1961 MLB Debuts

Players who made their Major League debut during the selected season. Player must have appeared in a game as a hitter or a pitcher.

Batting and Pitching statistics for debuts are available since 1957.

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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Bob Allen1961-04-14boxscore23.179P6-2185LL1937-10-23Tatum,TXMLB1961-19671961-1967
1956-  UDFA  -CLE
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Craig Anderson1961-06-23boxscore22.363P6-2205RR1938-07-01Washington,DCMLB1961-19641961-1964
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
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Jim Archer1961-04-30boxscore28.347P6-0190RL1932-05-25Max Meadows,PAMLB1961-19621961-1962
1951-  UDFA  -NYA
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Dan Ardell1961-09-14boxscore20.1151B6-2190LL1941-05-27Seattle,WAMLB1961-19611961-1961
1961-  UDFA  -ANA
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Gerry Arrigo1961-06-12boxscore20.005P6-1195LL1941-06-12Chicago,ILMLB1961-19701961-1970
1960-  UDFA  -CHA
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Jack Baldschun1961-04-28boxscore24.200P6-0190RR1936-10-16Greenville,OHMLB1961-19701961-1970
1960-  UDFA  -CIN
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Cuno Barragan1961-09-01boxscore29.080C5-11180RR1932-06-20Sacramento,CAMLB1961-19631961-1963
1958-  UDFA  -CHN
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Norm Bass1961-04-23boxscore22.098P6-3205RR1939-01-21Laurel,MSMLB1961-19631961-1963
1958-  UDFA  -KC1
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Jim Baumer1961-04-11boxscore30.0802B-SS6-2185RR1931-01-29Tulsa,OKMLB1949-19611949-1961 premiumpremiumpremium
Bobby Bolin1961-04-18boxscore22.085P6-4200RR1939-01-29Hickory Grove,SCMLB1961-19731961-1973
1956-  UDFA  -NY1
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Carl Bouldin1961-09-02boxscore21.356P6-2180BR1939-09-17Germantown,KYMLB1961-19641961-1964
1961-  UDFA  -WS2
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Ernie Bowman1961-04-12boxscore25.265SS-2B5-10160RR1935-07-28Johnson City,TNMLB1961-19631961-1963
1956-  UDFA  -NY1
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Alan Brice1961-09-22boxscore23.362P6-5215RR1937-10-01New York,NYMLB1961-19611961-1961
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
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Ed Brinkman1961-09-06boxscore19.277SS6-0170RR1941-12-08Cincinnati,OHMLB1961-19751961-1975
1961-  UDFA  -WS2
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Lou Brock1961-09-10boxscore22.090OF6-0170LL1939-06-18El Dorado,ARMLB1961-19791961-1979
1960-  UDFA  -CHN
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Paul Brown1961-07-23boxscore20.040P6-1190RR1941-06-18Fort Smith,ARMLB1961-19681961-1968
1960-  UDFA  -PHI
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Fred Bruckbauer1961-04-25boxscore22.339P6-1185RR1938-05-27New Ulm,MNMLB1961-19611961-1961
1959-  UDFA  -WS1
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Billy Bryan1961-09-12boxscore22.288C6-4200LR1938-12-04Morgan,GAMLB1961-19681961-1968
1960-  UDFA  -KC1
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Jerry Buchek1961-06-30boxscore19.0572B-3B5-11185RR1942-05-09St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19681961-1968
1959-  UDFA  -SLN
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Dean Chance1961-09-11boxscore20.107P6-3200RR1941-06-01Wooster,OHMLB1961-19711961-1971
1959-  UDFA  -BAL
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Frank Cipriani1961-09-08boxscore20.152OF6-0180RR1941-04-14Buffalo,NYMLB1961-19611961-1961
1960-  UDFA  -KC1
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Galen Cisco1961-06-11boxscore25.102P5-11215RR1936-03-07St. Marys,OHMLB1961-19691961-1969
