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1961 American League

1961 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 811 games, 10 teams, approx. 162 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1960 / 1962
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1960 / 1962

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1960 / 1962

League Standings

Regular Season

162 games
Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Detroit Tigers 101 61 .623 8
Baltimore Orioles 95 67 .586 14
Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 23
Cleveland Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Boston Red Sox 76 86 .469 33
Minnesota Twins 70 90 .438 38
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Washington Senators 61 100 .379 47.5
Kansas City Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Detroit Tigers DET 27.5 5.16 163 6378 5561 841 1481 215 53 180 779 98 36 673 867 .266 .347 .421 .768 2342 125 38 64 42 39
New York Yankees NYY 28.4 5.07 163 6239 5559 827 1461 194 40 240 781 28 18 543 785 .263 .330 .442 .771 2455 120 35 57 45 45
Chicago White Sox CHW 30.3 4.69 163 6285 5556 765 1475 216 46 138 704 100 40 550 612 .265 .335 .395 .730 2197 118 57 71 51 30
Los Angeles Angels LAA 28.2 4.59 162 6252 5424 744 1331 218 22 189 700 37 28 681 1068 .245 .331 .398 .729 2160 116 30 80 37 25
Cleveland Indians CLE 28.7 4.58 161 6252 5609 737 1493 257 39 150 682 34 11 492 720 .266 .326 .406 .732 2278 133 28 73 50 33
Boston Red Sox BOS 27.5 4.47 163 6307 5508 729 1401 251 37 112 682 56 36 647 847 .254 .334 .374 .708 2062 129 29 81 42 28
Minnesota Twins MIN 27.7 4.39 161 6156 5417 707 1353 215 40 167 665 47 43 597 840 .250 .326 .397 .722 2149 141 33 67 42 25
Baltimore Orioles BAL 27.4 4.24 163 6211 5481 691 1393 227 36 149 638 39 30 581 902 .254 .326 .390 .716 2139 140 23 78 48 25
Kansas City Athletics KCA 27.3 4.22 162 6164 5423 683 1342 216 47 90 631 58 22 580 772 .247 .320 .354 .675 1922 107 25 89 47 10
Washington Senators WSA 29.3 3.84 161 6062 5366 618 1307 217 44 119 578 81 47 558 917 .244 .315 .367 .682 1969 127 21 73 44 30
League Totals 28.2 4.53 1622 62306 54904 7342 14037 2226 404 1534 6840 578 311 5902 8330 .256 .329 .395 .724 21673 1256 319 733 448 290

League Pitching

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

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Chicago White Sox CHW 163 4346 1793 128 138 .980 6 48 32 40% Al Lopez
New York Yankees NYY 163 4353 1760 124 180 .980 13 43 31 42% Ralph Houk
Baltimore Orioles BAL 163 4414 1777 128 173 .980 30 52 31 37% Paul Richards and Lum Harris
Boston Red Sox BOS 163 4328 1742 144 170 .977 19 68 24 26% Pinky Higgins
Cleveland Indians CLE 161 4331 1642 139 142 .977 14 53 38 42% Jimmy Dykes and Mel Harder
Detroit Tigers DET 163 4378 1554 146 147 .976 13 45 39 46% Bob Scheffing
Washington Senators WSA 161 4275 1846 156 171 .975 23 83 34 29% Mickey Vernon
Minnesota Twins MIN 161 4297 1635 174 150 .972 16 56 24 30% Sam Mele and Cookie Lavagetto
Kansas City Athletics KCA 162 4245 1764 175 160 .972 17 52 26 33% Hank Bauer and Joe Gordon
Los Angeles Angels LAA 162 4314 1756 192 154 .969 24 78 32 29% Bill Rigney
League Totals 1622 43281 17269 1506 1585 .976 175 578 311 35%