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1961 Los Angeles Angels (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1962)
70-91, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 744 runs, Allowed 784 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-84
Managed by Bill Rigney

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (LA) (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 603,510 (10th of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 111, Pitching - 112
  (one-year): Batting - 111, Pitching - 112
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1961 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1962) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/11 at BAL W (7-2) Yost-3B Aspromonte-2B Pearson-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Hunt-CF Brickell-SS Rice-C Grba-P
2.Sat,4/15 at BOS L (0-3) Yost-3B Aspromonte-2B Pearson-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Hunt-CF Brickell-SS Rice-C Casale-P
3.Mon,4/17 at BOS L (2-3) Yost-3B Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Hunt-CF Brickell-SS Rice-C McBride-P
4.Thu,4/20 at NYY L (5-7) Yost-3B Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Hunt-CF Brickell-SS Rice-C Grba-P
5.Thu,4/20 at NYY L (2-4) Brickell-SS Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Hunt-CF Leek-3B Rice-C Garver-P
6.Fri,4/21 at DET L (1-9)# Pearson-RF Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Cerv-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Brickell-SS Casale-P
7.Sun,4/23 at DET L (1-3) Brickell-SS Pearson-CF Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Aspromonte-2B Leek-3B Rice-C McBride-P
8.Sun,4/23 at DET L (2-3) Hamlin-SS Pearson-CF Throneberry-RF Bilko-1B Cerv-LF Aspromonte-2B Leek-3B Sadowski-C Kline-P
9.Thu,4/27 vs MIN L (2-4) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Bilko-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Grba-P
10.Fri,4/28 vs MIN W (6-5) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Bilko-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Brickell-SS Kline-P
11.Sat,4/29 vs MIN W (4-1)# Pearson-RF Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Cerv-LF Bilko-1B Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS McBride-P
12.Sun,4/30 vs KCA W (6-4)# Pearson-RF Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Cerv-LF Averill-C Bilko-1B Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Moeller-P
13.Sun,4/30 vs KCA L (2-3)# Pearson-RF Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Cerv-LF Averill-C Bilko-1B Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Casale-P
14.Tue,5/2 vs BAL L (6-7) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Grba-P
15.Wed,5/3 vs BAL W (7-6) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Throneberry-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Kline-P
16.Thu,5/4 vs BAL L (7-8) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Throneberry-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Brickell-SS McBride-P
17.Fri,5/5 vs NYY L (4-5) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Throneberry-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Brickell-SS Moeller-P
18.Sat,5/6 vs NYY W (5-3) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Averill-C Hunt-RF Leek-3B Brickell-SS Grba-P
19.Sun,5/7 vs NYY W (5-3) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Cerv-LF Averill-C Leek-3B Brickell-SS Kline-P
20.Mon,5/8 vs BOS W (6-5) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Averill-C Hunt-RF Leek-3B Brickell-SS McBride-P
21.Tue,5/9 vs BOS W (8-7) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Casale-P
22.Wed,5/10 vs BOS L (2-3) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Moeller-P
23.Fri,5/12 at MIN L (4-5) Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Grba-P
24.Sat,5/13 at MIN L (6-13) Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Kline-P
25.Sun,5/14 at MIN L (3-4)# Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Hunt-RF Bilko-1B Averill-LF Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Rice-C McBride-P
26.Mon,5/15 at KCA L (3-5)# Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Hunt-RF Bilko-1B Averill-LF Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Rice-C Moeller-P
27.Tue,5/16 at KCA L (4-6) Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Grba-P
28.Thu,5/18 vs CHW L (4-6)# Leek-3B Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-RF Kluszewski-1B Averill-LF Rice-C Bridges-SS Kline-P
29.Fri,5/19 vs CHW W (4-3)# Pearson-RF Aspromonte-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Averill-LF Leek-3B Rice-C Bridges-SS Casale-P
30.Fri,5/19 vs CHW W (5-3) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Thomas-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS McBride-P
31.Sun,5/21 vs WSA L (2-6) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Moeller-P
32.Sun,5/21 vs WSA L (2-7)# Aspromonte-2B Pearson-CF Averill-LF Bilko-1B Leek-3B Throneberry-RF Rice-C Bridges-SS Kline-P
33.Mon,5/22 vs WSA W (6-4)# Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Averill-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Leek-3B Rice-C Grba-P
34.Tue,5/23 vs CLE W (9-0) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS McBride-P
35.Wed,5/24 vs CLE L (1-7) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Casale-P
36.Thu,5/25 vs CLE L (5-13) Pearson-CF Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Moeller-P
37.Fri,5/26 vs DET W (5-4) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Kline-P
38.Sat,5/27 vs DET W (10-1) Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Aspromonte-2B McBride-P
39.Sun,5/28 vs DET L (4-9) Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Aspromonte-2B Fowler-P
40.Tue,5/30 at WSA L (1-5) Bridges-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Garver-P
