1961 MLB Summary - The Baseball Cube

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league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
AL -	1	1	1	New York Yankees	Franchise Page	162	109	53	.673	--	827	612	215	Ralph Houk	1,747,725	0	Yankee Stadium I	Won World Series (Reds)
AL -	2	2	2	Detroit Tigers	Franchise Page	162	101	61	.623	8.0	841	671	170	Bob Scheffing	1,600,710	0	Tiger Stadium	dnq
AL -	3	3	4	Baltimore Orioles	Franchise Page	162	95	67	.586	14.0	691	588	103	Paul Richards, Lum Harris	951,089	0	Memorial Stadium	dnq
AL -	4	4	8	Chicago White Sox	Franchise Page	162	86	76	.531	23.0	765	726	39	Al Lopez	1,146,019	0	Comiskey Park	dnq
AL -	5	5	11	Cleveland Indians	Franchise Page	161	78	83	.484	30.5	737	752	-15	Jimmy Dykes, Mel Harder	725,547	0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	dnq
AL -	6	6	12	Boston Red Sox	Franchise Page	162	76	86	.469	33.0	729	792	-63	Pinky Higgins	850,589	0	Fenway Park	dnq
AL -	7	7	13	Minnesota Twins	Franchise Page	160	70	90	.438	38.0	707	778	-71	Sam Mele, Cookie Lavagetto	1,256,723	0	Metropolitan Stadium	dnq
AL -	8	8	14	Los Angeles Angels	Franchise Page	161	70	91	.435	38.5	744	784	-40	Bill Rigney	603,510	0	Wrigley Field	dnq
AL -	9	9	16	Washington Senators II	Franchise Page	161	61	100	.379	47.5	618	776	-158	Mickey Vernon	597,287	0	Griffith Stadium	dnq
AL -	10	10	17	Kansas City Athletics	Franchise Page	161	61	100	.379	47.5	683	863	-180	Hank Bauer, Joe Gordon	683,817	0	Municipal Stadium	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
NL -	1	1	3	Cincinnati Reds	Franchise Page	154	93	61	.604	--	710	653	57	Fred Hutchinson	1,117,603	0	Crosley Field	Lost World Series (Yankees)
NL -	2	2	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	Franchise Page	154	89	65	.578	4.0	735	697	38	Walter Alston	1,804,250	0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	dnq
NL -	3	3	6	San Francisco Giants	Franchise Page	154	85	69	.552	8.0	773	655	118	Alvin Dark	1,390,679	0	Candlestick Park	dnq
NL -	4	4	7	Milwaukee Braves	Franchise Page	154	83	71	.539	10.0	712	656	56	Chuck Dressen, Birdie Tebbetts	1,101,441	0	County Stadium	dnq
NL -	5	5	9	St. Louis Cardinals	Franchise Page	154	80	74	.519	13.0	703	668	35	Solly Hemus, Johnny Keane	855,305	0	Sportsman's Park	dnq
NL -	6	6	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	Franchise Page	154	75	79	.487	18.0	694	675	19	Danny Murtaugh	1,199,128	0	Forbes Field	dnq
NL -	7	7	15	Chicago Cubs	Franchise Page	154	64	90	.416	29.0	689	800	-111	El Tappe, Vedie Himsl, Harry Craft, 673,057	0	Wrigley Field	dnq
NL -	8	8	18	Philadelphia Phillies	Franchise Page	154	47	107	.305	46.0	584	796	-212	Gene Mauch	590,039	0	Connie Mack Stadium	dnq
18 record(s)

