1961 American League First Base

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Pennant Winner: New York Yankees

AL Most Valuable Player: Roger Maris

ML Cy Young: Whitey Ford

AL Rookie of the Year: Don Schwall

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Team Fielding - 1B

Team Fielding - 1B Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp
Baltimore Orioles	5	3.61	163	163	139	1471.1	1602	1458	128	16	156	.990	10	8	9	1
Boston Red Sox	4	4.86	163	163	118	1442.2	1555	1421	121	13	162	.992	0	0	0	0
Chicago White Sox	4	4.45	163	163	131	1448.2	1552	1417	123	12	120	.992	2	2	2	0
Cleveland Indians	4	4.67	161	161	155	1443.2	1498	1333	151	14	122	.991	-2	-2	-2	0
Detroit Tigers	2	4.12	163	163	158	1459.1	1422	1281	130	11	125	.992	9	7	7	2
Kansas City Athletics	6	5.33	162	162	148	1415.0	1519	1382	121	16	141	.989	-1	-1	-1	0
Los Angeles Angels	5	4.84	162	162	135	1438.0	1506	1388	100	18	134	.988	1	1	1	0
Minnesota Twins	6	4.83	161	161	137	1432.1	1511	1394	93	24	136	.984	1	0	1	0
New York Yankees	5	3.75	163	163	154	1451.0	1510	1386	112	12	168	.992	8	7	7	1
Washington Senators	4	4.82	161	161	148	1425.0	1635	1498	113	24	153	.985	-2	-1	-2	0
League Average	4	4.53	162	162	142	1443	1531	1396	119	16	142	.990	3	0	2	0
	41	4.53	1622	1622	1423	14427.0	15310	13958	1192	160	1417	.990	26	2	22	4

Team Advanced Fielding - 1B*

Team Advanced Fielding - 1B* Table
								Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
Baltimore Orioles	6152	64%	73%	27%	361	93%	3	1462	124	1317	25	95	127	96	18	2	3	16	5	6	5	10	156	7	2	1	143	10	12	4	8	20	85%
Boston Red Sox	6341	64%	73%	26%	357	95%	2	1428	118	1302	11	115	118	85	22	0	8	13	4	7	2	8	161	6	2	1	146	8	15	2	12	32	88%
Chicago White Sox	6236	69%	76%	26%	312	95%	4	1415	112	1287	17	72	121	85	23	1	3	12	2	8	2	8	120	7	0	1	109	8	11	4	7	20	80%
Cleveland Indians	6221	60%	74%	24%	410	92%	3	1305	180	1112	16	66	150	111	21	4	8	14	5	6	3	7	123	3	1	1	110	7	13	2	11	20	80%
Detroit Tigers	6169	63%	76%	24%	362	95%	1	1290	133	1145	11	102	132	92	25	0	5	11	1	6	4	8	125	4	2	7	109	15	16	4	11	15	87%
Kansas City Athletics	6148	66%	75%	27%	302	89%	3	1305	77	1218	10	93	115	85	20	1	4	16	3	10	3	10	141	1	1	4	126	5	15	5	10	34	76%
Los Angeles Angels	6222	65%	69%	26%	290	93%	1	1348	84	1247	19	99	96	69	19	0	5	18	6	10	2	9	134	2	1	2	122	5	11	5	6	13	92%
Minnesota Twins	6232	67%	73%	25%	347	93%	1	1389	125	1244	22	114	94	67	18	1	5	24	2	17	5	16	135	1	3	2	122	5	11	4	7	19	79%
New York Yankees	6050	69%	74%	27%	300	94%	3	1395	94	1286	16	90	115	84	19	2	7	12	3	8	1	6	168	3	0	7	157	8	11	5	6	14	79%
Washington Senators	6164	64%	77%	28%	336	91%	5	1515	99	1404	15	105	110	78	20	2	4	24	5	15	4	11	153	4	1	0	135	6	17	2	15	24	79%
League Average	6194	65%	74%	26%	338	93%	3	1385	115	1256	16	95	118	85	20	1	5	16	4	9	3	9	142	4	1	3	128	8	13	4	9	21	82%
	61935	65%	74%	26%	3377	93%	26	13852	1146	12562	162	951	1178	852	205	13	52	160	36	93	31	93	1416	38	13	26	1279	77	132	37	93	211	82%

