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1961 Major League Baseball Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

1960 MLB  / 1962 MLB  / 1961 AL  / 1961 NL  Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

League Awards

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

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results
Cy Young AwardWhitey Ford
NYY 25-4, 3.21, 209 SO
World Series MVPWhitey Ford - S
TSN Major League Player of the YearRoger Maris
NYY 161 G .269/.372/.620
Lou Gehrig Memorial AwardWarren Spahn

MLB Other Leaders

Glossary
Oldest  s c a p y
1.Boyd (TOT)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.Musial (STL)born 1920-11-21
6.Valo (TOT)born 1921-03-05
7.Spahn (MLN)born 1921-04-23
8.Fowler (LAA)born 1922-07-03
9.Rivera (KCA)born 1922-07-22
10.Wilhelm (BAL)born 1922-07-26
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.Murphy (CHC)born 1942-08-23
5.Dotter (MIN)born 1942-08-07
6.Heiser (WSA)born 1942-06-22
7.Buchek (STL)born 1942-05-09
8.Fregosi (LAA)born 1942-04-04
9.Hubbs (CHC)born 1941-12-23
10.Brinkman (WSA)born 1941-12-08
1960 MLB  / 1962 MLB  / 1961 AL  / 1961 NL  Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders