting Statistics
TeamGABRH2B3BHRBBSOSBCSTBAVGOBPSLG
New York163555982714611944024054378528182455.263.328.442
Detroit163556184114812155318067386798362342.266.346.421
Baltimore163548169113932273614958190239302139.254.326.390
Chicago1635556765147521646138550612100402197.265.332.395
Cleveland161560973714932573915049272034112278.266.325.406
Boston163550872914012513711264784756362062.254.333.374
Minnesota161541770713532154016759784047432149.250.324.397
Los Angeles1625424744133121822189681106837282160.245.330.398
Washington161536661813072174411955891781471969.244.315.367
Kansas City16254236831342216479058077258221922.247.320.354
Totals162254904734214037222640415345902833057831121673.256.328.395
League Pitching Statistics
TeamSHOSVGCGIPHRERHRBBSOERA
New York1439163471451.012886125581375428663.46
Detroit1230163621459.014046715751704698363.55
Baltimore2133163541471.012265885261096179263.22
Chicago333163391448.014917266531584988144.06
Cleveland1223161351443.014267526651785998014.15
Boston630163351442.014727926871676798314.29
Minnesota1423161491432.014157786811635709144.28
Los Angeles534162251438.013917846891807139734.31
Washington821161391425.014057766701315866664.23
Kansas City523162321415.015198637451416297034.74
Totals100289162241714424.014037734264491534590283304.02
Batting Leaders
Batting Average
Norm Cash.361
Al Kaline.324
Mickey Mantle.317
Tito Francona.301
Johnny Romano.299
At-Bats
Brooks Robinson668
Jake Wood663
Bobby Richardson662
Chuck Schilling646
Luis Aparicio625
Games
Brooks Robinson163
Rocky Colavito163
Jake Wood162
Bobby Richardson162
Roger Maris161
Runs
Roger Maris132
Mickey Mantle132
Rocky Colavito129
Norm Cash119
Al Kaline116
Hits
Norm Cash193
Brooks Robinson192
Al Kaline190
Tito Francona178
Bobby Richardson173
Doubles
Al Kaline41
Brooks Robinson38
Tony Kubek38
Norm Siebern36
Vic Power34
Triples
Jake Wood14
Jerry Lumpe9
Marty Keough9
Tito Francona8
Norm Cash8
Home Runs
Roger Maris61
Mickey Mantle54
Harmon Killebrew46
Jim Gentile46
Rocky Colavito45
RBI
Roger Maris142
Jim Gentile141
Rocky Colavito140
Norm Cash132
Mickey Mantle128
Stolen Bases
Luis Aparicio53
Dick Howser37
Jake Wood30
Bill Bruton22
Chuck Hinton22
Walks
Mickey Mantle126
Norm Cash124
Rocky Colavito113
Harmon Killebrew107
Bob Allison103
Strikeouts
Jake Wood141
Ken Hunt120
Mickey Mantle112
Woodie Held111
Harmon Killebrew109
Pitching Leaders
Earned Run Average
Hal Brown3.19
Jim Archer3.20
Steve Barber3.33
Gary Bell4.10
Norm Bass4.69
Wins
Whitey Ford25
Frank Lary23
Steve Barber18
Jim Bunning17
Ralph Terry16
Losses
Pedro Ramos20
Joe McClain18
Bud Daley17
Jim Perry17
Jim Kaat17
Games
Luis Arroyo65
Turk Lown59
Tom Morgan59
Bill Kunkel58
Mike Fornieles57
Complete Games
Frank Lary22
Camilo Pascual15
Steve Barber14
Juan Pizarro12
Jim Bunning12
Shutouts
Camilo Pascual8
Steve Barber8
Frank Lary4
Jim Bunning4
Milt Pappas4
Saves
Luis Arroyo29
Hoyt Wilhelm18
Mike Fornieles15
Ray Moore14
Terry Fox12
Innings Pitched
Whitey Ford283.0
Frank Lary275.1
Jim Bunning268.0
Pedro Ramos264.1
Camilo Pascual252.1
Strikeouts
Camilo Pascual221
Whitey Ford209
Jim Bunning194
Juan Pizarro188
Ken McBride180
Walks
Chuck Estrada132
Steve Barber130
Eli Grba114
Don Schwall110
Mudcat Grant109
Earned Runs
Jim Perry117
Frank Baumann117
Pedro Ramos116
Ray Herbert112
Gene Conley109
 
 

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