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1961 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings Team W L WL% GB Cincnnti CIN 93 61 .604 -- LosAngls LAD 89 65 .578 4.0 SanFranc SFG 85 69 .552 8.0 Milwkee MLN 83 71 .539 10.0 St.Louis STL 80 74 .519 13.0 Pittsbgh PIT 75 79 .487 18.0 ChicagoC CHC 64 90 .416 29.0 Phildlpa PHI 47 107 .305 46.0 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: NL Postseason World Series (4-1):   New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this league (what's this?)

1961 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
  Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
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League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 SFG  4.99   773  155  5233  1379  219  32  183  506   764  .264  .328  .423   79   54 108  4.82  5.15
 LAD  4.77   735  154  5189  1358  193  40  157  596   796  .262  .338  .405   86   45  97  4.84  4.70
 CIN  4.61   710  154  5243  1414  247  35  158  423   761  .270  .324  .421   70   33 103  4.48  4.74
 MLN  4.59   712  155  5288  1365  199  34  188  534   880  .258  .326  .415   70   43 109  4.21  4.97
 STL  4.54   703  155  5307  1436  236  51  103  494   745  .271  .333  .393   46   28  89  5.29  3.77
 PIT  4.51   694  154  5311  1448  232  57  128  428   721  .273  .327  .410   26   30 100  4.39  4.62
 CHC  4.42   689  156  5344  1364  238  51  176  539  1027  .255  .323  .418   35   25 102  4.88  3.95
 PHI  3.77   584  155  5213  1265  185  50  103  475   928  .243  .306  .357   56   30  84  3.28  4.26
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.52  5600 1238 42128 11029 1749 350 1196 3995  6622  .262  .327  .405  468  288

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 STL  4.31   668  155  3.74  1368  1334   8.6   570  3.7  136   823   49     9    10  24 119  4.64  3.97
 SFG  4.23   655  155  3.77  1388  1306   8.4   502  3.2  152   924   39     8     9  30 101  4.10  4.35
 CIN  4.24   653  154  3.78  1370  1300   8.4   500  3.2  147   829   46     9    12  40 108  4.61  3.87
 MLN  4.23   656  155  3.89  1391  1357   8.8   493  3.2  153   652   57     8     8  16  95  3.64  4.82
 PIT  4.38   675  154  3.92  1362  1442   9.4   400  2.6  121   759   34     9     9  29 102  4.39  4.38
 LAD  4.53   697  154  4.04  1378  1346   8.7   544  3.5  167  1105   40     8    10  35 107  4.65  4.40
 CHC  5.13   800  156  4.48  1385  1492   9.6   465  3.0  165   755   34     6     6  25  94  4.90  5.36
 PHI  5.14   796  155  4.61  1383  1452   9.4   521  3.4  155   775   29     7     9  13  88  5.23  5.04
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.52  5600 1238  4.03 11025 11029   9.0  3995  3.3 1196  6622  328          73 212

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 CIN  134  124  .977   .711  1,117,603  14,514   83-71  47-30 46-31 102 101 26.8 26.5   1   8  30 Hutchinson