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
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Donn Clendenon1961-09-22boxscore26.0761B6-4210RR1935-07-15Neosho,MOMLB1961-19721961-1972
1957-  UDFA  -PIT
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Tony Cloninger1961-06-15boxscore20.311P6-0210RR1940-08-13Lincoln County,NCMLB1961-19721961-1972
1958-  UDFA  -MLN
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Choo-Choo Coleman1961-04-16boxscore23.240C5-9165LR1937-08-25Orlando,FLMLB1961-19661961-1966
1955-  UDFA  -WS1
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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Bert Cueto1961-06-18boxscore23.314P6-4170RR1937-08-14San Luis,CUMLB1961-19611961-1961
1956-  UDFA  -WS1
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Jack Curtis1961-04-22boxscore24.107P5-10175LL1937-01-11Rhodhiss,NCMLB1961-19631961-1963
1956-  UDFA  -CHN
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Bill Dailey1961-08-17boxscore26.103P6-3185RR1935-05-13Arlington,VAMLB1961-19641961-1964
1953-  UDFA  -CLE
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Michael DeGerick1961-09-04boxscore18.161P6-2178RR1943-04-01New York,NYMLB1961-19621961-1962
1961-  UDFA  -CHA
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Jim Donohue1961-04-11boxscore22.168P6-4190RR1938-10-31St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19621961-1962
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
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Gary Dotter1961-09-10boxscore19.039P6-1180LL1942-08-07St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19641961-1964
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
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Al Downing1961-07-19boxscore20.026P5-11175RL1941-06-28Trenton,NJMLB1961-19771961-1977
1961-  UDFA  -NYA
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Jim Duffalo1961-04-12boxscore25.145P6-1175RR1935-11-25Helvetia,PAMLB1961-19651961-1965
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
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Johnny Edwards1961-06-27boxscore23.023C6-4220LR1938-06-10Columbus,OHMLB1961-19741961-1974
1959-  UDFA  -CIN
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Bob Farley1961-04-15boxscore23.1571B-OF6-2200LL1937-11-15Watsontown,PAMLB1961-19621961-1962
1957-  UDFA  -NY1
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Larry Foss1961-09-18boxscore25.159P6-2187RR1936-04-18Castleton,KSMLB1961-19621961-1962
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
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Bill Freehan1961-09-26boxscore19.306C6-2205RR1941-11-29Detroit,MIMLB1961-19761961-1976
1961-  UDFA  -DET
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Jim Fregosi1961-09-14boxscore19.168SS6-1190RR1942-04-04San Francisco,CAMLB1961-19781961-1978
1960-  UDFA  -BOS
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Fred Gladding1961-07-01boxscore25.009P6-0225LR1936-06-28Flat Rock,MIMLB1961-19731961-1973
1956-  UDFA  -DET
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Joe Grzenda1961-04-26boxscore23.328P6-2180RL1937-06-08Scranton,PAMLB1961-19721961-1972
1955-  UDFA  -DET
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Tom Haller1961-04-11boxscore23.298C6-4195LR1937-06-23Lockport,ILMLB1961-19721961-1972
1958-  UDFA  -SFN
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Steve Hamilton1961-04-23boxscore26.151P6-7195LL1934-11-30Columbia,KYMLB1961-19721961-1972
1958-  UDFA  -CLE
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Jay Hankins1961-04-15boxscore25.166OF5-7170LR1935-11-07St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19631961-1963
1957-  UDFA  -KC1
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Tim Harkness1961-09-12boxscore23.2691B6-2182LL1937-12-23Lachine,QCMLB1961-19641961-1964
