1961 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Cincinnati Reds ** | 93 | 61 | .604 | -- | 710 | 653 | Fred Hutchinson | Crosley Field | 1,117,603 | $0 | Frank Robinson (1) | Jim O'Toole (3) | Lost World Series (Yankees) |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4.0 | 735 | 697 | Walter Alston | Los Angeles Memorial Coli | 1,804,250 | $0 | Maury Wills (11) | Sandy Koufax (1) | |
| 3 | San Francisco Giants | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8.0 | 773 | 655 | Alvin Dark | Candlestick Park | 1,390,679 | $0 | Willie Mays (3) | Mike McCormick (6) | |
| 4 | Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 10.0 | 712 | 656 | Chuck Dressen, Birdie Tebbetts | County Stadium | 1,101,441 | $0 | Hank Aaron (2) | Warren Spahn (2) | |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13.0 | 703 | 668 | Solly Hemus, Johnny Keane | Sportsman's Park | 855,305 | $0 | Ken Boyer (5) | Bob Gibson (12) | |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18.0 | 694 | 675 | Danny Murtaugh | Forbes Field | 1,199,128 | $0 | Roberto Clemente (8) | Joe Gibbon (11) | |
| 7 | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 29.0 | 689 | 800 | El Tappe, Vedie Himsl, Harry Craft, Lou Klein | Wrigley Field | 673,057 | $0 | George Altman (9) | Don Cardwell (7) | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 107 | .305 | 46.0 | 584 | 796 | Gene Mauch | Connie Mack Stadium | 590,039 | $0 | Johnny Callison (21) | Art Mahaffey (10) |
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