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team	league	players	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	33	2066	5481	691	1393	227	36	149	638	39	30	581	902	23	78	48	25	140	2139	6211	412	981	.254	.326	.390	.716	.244	.136	.278	9.35	14.52	1.55	36.79
Boston Red Sox	AL -	31	1972	5508	729	1401	251	37	112	682	56	36	647	846	29	81	42	28	129	2062	6307	400	1001	.254	.334	.374	.708	.241	.120	.281	10.26	13.41	1.31	49.18
Chicago Cubs	NL -	37	2009	5344	689	1364	238	51	176	650	35	25	539	1027	32	52	33	64	115	2232	6000	465	899	.255	.325	.418	.743	.265	.162	.285	8.98	17.12	1.91	30.36
Chicago White Sox	AL -	35	2038	5556	765	1475	216	46	138	704	100	39	550	612	57	71	51	30	118	2197	6285	400	1075	.265	.335	.395	.730	.240	.130	.275	8.75	9.74	1.11	40.26
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	37	1952	5243	710	1414	247	35	158	675	70	33	423	761	29	50	51	59	109	2205	5796	440	974	.270	.325	.421	.745	.239	.151	.287	7.30	13.13	1.80	33.18
Cleveland Indians	AL -	36	1953	5609	737	1493	257	39	150	682	34	11	492	720	28	73	50	33	133	2278	6252	446	1047	.266	.326	.406	.732	.232	.140	.280	7.87	11.52	1.46	37.39
Detroit Tigers	AL -	41	2036	5561	841	1481	215	53	180	779	98	36	673	865	38	64	42	39	125	2342	6378	448	1033	.266	.347	.421	.768	.287	.155	.285	10.55	13.56	1.29	30.89
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	47	2097	5423	683	1342	216	47	90	631	58	22	580	770	25	89	47	10	107	1922	6164	353	989	.247	.320	.354	.675	.221	.107	.272	9.41	12.49	1.33	60.26
Los Angeles Angels	AL -	44	2204	5424	744	1331	218	22	189	700	37	28	681	1068	30	80	37	25	116	2160	6252	429	902	.245	.331	.398	.729	.280	.153	.272	10.89	17.08	1.57	28.70
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL -	33	2072	5189	735	1358	193	40	157	673	86	45	596	796	23	96	36	53	117	2102	5940	390	968	.262	.338	.405	.743	.266	.143	.281	10.03	13.40	1.34	33.05
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	36	1826	5288	712	1365	199	34	188	662	70	43	534	880	34	62	40	50	133	2196	5958	421	944	.258	.328	.415	.743	.263	.157	.276	8.96	14.77	1.65	28.13
Minnesota Twins	AL -	41	2037	5417	707	1353	215	40	167	665	47	43	597	840	33	67	42	25	141	2149	6156	422	931	.250	.326	.397	.722	.258	.147	.266	9.70	13.65	1.41	32.44
New York Yankees	AL -	33	1948	5559	827	1461	194	40	240	782	28	18	543	785	35	57	45	45	120	2455	6239	474	987	.263	.330	.442	.771	.278	.179	.267	8.70	12.58	1.45	23.16
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	37	2090	5213	584	1265	185	50	103	549	56	30	475	928	46	108	28	46	130	1859	5870	338	927	.243	.310	.357	.667	.210	.114	.276	8.09	15.81	1.95	50.61
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	36	1904	5311	694	1448	232	57	128	646	26	30	428	721	27	64	37	51	140	2178	5867	417	1031	.273	.328	.410	.738	.217	.137	.293	7.30	12.29	1.68	41.49
San Francisco Giants	NL -	31	1959	5233	773	1379	219	32	183	709	79	54	506	764	30	70	48	58	124	2211	5887	434	945	.264	.329	.423	.752	.260	.159	.276	8.60	12.98	1.51	28.60
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	39	2060	5307	703	1436	236	51	103	657	46	28	494	745	33	70	40	61	108	2083	5944	390	1046	.271	.334	.393	.727	.218	.122	.296	8.31	12.53	1.51	51.52
Washington Senators II	AL -	40	1985	5366	618	1307	217	44	119	578	81	47	558	917	21	73	44	30	127	1969	6062	380	927	.244	.315	.367	.682	.234	.123	.272	9.20	15.13	1.64	45.09
18 record(s)