1956-  UDFA  -PHI
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Leroy Heiser1961-09-02boxscore19.077P6-4190RR1942-06-22Baltimore,MDMLB1961-19611961-1961
1961-  UDFA  -WS2
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Russ Heman1961-04-20boxscore28.076P6-4200RR1933-02-10Olive,CAMLB1961-19611961-1961
1952-  UDFA  -CHA
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Bob Hendley1961-06-23boxscore22.060P6-2190RL1939-04-30Macon,GAMLB1961-19671961-1967
1957-  UDFA  -MLN
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Ron Henry1961-04-15boxscore24.257C6-1180RR1936-08-07Chester,PAMLB1961-19641961-1964
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
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Mike Hershberger1961-09-05boxscore21.337OF5-10175RR1939-10-09Massillon,OHMLB1961-19711961-1971
1959-  UDFA  -CHA
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Chuck Hiller1961-04-11boxscore26.1992B5-11170LR1934-10-01Johnsburg,ILMLB1961-19681961-1968
1957-  UDFA  -CLE
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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Chuck Hinton1961-05-14boxscore27.018OF6-1195RR1934-05-03Rocky Mount,NCMLB1961-19711961-1971
1956-  UDFA  -BAL
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Ed Hobaugh1961-04-19boxscore26.303P6-0176RR1934-06-27Kittanning,PAMLB1961-19631961-1963
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
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Joe Horlen1961-09-04boxscore24.027P6-0175RR1937-08-14San Antonio,TXMLB1961-19721961-1972
1959-  UDFA  -CHA
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Dick Howser1961-04-11boxscore24.338SS5-8155RR1936-05-14Miami,FLMLB1961-19681961-1968
1958-  UDFA  -KC1
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Ken Hubbs1961-09-10boxscore19.2662B6-2175RR1941-12-23Riverside,CAMLB1961-19631961-1963
1959-  UDFA  -CHN
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Ken Hunt1961-04-16boxscore22.129P6-4200RR1938-12-14Ogden,UTMLB1961-19611961-1961
1958-  UDFA  -CIN
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Hal Jones1961-04-25boxscore25.0221B6-2194RR1936-04-09Louisiana,MOMLB1961-19621961-1962
1956-  UDFA  -KC1
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Mack Jones1961-07-13boxscore22.255OF6-1180LR1938-11-06Atlanta,GAMLB1961-19711961-1971
1958-  UDFA  -MLN
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Al Kenders1961-08-14boxscore24.138C6-0185RR1937-04-04Barrington,NJMLB1961-19611961-1961
1956-  UDFA  -PHI
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Bill Kirk1961-09-23boxscore27.073P6-0165LL1934-07-19Coatesville,PAMLB1961-19611961-1961
1954-  UDFA  -KC1
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Howie Koplitz1961-09-08boxscore23.133P5-11195RR1938-05-04Oshkosh,WIMLB1961-19661961-1966
1956-  UDFA  -DET
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Lew Krausse1961-06-16boxscore18.057P5-11185RR1943-04-25Media,PAMLB1961-19741961-1974
1961-  UDFA  -KC1
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Jack Kubiszyn1961-04-23boxscore24.131SS-3B5-11170RR1936-12-19Buffalo,NYMLB1961-19621961-1962
1958-  UDFA  -CLE
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Bill Kunkel1961-04-15boxscore24.288P6-1187RR1936-07-07Hoboken,NJMLB1961-19631961-1963
1955-  UDFA  -BOS
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Jim Lehew1961-09-13boxscore24.031P6-0185RR1937-08-19Baltimore,MDMLB1961-19621961-1962
1958-  UDFA  -BAL
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Richard LeMay1961-06-13boxscore22.295P6-3190LL1938-08-28Cincinnati,OHMLB1961-19631961-1963
1958-  UDFA  -SFN
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Don Leppert1961-06-18boxscore29.250C6-2220RR1931-10-19Indianapolis,INMLB1961-19641961-1964
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
