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1961 American League Team Statistics and Standings

1960 AL  / 1962 AL  / 1961 NL  / 1961 MLB  Team Statistics and Standings

AL Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA Rdiff SOS SRS pythWL Luck Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 NYY 109 53 .673 --- 5.1 3.8 1.3 -0.1 1.2 103-59 6 65-16 44-37 11-2 29-21 74-37 35-16 31-23 78-30
2 DET 101 61 .623 8.0 8.0 5.2 4.1 1.0 -0.1 0.9 98-64 3 50-31 51-30 7-7 23-21 78-45 23-16 29-25 72-36
3 BAL 95 67 .586 14.0 20.0 4.2 3.6 0.6 -0.1 0.6 93-69 2 48-33 47-34 7-8 29-26 69-44 26-23 29-25 66-42
4 CHW 86 76 .531 23.0 47.0 4.7 4.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 85-77 1 53-28 33-48 6-9 31-23 72-60 14-16 19-35 67-41
5 CLE 78 83 .484 30.5 77.0 4.6 4.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 79-82 -1 40-41 38-42 7-6 22-23 64-59 14-24 25-47 53-36
6 BOS 76 86 .469 33.0 89.5 4.5 4.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 75-87 1 50-31 26-55 8-5 32-27 52-61 24-25 29-43 47-43
7 MIN 70 90 .438 38.0 119.5 4.4 4.8 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 73-87 -3 36-44 34-46 4-8 22-26 59-75 11-15 27-45 43-45
8 LAA 70 91 .435 38.5 123.0 4.6 4.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 77-84 -7 46-36 24-55 5-9 19-30 48-70 22-21 28-44 42-47
9 WSA 61 100 .379 47.5 195.0 3.8 4.8 -1.0 0.1 -0.9 64-97 -3 33-46 28-54 4-8 22-38 40-69 21-31 21-51 40-49
10 KCA 61 100 .379 47.5 195.0 4.2 5.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.0 64-97 -3 33-47 28-53 6-3 23-17 43-66 18-34 19-53 42-47
Avg 80 80 .500 4.5 4.5 81-80 45-35 35-45 6-6 25-25 59-58 20-22 25-39 55-41

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-1):   New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds

Team & League Standard Batting

Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BAL 36 27.4 4.24 163 6211 5481 691 1393 227 36 149 638 39 30 581 902 .254 .326 .390 .716 94 2139 140 23 78 48 25
BOS 32 27.5 4.47 163 6307 5508 729 1401 251 37 112 682 56 36 647 846 .254 .334 .374 .708 89 2062 129 29 81 42 28
CHW 39 30.3 4.69 163 6285 5556 765 1475 216 46 138 704 100 40 550 612 .265 .335 .395 .730 97 2197 118 57 71 51 30
CLE 36 28.7 4.58 161 6252 5609 737 1493 257 39 150 682 34 11 492 720 .266 .326 .406 .732 98 2278 133 28 73 50 33
DET 42 27.5 5.16 163 6378 5561 841 1481 215 53 180 779 98 36 673 865 .266 .347 .421 .768 102 2342 125 38 64 42 39
KCA 52 27.3 4.22 162 6164 5423 683 1342 216 47 90 631 58 22 580 770 .247 .320 .354 .675 81 1922 107 25 89 47 10
LAA 46 28.2 4.59 162 6252 5424 744 1331 218 22 189 700 37 28 681 1068 .245 .331 .398 .729 87 2160 116 30 80 37 25
MIN 42 27.7 4.39 161 6156 5417 707 1353 215 40 167 665 47 43 597 840 .250 .326 .397 .722 89 2149 141 33 67 42 25
NYY 36 28.4 5.07 163 6239 5559 827 1461 194 40 240 781 28 18 543 785 .263 .330 .442 .771 109 2455 120 35 57 45 45
WSA 42 29.3 3.84 161 6062 5366 618 1307 217 44 119 578 81 47 558 917 .244 .315 .367 .682 87 1969 127 21 73 44 30
LgAvg 36 28.2 4.53 162 6231 5490 734 1404 223 40 153 684 58 31 590 833 .256 .329 .395 .724 93 2167 126 32 73 45 29
359 28.2 4.53 1622 62306 54904 7342 14037 2226 404 1534 6840 578 311 5902 8325 .256 .329 .395 .724 93 21673 1256 319 733 448 290