 LAD  136  162  .976   .687  1,804,250  23,432   81-73  45-32 44-33 108 107 27.8 25.8   3   7  38 Alston
 SFG  133  126  .977   .709  1,390,679  18,061   89-65  45-32 40-37  97  95 26.8 27.7   4   9  37 Dark
 MLN  111  152  .982   .720  1,101,441  14,304   83-71  45-32 38-39  94  92 28.8 30.8   3   8  32 Dressen and Tebbetts
 STL  166  165  .972   .698    855,305  10,965   81-73  48-29 32-45 110 110 28.3 26.3   3   6  22 Hemus and Keane
 PIT  150  189  .975   .681  1,199,128  15,573   79-75  38-39 37-40 101  99 29.3 30.2   2   8  30 Murtaugh
 CHC  183  175  .970   .683    673,057   8,629   67-87  40-37 24-53 101 104 27.2 25.1   4   5  28 Himsl, Craft, Tappe, and Klein
 PHI  144  179  .976   .689    590,039   7,565   56-98  22-55 25-52  98 101 25.8 27.1   1   2  17 Mauch
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results Most Valuable Player Frank Robinson CIN .323/.404/.611 Cy Young Award Whitey Ford (ML) NYY 25-4  3.21 209 SO Rookie of the Year Billy Williams CHC .278/.338/.484 (ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners Pitcher Bobby Shantz Catcher Johnny Roseboro First Base Bill White Second Base Bill Mazeroski Third Base Ken Boyer Shortstop Maury Wills Outfield Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, and Vada Pinson

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Clemente-PIT .351 Pinson-CIN .343 Boyer-STL .329 Moon-LAD .328 Aaron-MLN .327	On-base % Moon-LAD .434 Robinson-CIN .404 Mathews-MLN .402 Boyer-STL .397 Mays-SFG .393	Slugging % Robinson-CIN .611 Cepeda-SFG .609 Aaron-MLN .594 Mays-SFG .584 Stuart-PIT .581	OPS Robinson-CIN 1.015 Mays-SFG .977 Aaron-MLN .974 Cepeda-SFG .970 Clemente-PIT .949
Games Aaron-MLN 155 Mays-SFG 154 McMillan-MLN 154 Pinson-CIN 154 Santo-CHC 154	At Bats Wills-LAD 613 Pinson-CIN 607 Aaron-MLN 603 Virdon-PIT 599 Groat-PIT 596	Plate Appearances (approx.) Wills-LAD 687 Mathews-MLN 672 Aaron-MLN 671 Boyer-STL 663 White-STL 663	Runs Mays-SFG 129 Robinson-CIN 117 Aaron-MLN 115 Boyer-STL 109 Cepeda-SFG 105 Wills-LAD 105
Hits Pinson-CIN 208 Clemente-PIT 201 Aaron-MLN 197 Boyer-STL 194 Cepeda-SFG 182	Total Bases Aaron-MLN 358 Cepeda-SFG 356 Mays-SFG 334 Robinson-CIN 333 Clemente-PIT 320	Doubles Aaron-MLN 39 Pinson-CIN 34 Mays-SFG 32 Robinson-CIN 32 Santo-CHC 32	Triples Altman-CHC 12 Boyer-STL 11 Callison-PHI 11 White-STL 11 Aaron-MLN 10 Clemente-PIT 10 Wills-LAD 10
Home Runs Cepeda-SFG 46 Mays-SFG 40 Robinson-CIN 37 Adcock-MLN 35 Stuart-PIT 35	RBI Cepeda-SFG 142 Robinson-CIN 124 Mays-SFG 123 Aaron-MLN 120 Stuart-PIT 117	Bases on Balls Mathews-MLN 93 Moon-LAD 89 Mays-SFG 81 Gilliam-LAD 79 Hoak-PIT 73 Santo-CHC 73	Strikeouts Stuart-PIT 121 Herrera-PHI 120 Mathews-MLN 95 Adcock-MLN 94 Altman-CHC 92