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Dean Look1961-09-22boxscore24.067OF5-11185RR1937-07-23Lansing,MIMLB1961-19611961-1961
1960-  UDFA  -CHA
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Al Luplow1961-09-16boxscore22.193OF5-11180LR1939-03-13Saginaw,MIMLB1961-19671961-1967
1959-  UDFA  -CLE
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Gordon Mackenzie1961-08-13boxscore24.041C5-11175RR1937-07-09St. Petersburg,FLMLB1961-19611961-1961
1956-  UDFA  -KC1
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Al McBean1961-07-02boxscore23.054P6-0180RR1938-05-15Charlotte Amalie,VGMLB1961-19701961-1970
1958-  UDFA  -PIT
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Joe McClain1961-04-14boxscore27.351P6-0183RR1933-05-05Johnson City,TNMLB1961-19621961-1962
1953-  UDFA  -SLN
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Sam McDowell1961-09-15boxscore18.364P6-5215LL1942-09-21Pittsburgh,PAMLB1961-19751961-1975
1960-  UDFA  -CLE
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Manny Montejo1961-07-25boxscore25.289P5-11150RR1935-10-16Caibarien,CUMLB1961-19611961-1961
1957-  UDFA  -CIN
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Moe Morhardt1961-09-07boxscore24.2401B6-1185LL1937-01-16Manchester,CTMLB1961-19621961-1962
1959-  UDFA  -CHN
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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Bubba Morton1961-04-19boxscore29.135OF5-11180RR1931-12-13Washington,DCMLB1961-19691961-1969
1955-  UDFA  -DET
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Ron Nischwitz1961-09-04boxscore24.071P6-3205BL1937-07-01Dayton,OHMLB1961-19651961-1965
1958-  UDFA  -DET
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Chi-Chi Olivo1961-06-05boxscore33.087P6-2215RR1928-03-18Guayubin,DRMLB1961-19661961-1966
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
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John Orsino1961-07-14boxscore23.089C6-3215RR1938-04-22Teaneck,NJMLB1961-19671961-1967
1957-  UDFA  -NY1
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John Papa1961-04-11boxscore20.132P5-11190RR1940-12-05Bridgeport,CTMLB1961-19621961-1962
1958-  UDFA  -BAL
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Ron Perranoski1961-04-14boxscore25.019P6-0190LL1936-04-01Paterson,NJMLB1961-19731961-1973
1958-  UDFA  -CHN
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Dan Pfister1961-09-09boxscore24.269P6-0187RR1936-12-20Plainfield,NJMLB1961-19641961-1964
1957-  UDFA  -KC1
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Bill Pleis1961-04-16boxscore23.260P5-10175LL1937-08-05St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19661961-1966
1956-  UDFA  -WS1
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Boog Powell1961-09-26boxscore20.0451B-OF6-4240LR1941-08-17Lakeland,FLMLB1961-19771961-1977
1959-  UDFA  -BAL
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Bobby Prescott1961-06-17boxscore30.090OF5-11180RR1931-03-27Colon,PNMLB1961-19611961-1961
1952-  UDFA  -PIT
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Jack Reed1961-04-23boxscore28.087OF6-0185RR1933-02-02Silver City,MSMLB1961-19631961-1963
1953-  UDFA  -NYA
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Hal Reniff1961-06-08boxscore22.347P6-0215RR1938-07-02Warren,OHMLB1961-19671961-1967
1956-  UDFA  -NYA
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Ken Retzer1961-09-09boxscore27.139C6-0185LR1934-04-30Wood River,ILMLB1961-19641961-1964
1954-  UDFA  -CLE
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Mike Roarke1961-04-19boxscore30.170C6-2195RR1930-11-08West Warwick,RIMLB1961-19641961-1964
1952-  UDFA  -MLN
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Buck Rodgers1961-09-08boxscore23.029C6-2195BR1938-08-16Delaware,OHMLB1961-19691961-1977
1956-  UDFA  -DET