41.Wed,5/31 at WSA W (5-3) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Moeller-P
42.Thu,6/1 at WSA L (2-3) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-LF Wagner-RF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Grba-P
43.Fri,6/2 at CLE L (4-6) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS McBride-P
44.Sat,6/3 at CLE L (4-9) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Averill-C Leek-3B Bridges-SS Fowler-P
45.Sun,6/4 at CLE L (3-5) Yost-3B Aspromonte-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Hunt-CF Sadowski-C Bridges-SS Kline-P
46.Sun,6/4 at CLE L (4-8) Aspromonte-2B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Sadowski-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Casale-P
47.Mon,6/5 at BAL W (3-0) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Leek-SS Sadowski-C Moeller-P
48.Tue,6/6 at BAL W (7-3) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Leek-SS Sadowski-C Grba-P
49.Tue,6/6 at BAL L (0-2) Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Averill-C Aspromonte-2B Bilko-1B Leek-3B McBride-P
50.Wed,6/7 at BAL W (4-0)# Yost-3B Pearson-RF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Averill-LF Aspromonte-2B Leek-SS Sadowski-C Bowsfield-P
51.Thu,6/8 at BOS L (5-6) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Leek-SS Sadowski-C Kline-P
52.Thu,6/8 at BOS - (4-4) Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Averill-C Aspromonte-2B Bilko-1B Leek-3B James-P
53.Fri,6/9 at BOS L (3-5) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Sadowski-C Bridges-SS Fowler-P
54.Fri,6/9 at BOS W (5-1) Hamlin-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Averill-C Aspromonte-2B Bilko-1B Leek-3B Duren-P
55.Sat,6/10 at BOS W (10-5) Bridges-SS Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Leek-3B Sadowski-C Moeller-P
56.Sun,6/11 at NYY L (1-2) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Averill-C Bridges-SS McBride-P
57.Sun,6/11 at NYY L (1-5) Leek-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Bilko-1B Sadowski-C Hamlin-SS Grba-P
58.Mon,6/12 at NYY L (1-3) Yost-3B Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Hunt-CF Averill-C Hamlin-SS Bowsfield-P
59.Tue,6/13 at CHW L (1-2) Yost-3B Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Hunt-CF Averill-C Hamlin-SS Duren-P
60.Tue,6/13 at CHW L (2-10)# Pearson-RF Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Leek-3B Sadowski-C Hamlin-SS Kline-P
61.Wed,6/14 at CHW L (1-4) Yost-3B Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Hunt-CF Sadowski-C Hamlin-SS James-P
62.Wed,6/14 at CHW L (8-9)# Pearson-RF Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Rice-C Leek-3B Hamlin-SS Moeller-P
63.Thu,6/15 at CHW L (2-3)# Pearson-RF Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Yost-3B Sadowski-C Hamlin-SS Grba-P
64.Fri,6/16 at KCA L (0-4) Pearson-CF Bridges-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Thomas-RF Yost-3B Sadowski-C Hamlin-SS McBride-P
65.Sat,6/17 at KCA W (3-0) Yost-3B Pearson-CF Wagner-LF Averill-C Thomas-RF Bilko-1B Bridges-2B Hamlin-SS Bowsfield-P
66.Sun,6/18 at KCA W (5-3) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Averill-C Hamlin-SS Bridges-2B Duren-P
67.Tue,6/20 vs BOS L (8-11) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Averill-C Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Aspromonte-2B Koppe-SS Grba-P
68.Wed,6/21 vs BOS W (5-1) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Rice-C Koppe-SS McBride-P
69.Thu,6/22 vs BOS L (2-3) Yost-3B Thomas-RF Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Hunt-CF Aspromonte-2B Rice-C Koppe-SS Duren-P
70.Fri,6/23 vs BAL L (6-8)# Yost-3B Pearson-RF Wagner-LF Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Aspromonte-2B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C Bowsfield-P
71.Sat,6/24 vs BAL W (4-1) Pearson-CF Moran-SS Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Aspromonte-2B Koppe-3B Sadowski-C Moeller-P
72.Sun,6/25 vs BAL L (8-9) Pearson-CF Moran-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Thomas-RF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C Grba-P
73.Mon,6/26 vs NYY L (6-8)# Pearson-RF Moran-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-CF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C McBride-P
74.Tue,6/27 vs NYY W (7-6)# Pearson-RF Moran-2B Wagner-LF Bilko-1B Hunt-CF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C Bowsfield-P
75.Wed,6/28 vs NYY W (5-3) Pearson-CF Moran-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C Duren-P
76.Fri,6/30 vs CHW W (10-3)# Pearson-RF Moran-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C McBride-P
77.Sat,7/1 vs CHW L (4-6) Pearson-CF Moran-2B Wagner-LF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-RF Yost-3B Koppe-SS Sadowski-C Grba-P
78.Sun,7/2 vs CHW W (8-3)# Pearson-RF Moran-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Koppe-SS James-P
79.Mon,7/3 vs KCA W (5-3)# Pearson-RF Moran-2B Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Koppe-SS Duren-P
80.Tue,7/4 vs KCA W (12-5) Pearson-RF Thomas-LF Hunt-CF Kluszewski-1B Thomas-3B Averill-C Koppe-SS Bridges-2B Bowsfield-P
81.Tue,7/4 vs KCA W (7-5)# Pearson-RF Koppe-SS Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Yost-3B Rice-C Bridges-2B McBride-P
82.Wed,7/5 at MIN W (6-2)# Pearson-RF Koppe-SS Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Bridges-2B Grba-P
83.Thu,7/6 at MIN W (12-11)# Pearson-RF Koppe-SS Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Moran-2B Duren-P
84.Fri,7/7 at DET W (4-2)# Pearson-RF Koppe-SS Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Moran-2B McBride-P
85.Sat,7/8 at DET L (2-3)# Pearson-RF Koppe-SS Hunt-CF Bilko-1B Thomas-LF Averill-C Yost-3B Moran-2B Bowsfield-P
86.Sun,7/9 at DET L (0-1) Pearson-CF Koppe-SS Wagner-RF