Stolen Bases Wills-LAD 35 Pinson-CIN 23 Robinson-CIN 22 Aaron-MLN 21 Mays-SFG 18	Singles Pinson-CIN 150 Wills-LAD 150 Clemente-PIT 138 Boyer-STL 133 Groat-PIT 127	Adjusted OPS+ Robinson-CIN 163 Aaron-MLN 161 Mays-SFG 159 Cepeda-SFG 155 Mathews-MLN 153	Runs Created Robinson-CIN 137 Aaron-MLN 132 Mays-SFG 130 Mathews-MLN 128 Boyer-STL 126
Adjusted Batting Runs Aaron-MLN 52 Robinson-CIN 52 Mays-SFG 50 Mathews-MLN 46 Cepeda-SFG 43	Batting Wins Aaron-MLN 5.0 Robinson-CIN 5.0 Mays-SFG 4.8 Mathews-MLN 4.5 Cepeda-SFG 4.2	Extra-Base Hits Aaron-MLN 83 Cepeda-SFG 78 Robinson-CIN 76 Mays-SFG 75 Stuart-PIT 71	Times on Base Mathews-MLN 270 Boyer-STL 263 Mays-SFG 259 Robinson-CIN 257 Aaron-MLN 255
Offensive Win% Robinson-CIN .777 Moon-LAD .753 Mays-SFG .738 Mathews-MLN .736 Boyer-STL .735	Hit By Pitch Cunningham-STL 11 Robinson-CIN 10 Cepeda-SFG 9 Gonzalez-PHI 6 Thomas-TOT 6	Sac. Hits Wills-LAD 13 Davenport-SFG 12 Gilliam-LAD 12 Mahaffey-PHI 12 Amaro-PHI 11 McMillan-MLN 11	Sac. Flies Robinson-CIN 10 Aaron-MLN 9 Bell-CIN 9 Davenport-SFG 8 Pinson-CIN 8
Intentional Walks Robinson-CIN 23 Banks-CHC 21 Aaron-MLN 20 Musial-STL 17 Mays-SFG 15	Grounded into Double Plays Bolling-MLN 25 Santo-CHC 25 Adcock-MLN 22 Groat-PIT 22 Stuart-PIT 22	Caught Stealing Wills-LAD 15 White-STL 11 Pinson-CIN 10 Aaron-MLN 9 Mays-SFG 9	Power/Speed Number Robinson-CIN 27.6 Aaron-MLN 26.0 Mays-SFG 24.8 Cepeda-SFG 19.0 Pinson-CIN 18.9
At Bats per Strikeout Kuenn-SFG 13.9 Groat-PIT 13.5 Virdon-PIT 13.3 Kasko-CIN 13.0 Gilliam-LAD 12.9	At Bats per Home Run Cepeda-SFG 12.7 Mays-SFG 14.3 Robinson-CIN 14.7 Stuart-PIT 15.2 Adcock-MLN 16.1	Outs Wills-LAD 475 Bolling-MLN 473 Groat-PIT 469 Virdon-PIT 467 White-STL 453	ERA Spahn-MLN 3.02 O'Toole-CIN 3.10 Simmons-STL 3.13 McCormick-SFG 3.20 Gibson-STL 3.24
Wins Jay-CIN 21 Spahn-MLN 21 O'Toole-CIN 19 Burdette-MLN 18 Koufax-LAD 18 Podres-LAD 18	Won-Loss % Podres-LAD .783 Miller-SFG .737 Brosnan-CIN .714 O'Toole-CIN .679 Jay-CIN .677	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Spahn-MLN 1.142 Purkey-CIN 1.202 Burdette-MLN 1.204 Koufax-LAD 1.205 Jackson-STL 1.227	Hits Allowed/9IP Koufax-LAD 7.46 Jay-CIN 7.90 Gibson-STL 7.92 Sadecki-STL 7.92 Spahn-MLN 8.09
Bases on Balls/9IP Burdette-MLN 1.09 Friend-PIT 1.72 Purkey-CIN 1.86 Spahn-MLN 2.19 Ellsworth-CHC 2.31	Strikeouts/9IP Koufax-LAD 9.47 Williams-LAD 7.84 Gibson-STL 7.07 Drysdale-LAD 6.71 Gibbon-PIT 6.68	Games Baldschun-PHI 65 Miller-SFG 63 Face-PIT 62 Elston-CHC 58 Anderson-CHC 57	Saves Face-PIT 17 Miller-SFG 17 Brosnan-CIN 16 Henry-CIN 16 Sherry-LAD 15
Innings Burdette-MLN 272.3 Spahn-MLN 262.7 Cardwell-CHC 259.3 Koufax-LAD 255.7 O'Toole-CIN 252.7	Strikeouts Koufax-LAD 269 Williams-LAD 205 Drysdale-LAD 182 O'Toole-CIN 178 Gibson-STL 166	Games Started Cardwell-CHC 38 Drysdale-LAD 37 Burdette-MLN 36 Friend-PIT 35 Koufax-LAD 35 McCormick-SFG 35 O'Toole-CIN 35 Williams-LAD 35	Comp. Games Spahn-MLN 21 Koufax-LAD 15 Burdette-MLN 14 Jay-CIN 14 Cardwell-CHC 13 McCormick-SFG 13 Purkey-CIN 13 Sadecki-STL 13