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Rich Rollins1961-06-16boxscore23.0673B5-10185RR1938-04-16Mount Pleasant,PAMLB1961-19701961-1970
1960-  UDFA  -WS1
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Phil Roof1961-04-29boxscore20.060C6-3210RR1941-03-05Paducah,KYMLB1964-19771964-1977
1959-  UDFA  -MLN
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Tom Satriano1961-07-23boxscore20.334C-3B6-1190LR1940-08-28Pittsburgh,PAMLB1961-19701961-1970
1961-  UDFA  -ANA
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Jimmie Schaffer1961-05-20boxscore25.051C5-9185RR1936-04-05Limeport,PAMLB1961-19681961-1968
1955-  UDFA  -SLN
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Chuck Schilling1961-04-11boxscore23.1742B5-11170RR1937-10-25Brooklyn,NYMLB1961-19651961-1965
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
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Don Schwall1961-05-21boxscore25.086P6-6200RR1936-03-02Wilkes-Barre,PAMLB1961-19671961-1967
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
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Rollie Sheldon1961-04-23boxscore24.133P6-4190RR1936-12-17Putnam,CTMLB1961-19661961-1966
1960-  UDFA  -NYA
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Charlie Shoemaker1961-09-09boxscore22.0362B5-10155LR1939-08-10Los Angeles,CAMLB1961-19641961-1964
1961-  UDFA  -KC1
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Jim Snyder1961-09-15boxscore29.0382B6-1185RR1932-08-15Dearborn,MIMLB1961-19641961-1964
1952-  UDFA  -SLA
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Bob Sprout1961-09-27boxscore19.301P6-0165LL1941-12-05Florin,PAMLB1961-19611961-1961
1960-  UDFA  -DET
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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Lee Stange1961-04-15boxscore24.176P5-10170RR1936-10-27Chicago,ILMLB1961-19701961-1970
1957-  UDFA  -WS1
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Ron Stillwell1961-07-03boxscore21.218SS-2B5-11165RR1939-12-03Los Angeles,CAMLB1961-19621961-1962
1961-  UDFA  -WS2
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Lee Thomas1961-04-22boxscore25.083OF-1B6-2198LR1936-02-05Peoria,ILMLB1961-19681961-1968
1954-  UDFA  -NYA
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Tom Tresh1961-09-03boxscore22.354OF-SS6-0191BR1938-09-20Detroit,MIMLB1961-19691961-1969
1958-  UDFA  -NYA
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Carl Warwick1961-04-11boxscore24.049OF5-10170RL1937-02-27Dallas,TXMLB1961-19661961-1966
1957-  UDFA  -BRO
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Ray Washburn1961-09-20boxscore23.118P6-1205RR1938-05-31Pasco,WAMLB1961-19701961-1970
1960-  UDFA  -SLN
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George Williams1961-07-16boxscore21.2722B5-11165RR1939-10-23Detroit,MIMLB1961-19641961-1964
1957-  UDFA  -PHI
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Jake Wood1961-04-11boxscore23.2992B6-1170RR1937-06-22Elizabeth,NJMLB1961-19671961-1967
1957-  UDFA  -DET
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Wilbur Wood1961-06-30boxscore19.256P6-0180RL1941-10-22Cambridge,MAMLB1961-19781961-1978
1960-  UDFA  -BOS
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John Wyatt1961-09-08boxscore26.149P6-0200RR1935-04-19Chicago,ILMLB1961-19691961-1969
1954-  UDFA  -SLN
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Carl Yastrzemski1961-04-11boxscore21.238OF5-11182LR1939-08-22Southampton,NYMLB1961-19831961-1983
1958-  UDFA  -BOS
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Jerry Zimmerman1961-04-14boxscore26.212C6-2185RR1934-09-21Omaha,NEMLB1961-19681961-1968
1952-  UDFA  -BOS
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Bud Zipfel1961-07-26boxscore22.2561B-OF6-3200LR1938-11-18Belleville,ILMLB1961-19621961-1962
1956-  UDFA  -NYA
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