Team & League Standard Pitching

Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BAL 13 27.0 3.61 95 67 .586 3.22 163 163 109 54 21 20 33 1471.1 1226 588 526 109 617 30 926 32 3 45 6152 119 1.253 7.5 0.7 3.8 5.7 1.50
BOS 15 27.6 4.86 76 86 .469 4.29 163 163 128 35 6 6 30 1442.2 1472 792 688 167 679 21 831 16 3 36 6364 97 1.491 9.2 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.22
CHW 17 31.5 4.45 86 76 .531 4.06 163 163 124 39 3 3 33 1448.2 1491 726 653 158 498 25 814 12 2 29 6236 97 1.373 9.3 1.0 3.1 5.1 1.63
CLE 15 25.0 4.67 78 83 .484 4.15 161 161 126 35 12 9 23 1443.1 1426 752 665 178 599 32 801 32 3 44 6265 95 1.403 8.9 1.1 3.7 5.0 1.34
DET 19 29.1 4.12 101 61 .623 3.55 163 163 101 62 12 10 30 1459.1 1404 671 575 170 469 27 836 29 2 29 6170 116 1.283 8.7 1.0 2.9 5.2 1.78
KCA 22 26.8 5.33 61 100 .379 4.74 162 162 130 32 5 5 23 1415.0 1519 863 746 141 629 21 703 53 7 58 6340 88 1.518 9.7 0.9 4.0 4.5 1.12
LAA 18 27.4 4.84 70 91 .435 4.31 162 162 137 25 5 4 34 1438.0 1391 784 689 180 713 38 973 34 2 53 6333 104 1.463 8.7 1.1 4.5 6.1 1.36
MIN 19 26.4 4.83 70 90 .438 4.28 161 161 112 49 14 14 23 1432.1 1415 778 681 163 570 29 914 45 1 42 6232 99 1.386 8.9 1.0 3.6 5.7 1.60
NYY 16 27.7 3.75 109 53 .673 3.46 163 163 116 47 14 11 39 1451.0 1288 612 558 137 542 27 866 32 3 33 6050 107 1.261 8.0 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.60
WSA 19 29.2 4.82 61 100 .379 4.23 161 161 122 39 8 8 21 1425.0 1405 776 670 131 586 40 666 34 4 55 6164 93 1.397 8.9 0.8 3.7 4.2 1.14
LgAvg 16 27.8 4.53 81 81 .500 4.02 162 162 121 42 29 1443 1404 734 645 153 590 29 833 32 3 42 6231 101 1.382 8.8 1.0 3.7 5.2 1.41
155 27.8 4.53 807 807 .500 4.02 1622 1622 1205 417 289 14426.2 14037 7342 6451 1534 5902 290 8330 319 30 424 62306 101 1.382 8.8 1.0 3.7 5.2 1.41

Team & League Standard Fielding

Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr
BAL 35 3.61 .731 163 1467 1053 13242.0 6313 4413 1772 128 173 .980 57 5
BOS 32 4.86 .699 163 1467 1229 12984.0 6201 4310 1747 144 170 .977 13 1
CHW 38 4.45 .701 163 1467 1203 13038.0 6261 4343 1790 128 138 .980 -0 -0
CLE 36 4.67 .712 161 1449 1238 12992.2 6104 4320 1645 139 142 .977 14 1
DET 40 4.12 .714 163 1467 1220 13134.0 6053 4362 1545 146 147 .976 60 5
KCA 51 5.33 .689 162 1458 1149 12735.0 6190 4260 1755 175 160 .972 -44 -4
LAA 45 4.84 .698 162 1458 1140 12942.0 6239 4298 1749 192 154 .969 12 1
MIN 42 4.83 .698 161 1449 1048 12891.0 6098 4296 1628 174 150 .971 -14 -1
NYY 34 3.75 .724 163 1467 1227 13059.0 6238 4358 1756 124 180 .980 73 7
WSA 42 4.82 .710 161 1449 1199 12825.0 6259 4253 1850 156 171 .975 10 1
LgAvg 36 4.53 .708 162 1460 1171 12984 6196 4321 1724 151 159 .976 18 0
356 4.53 .708 1622 14598 11706 129842.2 61956 43213 17237 1506 1585 .976 181 2
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