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1961 Chicago Cubs

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960 / 1962

64-90, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Vedie Himsl (10-21), Harry Craft (7-9), El Tappe (42-54) and Lou Klein (5-6)
Scored 689 runs, Allowed 800 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-87

Ballparks: Wrigley Field · Attendance: 673,057 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 102

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1960 / 1962 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Dick Bertell 25 92 287 267 20 73 7 1 2 33 0 0 15 33 .273 .308 .330 .637 69 88 7 0 1 4 3
2 1B Ed Bouchee* 28 112 387 319 49 79 12 3 12 38 1 4 58 77 .248 .371 .417 .788 108 133 2 5 4 1 7
3 2B Don Zimmer 30 128 512 477 57 120 25 4 13 40 5 1 25 70 .252 .291 .403 .694 81 192 16 2 7 1 1
4 SS Ernie Banks 30 138 573 511 75 142 22 4 29 80 1 2 54 75 .278 .346 .507 .852 122 259 11 2 0 6 21
5 3B Ron Santo 21 154 655 578 84 164 32 6 23 83 2 3 73 77 .284 .362 .479 .842 121 277 25 0 1 3 7
6 LF Billy Williams* 23 146 584 529 75 147 20 7 25 86 6 0 45 70 .278 .338 .484 .822 115 256 11 5 1 4 11
7 CF Al Heist 33 109 366 321 48 82 14 3 7 37 3 3 39 51 .255 .337 .383 .720 90 123 7 1 4 1 0
8 RF George Altman* 28 138 573 518 77 157 28 12 27 96 6 2 40 92 .303 .353 .560 .913 137 290 4 4 4 7 3
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 CF Richie Ashburn* 34 109 368 307 49 79 7 4 0 19 7 6 55 27 .257 .373 .306 .679 83 94 4 3 1 2 2
10 MI Jerry Kindall 26 96 333 310 37 75 22 3 9 44 2 2 18 89 .242 .288 .419 .707 84 130 5 2 3 0 0
11 C Sammy Taylor* 28 89 264 235 26 56 8 2 8 23 0 0 23 39 .238 .316 .391 .707 86 92 6 4 1 1 7
12 IF Andre Rodgers 26 73 243 214 27 57 17 0 6 23 1 1 25 54 .266 .343 .430 .773 103 92 6 1 1 2 1
13 RF Bob Will* 29 86 130 113 9 29 9 0 0 8 0 1 15 19 .257 .341 .336 .677 81 38 1 0 1 1 0
14 UT Frank Thomas 32 15 52 50 7 13 2 0 2 6 0 0 2 8 .260 .288 .420 .708 85 21 3 0 0 0 0
15 C Moe Thacker 27 25 47 35 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 11 .171 .383 .171 .554 54 6 1 1 0 0 1
16 IF Mel Roach 28 23 42 39 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 .128 .190 .179 .370 -1 7 3 0 0 0 0
17 C Cuno Barragan 29 10 31 28 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 7 .214 .267 .321 .588 55 9 1 0 1 0 0
18 2B Ken Hubbs 19 10 28 28 4 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 .179 .179 .393 .571 46 11 0 0 0 0 0
19 1B Moe Morhardt* 24 7 21 18 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .278 .381 .278 .659 78 5 0 0 0 0 0
20 RF Danny Murphy* 18 4 14 13 3 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 5 .385 .429 .846 1.275 227 11 0 0 0 0 0
21 CF Lou Brock* 22 4 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 -29 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 RF Jim McAnany 24 11 11 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 102 4 0 0 0 0 0
23 CF Nelson Mathews 19 3 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -41 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 George Freese 34 9 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 .375 .286 .661 79 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 RF Sammy Drake# 26 13 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
26 P Don Cardwell 25 40 106 95 6 10 3 0 3 6 0 0 6 55 .105 .167 .232 .398 4 22 0 1 4 0 0
27 P Glen Hobbie 25 36 74 66 5 11 3 0 2 6 0 0 5 30 .167 .225 .303 .528 38 20 1 0 3 0 0
28 P Jack Curtis* 24 31 72 60 8 10 2 0 2 4 0 0 10 23 .167 .286 .300 .586 56 18 0 0 2 0 0
29 P Dick Ellsworth* 21 37 65 56 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 .036 .100 .054 .154 -58 3 0 1 5 0 0
30 P Bob Anderson 25 57 45 42 5 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 22 .143 .163 .286 .449 16 12 0 0 2 0 0
31 P Jim Brewer* 23 36 25 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .182 .250 .182 .432 17 4 0 0 1 0 0