Player Fielding - 1B

Player Fielding - 1B Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
1	Bob Allison	26	MIN	18	16	7	123.2	123	117	4	2	9	.984	0	-4	0	0	8.81	6.72
2	Joe Altobelli	29	MIN	2	1	1	10.0	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	0	-12	0	0	14.40	8.00
3	Dan Ardell	20	LAA	1	1	1	9.0	13	13	0	0	1	1.000	0	13	0	0	13.00	13.00
4	Julio Becquer	29	TOT	23	5	4	77.1	70	66	4	0	8	1.000	0	-6	0	0	8.15	3.04
5	Julio Becquer	29	LAA	5	0	0	13.1	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	0	27	0	0	8.10	2.40
6	Julio Becquer	29	MIN	18	5	4	64.0	58	55	3	0	8	1.000	-1	-13	-1	0	8.16	3.22
7	Steve Bilko	32	LAA	86	72	62	653.1	645	577	61	7	56	.989	1	2	1	0	8.79	7.42
8	Bob Boyd	41	KCA	8	7	5	55.0	46	44	2	0	4	1.000	-1	-24	-1	0	7.53	5.75
9	Norm Cash	27	DET	157	157	152	1390.0	1369	1231	127	11	121	.992	9	7	7	2	8.79	8.65
10	Bob Cerv	36	NYY	3	3	1	23.0	27	24	3	0	2	1.000	1	52	1	0	10.57	9.00
11	Walt Dropo	38	BAL	12	9	4	69.2	68	62	6	0	11	1.000	0	5	0	0	8.78	5.67
12	Tito Francona	27	CLE	14	13	11	112.2	116	106	6	4	9	.966	-3	-30	-3	0	8.95	8.00
13	Jim Gentile	27	BAL	144	137	123	1225.1	1323	1209	100	14	129	.989	8	8	7	1	9.61	9.09
14	Don Gile	26	BOS	6	5	4	42.0	48	44	2	2	3	.958	0	0	0	0	9.86	7.67
15	Billy Goodman	35	CHW	2	0	0	2.2	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	0	45	0	0	20.25	3.00
16	Bob Hale	27	TOT	7	1	1	17.0	16	15	1	0	1	1.000	0	-7	0	0	8.47	2.29
17	Bob Hale	27	CLE	2	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	-120	0		0.00	0.00
18	Bob Hale	27	NYY	5	1	1	15.0	16	15	1	0	1	1.000	0	8	0	0	9.60	3.20
19	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	3	1	1	9.1	14	12	2	0	2	1.000	0	39	0	0	13.50	4.67
20	Ron Henry	24	MIN	1	0	0	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	-360	0	0	27.00	1.00
21	Elston Howard	32	NYY	9	9	7	86.0	95	90	4	1	12	.989	-1	-8	-1	0	9.84	10.44
22	Deron Johnson	22	KCA	3	2	2	19.0	13	11	2	0	2	1.000	0	-25	0	0	6.16	4.33
23	Hal Jones	25	CLE	10	9	8	83.0	78	73	3	2	12	.974	-2	-35	-2	0	8.24	7.60
24	Marty Keough	27	WSA	10	9	8	79.1	102	95	6	1	8	.990	0	6	0	0	11.46	10.10
25	Harmon Killebrew	25	MIN	119	115	102	997.1	1053	972	67	14	91	.987	1	1	1	0	9.38	8.73
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
26	Lou Klimchock	21	KCA	11	10	6	82.0	84	78	4	2	4	.976	1	15	1	0	9.00	7.45
27	Ted Kluszewski	36	LAA	66	59	45	496.2	554	520	28	6	51	.989	1	3	1	0	9.93	8.30
28	Dale Long	35	WSA	95	94	82	817.0	904	827	62	15	87	.983	0	0	0	0	9.79	9.36
29	J.C. Martin	24	CHW	60	34	31	347.2	347	314	29	4	27	.988	0	-1	0	0	8.88	5.72
30	Don Mincher	23	MIN	29	24	23	237.0	260	234	18	8	28	.969	1	4	1	0	9.57	8.69
31	Bobo Osborne	25	DET	11	6	6	69.1	53	50	3	0	4	1.000	0	-2	0	0	6.88	4.82
32	Dave Philley	41	BAL	1	1	0	6.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0	-40	0		4.50	3.00
33	Vic Power	33	CLE	141	139	136	1246.0	1304	1154	142	8	101	.994	4	3	4	0	9.36	9.19
34	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	113	75	70	735.0	755	701	50	4	92	.995	-3	-6	-3	0	9.20	6.65
35	Norm Siebern	27	KCA	109	107	102	929.1	994	907	76	11	88	.989	-3	-4	-3	0	9.52	9.02
36	Roy Sievers	34	CHW	132	129	100	1097.1	1198	1096	94	8	93	.993	3	3	3	0	9.76	9.02
37	Bill Skowron	30	NYY	149	147	142	1291.0	1340	1228	102	10	146	.993	8	7	7	1	9.27	8.93
38	R C Stevens	26	WSA	25	14	14	140.1	167	147	20	0	18	1.000	3	27	3	0	10.71	6.68
39	Haywood Sullivan	30	KCA	16	10	9	94.2	115	101	12	2	12	.983	1	9	1	0	10.74	7.06
40	Lee Thomas	25	LAA	34	30	27	265.2	282	267	10	5	26	.982	-2	-9	-2	0	9.38	8.15
41	Marv Throneberry	27	TOT	41	31	28	295.2	340	302	35	3	37	.991	3	11	3	0	10.26	8.22
42	Marv Throneberry	27	KCA	30	26	24	235.0	267	241	25	1	31	.996	2	11	2	0	10.19	8.87
43	Marv Throneberry	27	BAL	11	5	4	60.2	73	61	10	2	6	.973	0	8	0	0	10.53	6.45
44	Earl Torgeson	37	TOT	9	3	3	37.0	33	30	2	1	7	.970	0	-10	0	0	7.78	3.56
45	Earl Torgeson	37	CHW	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	0		9.00	1.00
46	Earl Torgeson	37	NYY	8	3	3	36.0	32	29	2	1	7	.969	0	-10	0	0	7.75	3.88
47	Vic Wertz	36	BOS	86	82	43	656.1	738	664	67	7	65	.991	4	6	4	0	10.02	8.50
48	Dick Williams	32	BAL	20	11	8	109.2	135	123	12	0	10	1.000	1	12	1	0	11.08	6.75
49	Bud Zipfel	22	WSA	44	44	44	388.1	462	429	25	8	40	.983	-5	-16	-5	0	10.52	10.32

