1961 New York Yankees

UDFA Class
Season
League
American League
Division
-
W-L Record
109-53 (.673)   GBL: --
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
1 / 1 / 1
General Manager
Manager
Attendance
1,747,725 (Rank: 2)
Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Playoffs
Won World Series (Reds)
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A list of undrafted free agents known to have signed with the New York Yankees for the 1961 calendar year. Capturing undrafted free agents signings is an ongoing project and is likely not complete for each class.

Signed Players

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yearsign dateplayerdraft possourceschool or countryposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsstatuscur-orgcur-lev
1961 Jim BrennemanPFACaliforniaP6-2180RR1941-02-13San Diego,CAMLB1965-19651965-1965premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Al DowningPCollegeMuhlenbergP5-11175RL1941-06-28Trenton,NJMLB1961-19771961-1977premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Frank FernandezCHSCurtis (Staten Island,NY)C6-1190RR1943-04-16Staten Island,NYMLB1967-19721967-1972premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Jake GibbsCCollegeMississippiC6-0185LR1938-11-07Grenada,MSMLB1962-19711962-1971premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Mike Hegan1B-OFCollegeHoly Cross1B-OF6-1190LL1942-07-21Cleveland,OHMLB1964-19771964-1977premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Art LopezOFIntlPuerto RicoOF5-9170LL1937-06-08Mayaguez,PRMLB1965-19651965-1965premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Tom MetcalfPCollegeNorthwesternP6-3174RR1940-07-16Amherst,WIMLB1963-19631963-1963premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Luis PerazaPIntlPuerto RicoP5-11185RR1942-06-17Rio Piedras,PRMLB1969-19691969-1969premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Leroy ReamsHFAArkansasH6-2175LR1943-08-11Pine Bluff,ARMLB1969-19691969-1969premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Mel StottlemyrePCollegeYakima Valley CollegeP6-2190RR1941-11-13Hazelton,MOMLB1964-19741964-1974premiumpremiumpremium
1961 Roy WhiteOFHSCentennial (Compton,CA)OF5-10172BR1943-12-27Los Angeles,CAMLB1965-19791965-1979premiumpremiumpremium
11 record(s)