1961 DETROIT TIGERS
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Level: MLB
Location: Detroit,MI
Team Record: 101-61 .623
Result: 2nd in American League
Manager(s): Bob Scheffing
General Manager: Rick Ferrell
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,600,710
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Detroit Tigers affiliate history
Team Record: 101-61 .623
Result: 2nd in American League
Manager(s): Bob Scheffing
General Manager: Rick Ferrell
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,600,710
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Detroit Tigers affiliate history
Oldest Player: Gerry Staley (40)
Youngest Player: Bill Freehan (19)
Longest Tenure: Al Kaline (9)
Top Hitter: Norm Cash (1)
Top Pitcher: Jim Bunning (2)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 59.73%
Youngest Player: Bill Freehan (19)
Longest Tenure: Al Kaline (9)
Top Hitter: Norm Cash (1)
Top Pitcher: Jim Bunning (2)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 59.73%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 109 | 53 | .673 | -- |
| Detroit | 101 | 61 | .623 | 8.0 |
| Baltimore | 95 | 67 | .586 | 14.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23.0 |
| Cleveland | 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 |
| Boston | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33.0 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 90 | .437 | 38.0 |
| LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 38.5 |
| KC Athletics | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
| Washington | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
| Player | Age | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | P % | C % | 1B % | 2B % | 3B % | SS % | LF % | CF % | RF % | OF % | PO | A | E |
| Hank Aguirre | 30 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| George Alusik | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | .931 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 24 | 2 |
| Steve Boros | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .953 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 115 | 192 | 15 |
| Dick Brown | 26 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | .990 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 460 | 38 | 5 |
| Bob Bruce | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Bruton | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .988 | 410 | 4 | 5 |
| Jim Bunning | 29 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .943 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 29 | 3 |
| Jerry Casale | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Norm Cash | 26 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | .992 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1231 | 127 | 11 |
| Harry Chiti | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .975 | 329 | 16 | 9 |
| Chuck Cottier | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | .889 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Donohue | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chico Fernandez | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | .958 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 217 | 322 | 23 |
| Bill Fischer | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Fox | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Paul Foytack | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Gladding | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Grzenda | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank House | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | .974 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Kaline | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .990 | 379 | 10 | 4 |
| Ron Kline | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Howie Koplitz | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 55 | 1 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .965 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .912 | .933 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 92 | 154 | 19 |
| Manny Montejo | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Morton | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .952 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Mossi | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 40 | 1 |
| Ron Nischwitz | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobo Osborne | 25 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | .957 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 15 | 1 |
| Phil Regan | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Roarke | 30 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | .988 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 383 | 22 | 5 |
| Gerry Staley | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | .937 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| Jake Wood | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | .969 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 380 | 396 | 25 |
| Hal Woodeshick | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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