Player Advanced Fielding - 1b

Player Advanced Fielding - 1b Table
											Putouts					Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1	Bob Allison	26	MIN	561	70%	71%	23%	33	94%	0	118	16	102	0	11	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	9	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	2	100%
2	Joe Altobelli	29	MIN	61	62%	70%	23%	5	100%	0	15	3	12	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dan Ardell	20	LAA	40	78%	73%	30%	3	67%	0	13	1	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	Julio Becquer	29	LAA	59	61%	66%	22%	4	100%	0	11	2	9	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Julio Becquer	29	MIN	290	69%	73%	23%	10	100%	0	55	4	51	0	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0
6	Steve Bilko	32	LAA	2822	63%	69%	24%	131	95%	1	557	36	519	5	35	58	45	9	0	1	7	4	3	0	3	56	1	0	0	52	1	4	1	3	7	100%
7	Bob Boyd	41	KCA	259	69%	75%	22%	12	92%	0	47	6	41	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	100%
8	Norm Cash	27	DET	5849	62%	76%	25%	347	95%	1	1231	126	1095	9	99	127	88	24	0	5	11	1	6	4	8	121	4	2	7	105	15	16	4	11	15	87%
9	Bob Cerv	36	NYY	97	73%	76%	30%	7	100%	0	25	2	23	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	Walt Dropo	38	BAL	308	67%	69%	22%	12	92%	0	60	2	57	1	3	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	1	100%
11	Tito Francona	27	CLE	516	59%	73%	24%	26	88%	0	104	9	95	1	10	6	3	1	1	0	4	1	2	1	2	9	0	0	1	9	1	0	0	0	2	100%
12	Jim Gentile	27	BAL	5118	64%	72%	27%	300	93%	2	1213	106	1087	23	83	99	73	15	2	2	14	4	6	4	9	129	6	2	1	118	9	10	3	7	15	87%
13	Don Gile	26	BOS	180	58%	74%	28%	14	86%	0	45	3	42	0	7	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	100%
14	Billy Goodman	35	CHW	15	80%	80%	40%	1	100%	0	5	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Hale	27	CLE	10	70%	90%	20%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Bob Hale	27	NYY	59	66%	76%	31%	2	100%	0	15	0	15	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	48	40%	77%	27%	5	100%	0	11	1	10	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	100%
18	Ron Henry	24	MIN	5	60%	80%	0%	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%
19	Elston Howard	32	NYY	359	79%	74%	28%	14	93%	0	90	9	78	3	1	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	1	0
20	Deron Johnson	22	KCA	71	54%	69%	11%	3	100%	0	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
21	Hal Jones	25	CLE	311	61%	65%	20%	9	89%	0	53	5	48	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	12	0	1	0	11	1	1	0	1	0
22	Marty Keough	27	WSA	353	67%	80%	27%	23	96%	0	95	9	82	4	9	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	1	100%
23	Harmon Killebrew	25	MIN	4268	66%	73%	25%	223	93%	0	969	73	876	21	71	68	51	12	0	4	14	1	11	2	9	90	1	3	1	82	5	7	1	6	13	85%
24	Lou Klimchock	21	KCA	346	72%	76%	27%	15	87%	0	70	4	66	0	5	5	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0%
