1961
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| 1961 in baseball |
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| << 1960 1962 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1961.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1961
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nankai Hawks (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
- Baseball-Bundesliga: TB Germania Mannheim
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Schoten Haarlem
- Serie A1: Europhon Milano
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the Cincinnati Reds (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Buffalo Bisons (IL) over the Louisville Colonels (AA), 4 - 0 (Details)
- American Association: Louisville Colonels (Details)
- International League: Buffalo Bisons (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Tacoma Giants (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Aguila de Veracruz
- Negro Leagues
- East-West Game: The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 7 - 1 at Yankee Stadium (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Cuban Winter League: Cienfuegos
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Leones del Escogido defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas in the league's finals, 5 - 2
- Winter League of Sonora: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Senadores de San Juan
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Industriales de Valencia defeated the Oriente in the finals, 3 - 2
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Nihon University defeated the Kansai University in the final, 10 - 2 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of Southern California defeated Oklahoma State University in the best-of-three finals, 1 - 0 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: East Carolina University over the California State University, Sacramento, 13 - 7 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Fresno City College over the Cerritos College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Hosei Number Two High School (Kanagawa) defeat Takamatsu High School (Kagawa), 4 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Nami High School (Osaka) defeat Touin High School (Wakayama), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Northern (El Cajon, CA) defeat El Campo (El Campo, TX), 4 - 2 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1961
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1961
Categories: Years | 1961
