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1961 National 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 AwardFrank Robinson (ML)
CIN 153 G .323/.404/.611
Cy Young AwardWhitey Ford (ML)
NYY 25-4, 3.21, 209 SO
Rookie of the Year AwardBilly Williams (ML)
CHC 146 G .278/.338/.484
TSN Pitcher of the YearWarren Spahn (ML)
MLN 21-13, 3.02, 115 SO

(ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners (history)

PitcherBobby Shantz (ML)
CatcherJohnny Roseboro (ML)
First BaseBill White (ML)
Second BaseBill Mazeroski (ML)
Third BaseKen Boyer (ML)
ShortstopMaury Wills (ML)
OutfieldRoberto Clemente (ML), Willie Mays (ML) and Vada Pinson (ML)

League All-Stars

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

Starters
P. Warren Spahn (MLN)
C. Smoky Burgess (PIT)
1B. Bill White (STL)
2B. Frank Bolling (MLN)
3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN)
SS. Maury Wills (LAD)
LF. Orlando Cepeda (SFG)
CF. Willie Mays (SFG)
RF. Roberto Clemente (PIT)

     
Hank Aaron* (MLN)
George Altman* (CHC)
Ken Boyer* (STL)
Roy Face* (PIT)
Joey Jay (CIN)
Eddie Kasko (CIN)
Sandy Koufax* (LAD)
Art Mahaffey (PHI)
Mike McCormick* (SFG)
     
Stu Miller* (SFG)
Stan Musial* (STL)
Bob Purkey* (CIN)
Frank Robinson* (CIN)
Johnny Roseboro (LAD)
Dick Stuart* (PIT)
Don Zimmer* (CHC)
Second of Two All-Star Games / Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Bob Purkey (CIN)
C. Smoky Burgess (PIT)
1B. Bill White (STL)
2B. Frank Bolling (MLN)
3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN)
SS. Maury Wills (LAD)
LF. Orlando Cepeda (SFG)
CF. Willie Mays (SFG)
RF. Roberto Clemente (PIT)

     
Hank Aaron* (MLN)
George Altman* (CHC)
Ed Bailey (SFG)
Ernie Banks* (CHC)
Ken Boyer (STL)
Don Drysdale (LAD)
Roy Face (PIT)
Joey Jay (CIN)
Eddie Kasko* (CIN)
     
Sandy Koufax* (LAD)
Art Mahaffey* (PHI)
Mike McCormick (SFG)
Stu Miller* (SFG)
Stan Musial* (STL)
Frank Robinson (CIN)
Johnny Roseboro* (LAD)
Warren Spahn (MLN)
Dick Stuart* (PIT)
     
Don Zimmer (CHC)

NL Other Leaders

Glossary
Oldest  s c a p y
1.Boyd (MLN)born 1919-10-01
2.Musial (STL)born 1920-11-21
3.Valo (PHI)born 1921-03-05
4.Spahn (MLN)born 1921-04-23
5.Schoendienst (STL)born 1923-02-02
6.Croweborn 1923-03-22
7.Hodges (LAD)born 1924-04-04
8.Nelson (PIT)born 1924-11-18
9.Baker (PIT)born 1925-06-15
10.Jones (CIN)born 1925-08-16
Youngest  s c a p y
1.Murphy (CHC)born 1942-08-23
2.Buchek (STL)born 1942-05-09
3.Hubbs (CHC)born 1941-12-23
4.McCarver (STL)born 1941-10-16
5.Mathews (CHC)born 1941-07-21
6.Brown (PHI)born 1941-06-18
7.Roof (MLN)born 1941-03-05
8.Sadecki (STL)born 1940-12-26
9.Cloninger (MLN)born 1940-08-13
10.Torre (MLN)born 1940-07-18
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