25	Ted Kluszewski	36	LAA	2169	66%	69%	28%	97	91%	0	505	25	472	7	38	27	17	8	0	2	6	2	4	0	3	51	1	1	0	49	3	1	0	1	6	83%
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	3U	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	363	361	36	GB	GBs	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
26	Dale Long	35	WSA	3550	65%	76%	27%	186	90%	4	842	55	780	8	57	59	42	10	1	3	15	3	10	2	5	87	3	0	0	77	4	9	1	8	15	80%
27	J.C. Martin	24	CHW	1500	67%	76%	23%	87	92%	2	312	35	275	2	19	28	20	6	0	0	4	0	4	0	4	27	1	0	1	26	2	1	0	1	6	83%
28	Don Mincher	23	MIN	1047	69%	73%	26%	75	92%	1	232	29	203	1	28	18	9	5	1	0	8	1	5	2	6	28	0	0	1	25	0	2	2	0	3	67%
29	Bobo Osborne	25	DET	320	69%	73%	21%	15	100%	0	59	7	50	2	3	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
30	Dave Philley	41	BAL	26	42%	58%	23%	0		0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Vic Power	33	CLE	5384	60%	75%	24%	375	93%	3	1148	166	969	14	55	142	107	19	3	7	8	3	4	1	4	102	3	0	0	90	5	12	2	10	18	78%
32	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	3211	64%	73%	25%	170	96%	0	703	59	641	4	62	49	31	12	0	3	4	1	3	0	3	91	5	0	0	85	5	6	0	6	16	94%
33	Norm Siebern	27	KCA	4011	65%	74%	26%	198	89%	2	843	48	787	7	63	74	54	13	1	2	11	1	8	2	8	88	1	1	1	79	4	9	2	7	24	88%
34	Roy Sievers	34	CHW	4717	69%	76%	27%	224	96%	2	1097	77	1006	15	52	93	65	17	1	3	8	2	4	2	4	93	6	0	0	83	6	10	4	6	14	79%
35	Bill Skowron	30	NYY	5392	69%	74%	27%	271	94%	3	1235	82	1142	12	83	105	77	17	2	6	10	3	6	1	5	146	2	0	7	137	8	9	4	5	14	79%
36	R C Stevens	26	WSA	591	61%	78%	29%	40	95%	1	147	8	138	1	13	19	12	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	1	0	17	2	1	0	1	2	100%
37	Haywood Sullivan	30	KCA	403	69%	78%	30%	20	95%	0	99	6	94	0	5	9	6	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	0	0	1	11	0	1	1	0	1	100%
38	Lee Thomas	25	LAA	1132	65%	71%	26%	55	91%	0	262	20	235	7	23	10	7	2	0	2	5	0	3	2	3	26	0	0	2	20	1	6	4	2	0
39	Marv Throneberry	27	BAL	234	62%	76%	32%	20	90%	0	61	6	56	0	2	10	9	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
40	Marv Throneberry	27	KCA	1058	67%	77%	28%	54	87%	1	236	10	223	3	17	25	19	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	32	0	0	2	28	1	4	2	2	6	50%
41	Earl Torgeson	37	CHW	4	25%	25%	25%	0		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Earl Torgeson	37	NYY	143	64%	75%	24%	6	83%	0	30	1	28	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0
43	Vic Wertz	36	BOS	2902	64%	73%	27%	168	94%	2	669	55	609	7	44	65	51	9	0	5	7	3	3	1	3	65	1	2	1	57	3	8	2	5	13	77%
44	Dick Williams	32	BAL	466	62%	76%	29%	29	93%	1	125	10	114	1	7	12	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	9	0	1	1	0	4	75%
45	Bud Zipfel	22	WSA	1670	61%	78%	29%	87	91%	0	431	27	404	2	26	26	20	6	0	0	8	2	4	2	5	40	0	0	0	34	0	6	0	6	6	67%
	LgAvg			688	65%	74%	26%	38	93%	0	154	13	140	2	11	13	9	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	16	0	0	0	14	1	1	0	1	2	82%