Shutouts Jay-CIN 4 Spahn-MLN 4 Burdette-MLN 3 Cardwell-CHC 3 Drysdale-LAD 3 Gibbon-PIT 3 Jackson-STL 3 Mahaffey-PHI 3 Marichal-SFG 3 McCormick-SFG 3 O'Toole-CIN 3	Home Runs Allow. McCormick-SFG 33 Burdette-MLN 31 Drysdale-LAD 29 Buzhardt-PHI 28 Sadecki-STL 28	Bases On Balls Allow. Gibson-STL 119 Williams-LAD 108 Sadecki-STL 102 Buhl-MLN 98 Koufax-LAD 96	Hits Allowed Burdette-MLN 295 Friend-PIT 271 Purkey-CIN 245 Cardwell-CHC 243 Drysdale-LAD 236 Spahn-MLN 236
SO to Walk Koufax-LAD 2.80 Burdette-MLN 2.79 Marichal-SFG 2.58 Gibbon-PIT 2.54 Podres-LAD 2.43	Losses Friend-PIT 19 Mahaffey-PHI 19 Buzhardt-PHI 18 McCormick-SFG 16 Sullivan-PHI 16	Earned Runs Allow. Burdette-MLN 121 Cardwell-CHC 110 Purkey-CIN 102 Sanford-SFG 102 Williams-LAD 102	Wild Pitches Short-PHI 14 Koufax-LAD 12 Baldschun-PHI 11 Farrell-TOT 10 McBean-PIT 10
Hit Batsmen Drysdale-LAD 20 Cardwell-CHC 10 Jones-SFG 8 Mahaffey-PHI 7 Buzhardt-PHI 6 Elston-CHC 6 Gibson-STL 6 Hobbie-CHC 6 Hunt-CIN 6 Purkey-CIN 6 Williams-LAD 6	Batters Faced Burdette-MLN 1126 Cardwell-CHC 1106 Koufax-LAD 1068 Spahn-MLN 1064 O'Toole-CIN 1061	Games Finished Face-PIT 47 Miller-SFG 46 Baldschun-PHI 39 McDaniel-STL 39 Brosnan-CIN 34 Sherry-LAD 34	Adjusted ERA+ Simmons-STL 142 Gibson-STL 137 O'Toole-CIN 131 Spahn-MLN 123 Koufax-LAD 123
Oldest Player Boyd-MLN 1919-10-01 (41) Musial-STL 1920-11-21 (40) Valo-PHI 1921-03-05 (40) Spahn-MLN 1921-04-23 (40) Schoendienst-STL 1923-02-02 (38)	Youngest Player Murphy-CHC 1942-08-23 (18) Buchek-STL 1942-05-09 (19) Hubbs-CHC 1941-12-23 (19) McCarver-STL 1941-10-16 (19) Mathews-CHC 1941-07-21 (19)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Warren Spahn (MLN) C. Smoky Burgess (PIT) 1B. Bill White (STL) 2B. Frank Bolling (MLN) 3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN) SS. Maury Wills (LAD) LF. Orlando Cepeda (SFG) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Roberto Clemente (PIT)		Hank Aaron* (MLN) George Altman* (CHC) Ken Boyer* (STL) Roy Face* (PIT) Joey Jay (CIN) Eddie Kasko (CIN) Sandy Koufax* (LAD) Art Mahaffey (PHI) Mike McCormick* (SFG)		Stu Miller* (SFG) Stan Musial* (STL) Bob Purkey* (CIN) Frank Robinson* (CIN) Johnny Roseboro (LAD) Dick Stuart* (PIT) Don Zimmer* (CHC)

Second All-Star Game Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Bob Purkey (CIN) C. Smoky Burgess (PIT) 1B. Bill White (STL) 2B. Frank Bolling (MLN) 3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN) SS. Maury Wills (LAD) LF. Orlando Cepeda (SFG) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Roberto Clemente (PIT)		Hank Aaron* (MLN) George Altman* (CHC) Ed Bailey (SFG) Ernie Banks* (CHC) Ken Boyer (STL) Don Drysdale (LAD) Roy Face (PIT) Joey Jay (CIN) Eddie Kasko* (CIN)		Sandy Koufax* (LAD) Art Mahaffey* (PHI) Mike McCormick (SFG) Stu Miller* (SFG) Stan Musial* (STL) Frank Robinson (CIN) Johnny Roseboro* (LAD) Warren Spahn (MLN) Dick Stuart* (PIT)		Don Zimmer (CHC)

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