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1961 American League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

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League Awards

Batting stats are G BA/OBP/SLG Pitching stats are W-L ERA, SO.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results
Most Valuable Player AwardRoger Maris (ML)
NYY 161 G .269/.372/.620
Cy Young AwardWhitey Ford (ML)
NYY 25-4, 3.21, 209 SO
Rookie of the Year AwardDon Schwall (ML)
BOS 15-7, 3.22, 91 SO
TSN Pitcher of the YearWhitey Ford (ML)
NYY 25-4, 3.21, 209 SO

(ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners (history)

PitcherFrank Lary (ML)
CatcherEarl Battey (ML)
First BaseVic Power (ML)
Second BaseBobby Richardson (ML)
Third BaseBrooks Robinson (ML)
ShortstopLuis Aparicio (ML)
OutfieldAl Kaline (ML), Jim Landis (ML) and Jim Piersall (ML)

League All-Stars

All Star Directory · (* - indicates they played)
First of Two All-Star Games / Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Whitey Ford (NYY)
C. Johnny Romano (CLE)
1B. Norm Cash (DET)
2B. Johnny Temple (CLE)
3B. Brooks Robinson (BAL)
SS. Tony Kubek (NYY)
LF. Rocky Colavito (DET)
CF. Mickey Mantle (NYY)
RF. Roger Maris (NYY)

     
Yogi Berra* (NYY)
Jackie Brandt* (BAL)
Jim Bunning* (DET)
Dick Donovan* (WSA)
Ryne Duren (LAA)
Mike Fornieles* (BOS)
Nellie Fox* (CHW)
Jim Gentile* (BAL)
Elston Howard* (NYY)
     
Dick Howser* (KCA)
Al Kaline* (DET)
Harmon Killebrew* (MIN)
Frank Lary* (DET)
Jim Perry (CLE)
Billy Pierce (CHW)
Hoyt Wilhelm* (BAL)
Second of Two All-Star Games / Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Jim Bunning (DET)
C. Johnny Romano (CLE)
1B. Norm Cash (DET)
2B. Johnny Temple (CLE)
3B. Brooks Robinson (BAL)
SS. Luis Aparicio (CHW)
LF. Rocky Colavito (DET)
CF. Mickey Mantle (NYY)
RF. Al Kaline (DET)

     
Luis Arroyo (NYY)
Yogi Berra (NYY)
Jackie Brandt (BAL)
Dick Donovan (WSA)
Whitey Ford (NYY)
Nellie Fox (CHW)
Tito Francona (CLE)
Jim Gentile (BAL)
Elston Howard* (NYY)
     
Dick Howser (KCA)
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)
Tony Kubek (NYY)
Barry Latman (CLE)
Roger Maris* (NYY)
Ken McBride (LAA)
Camilo Pascual* (MIN)
Don Schwall* (BOS)
Roy Sievers* (CHW)
     
Bill Skowron (NYY)
Hoyt Wilhelm (BAL)

AL Other Leaders

Glossary
Oldest  s c a p y
1.Boyd (KCA)born 1919-10-01
2.Wynn (CHW)born 1920-01-06
3.Philley (BAL)born 1920-05-16
4.Staley (TOT)born 1920-08-21
5.Valo (MIN)born 1921-03-05
6.Fowler (LAA)born 1922-07-03
7.Rivera (KCA)born 1922-07-22
8.Wilhelm (BAL)born 1922-07-26
9.Bauer (KCA)born 1922-07-31
10.Woodling (WSA)born 1922-08-16
Youngest  s c a p y
1.Krausse (KCA)born 1943-04-25
2.Degerick (CHW)born 1943-04-01
3.McDowell (CLE)born 1942-09-21
4.Dotter (MIN)born 1942-08-07
5.Heiser (WSA)born 1942-06-22
6.Fregosi (LAA)born 1942-04-04
7.Brinkman (WSA)born 1941-12-08
8.Sprout (LAA)born 1941-12-05
9.Freehan (DET)born 1941-11-29
10.Wood (BOS)born 1941-10-22
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