Pitching Totals

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team	league	players	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	13	95	67	3.22	331	163	54	20	109	168	33	1471.1	1226	588	526	109	617	926	45	3	32	1.25	7.50	0.67	3.77	5.66	3.60	1.50
Boston Red Sox	AL -	15	76	86	4.29	394	163	35	6	128	231	30	1442.2	1472	792	688	167	679	831	36	3	16	1.49	9.18	1.04	4.24	5.18	4.94	1.22
Chicago Cubs	NL -	12	64	90	4.48	404	156	34	6	122	248	25	1385.0	1492	800	690	165	465	755	50	3	35	1.41	9.70	1.07	3.02	4.91	5.20	1.62
Chicago White Sox	AL -	17	86	76	4.06	423	163	39	3	124	260	33	1448.2	1491	726	653	158	498	814	29	2	12	1.37	9.26	0.98	3.09	5.06	4.51	1.63
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	13	93	61	3.78	364	154	46	9	108	210	40	1370.0	1300	653	576	147	500	829	40	5	32	1.31	8.54	0.97	3.28	5.45	4.29	1.66
Cleveland Indians	AL -	15	78	83	4.15	389	161	35	9	126	228	23	1443.1	1426	752	665	178	599	801	44	3	32	1.40	8.89	1.11	3.74	4.99	4.69	1.34
Detroit Tigers	AL -	19	101	61	3.55	383	163	62	10	101	220	30	1459.1	1404	671	575	170	469	836	29	2	29	1.28	8.66	1.05	2.89	5.16	4.14	1.78
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	22	61	100	4.74	430	162	32	5	130	268	23	1415.0	1519	863	746	141	629	703	58	7	53	1.52	9.66	0.90	4.00	4.47	5.49	1.12
Los Angeles Angels	AL -	18	70	91	4.31	473	162	25	4	137	311	34	1438.0	1391	784	689	180	713	973	53	2	34	1.46	8.71	1.13	4.46	6.09	4.91	1.36
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL -	12	89	65	4.04	393	154	40	8	114	239	35	1378.1	1346	697	619	167	544	1105	66	7	48	1.37	8.79	1.09	3.55	7.22	4.55	2.03
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	16	83	71	3.89	349	155	57	8	98	194	16	1391.1	1357	656	602	153	493	652	30	6	23	1.33	8.78	0.99	3.19	4.22	4.24	1.32
Minnesota Twins	AL -	19	70	90	4.28	378	161	49	14	112	217	23	1432.1	1415	778	681	163	570	914	42	1	45	1.39	8.89	1.02	3.58	5.74	4.89	1.60
New York Yankees	AL -	16	109	53	3.46	364	163	47	11	116	201	39	1451.0	1288	612	558	137	542	866	33	3	32	1.26	7.99	0.85	3.36	5.37	3.80	1.60
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	13	47	107	4.61	412	155	29	7	126	257	13	1383.1	1452	796	708	155	521	775	54	0	34	1.43	9.45	1.01	3.39	5.04	5.18	1.49
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	17	75	79	3.92	390	154	34	9	120	236	29	1362.0	1442	675	593	121	400	759	39	1	25	1.35	9.53	0.80	2.64	5.02	4.46	1.90
San Francisco Giants	NL -	12	85	69	3.77	390	155	39	8	116	235	30	1388.0	1306	655	582	152	502	924	33	8	33	1.30	8.47	0.99	3.26	5.99	4.25	1.84
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	13	80	74	3.74	339	155	49	9	106	184	24	1368.2	1334	668	569	136	570	823	44	3	24	1.39	8.77	0.89	3.75	5.41	4.39	1.44
Washington Senators II	AL -	19	61	100	4.23	381	161	39	8	122	220	21	1425.0	1405	776	670	131	586	666	55	4	34	1.40	8.87	0.83	3.70	4.21	4.90	1.14
18 record(s)

1961 Major League Baseball

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