32 P Dick Drott 24 35 23 22 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 .273 .304 .364 .668 76 8 1 0 0 0 0
33 P Don Elston 32 58 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 -3 2 0 0 3 0 0
34 P Barney Schultz 34 41 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0 2 0 0
35 P Joe Schaffernoth 23 21 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 P Mel Wright 33 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 P Dick Burwell 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.1 156 6000 5344 689 1364 238 51 176 650 35 25 539 1027 .255 .325 .418 .743 95 2232 115 32 52 33 64
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 7 6 2 2 3 7 8 2 1 7 6 3 3 1 4 7
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO 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
1 SP Don Cardwell 25 15 14 .517 3.82 39 38 1 13 3 0 259.1 243 121 110 22 88 0 156 10 2 6 1106 110 1.276 8.4 0.8 3.1 5.4 1.77
2 SP Glen Hobbie 25 7 13 .350 4.26 36 29 4 7 2 2 198.2 207 113 94 26 54 7 103 6 0 4 848 99 1.314 9.4 1.2 2.4 4.7 1.91
3 SP Dick Ellsworth* 21 10 11 .476 3.86 37 31 2 7 1 0 186.2 213 90 80 23 48 3 91 3 0 9 799 109 1.398 10.3 1.1 2.3 4.4 1.90
4 SP Jack Curtis* 24 10 13 .435 4.89 31 27 2 6 0 0 180.1 220 117 98 23 51 6 57 1 0 1 802 86 1.503 11.0 1.1 2.5 2.8 1.12
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO 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
5 CL Bob Anderson 25 7 10 .412 4.26 57 12 21 1 0 8 152.0 162 85 72 14 56 11 96 2 0 4 659 99 1.434 9.6 0.8 3.3 5.7 1.71
6 RP Dick Drott 24 1 4 .200 4.22 35 8 12 0 0 0 98.0 75 54 46 13 51 0 48 1 1 7 414 100 1.286 6.9 1.2 4.7 4.4 0.94
7 RP Don Elston 32 6 7 .462 5.59 58 0 32 0 0 8 93.1 108 64 58 11 45 12 59 6 0 3 421 75 1.639 10.4 1.1 4.3 5.7 1.31
8 RP Jim Brewer* 23 1 7 .125 5.82 36 11 11 0 0 0 86.2 116 65 56 17 21 2 57 1 0 4 388 72 1.581 12.0 1.8 2.2 5.9 2.71
9 RP Barney Schultz 34 7 6 .538 2.70 41 0 25 0 0 7 66.2 57 32 20 6 25 4 59 4 0 6 286 156 1.230 7.7 0.8 3.4 8.0 2.36
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO 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
10 Joe Schaffernoth 23 0 4 .000 6.34 21 0 7 0 0 0 38.1 43 29 27 7 18 2 23 1 0 4 170 67 1.591 10.1 1.6 4.2 5.4 1.28
11 Mel Wright 33 0 1 .000 10.71 11 0 5 0 0 0 21.0 42 26 25 3 4 0 6 0 0 1 107 40 2.190 18.0 1.3 1.7 2.6 1.50
12 Dick Burwell 21 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21 51 2.500 13.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 25.1 64 90 .416 4.48 156 156 122 34 6 25 1385.0 1492 800 690 165 465 47 755 35 3 50 6021 94 1.413 9.7 1.1 3.0 4.9 1.62
Rank in 8 NL teams 7 2 7 6 8 5 3 8 8 7 7 2 7
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO 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
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary
George Altman 28 132 131 115 1164.1 294 276 12 6 5 .980 -4 -4 2.23 2.00 RF-CF-1B-LF
Bob Anderson 25 57 12 1 152.0 52 14 38 0 7 1.000 3.08 0.91 7 4 36% 1 P
Richie Ashburn 34 77 69 48 604.1 137 130 4 3 0 .978 -12 -25 2.00 1.74 CF-LF
Ernie Banks 30 133 132 117 1144.0 661 274 366 21 76 .968 8 8 5.03 4.78 SS-LF-1B
Cuno Barragan 29 10 9 5 71.0 39 35 4 0 1 1.000 1 17 4.94 3.90 1 2 0 2 100% 1 C
Dick Bertell 25 90 75 55 655.0 453 396 49 8 10 .982 0 0 6.11 4.94 23 19 26 20 43% 4 C
Ed Bouchee 28 107 90 85 829.0 944 852 76 16 97 .983 -4 -6 10.07 8.67 1B
Jim Brewer 23 36 11 0 86.2 13 4 8 1 0 .923 1.25 0.33 3 4 57% 0 P
Lou Brock 22 3 3 1 21.0 8 6 0 2 0 .750 -1 -40 2.57 2.00 CF
Dick Burwell 21 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 1 0 0% 0 P
Don Cardwell 25 39 38 13 259.1 74 18 54 2 3 .973 2.50 1.85 13 4 24% 1 P
Jack Curtis 24 31 27 6 180.1 50 5 42 3 1 .940 2.35 1.52 5 2 29% 3 P
Sammy Drake 26 1 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -40 1.50 1.00 RF
Dick Drott 24 35 8 0 98.0 13 1 11 1 0 .923 1.10 0.34 6 4 40% 0 P
Dick Ellsworth 21 37 31 7 186.2 59 8 49 2 7 .966 2.75 1.54 3 5 63% 1 P
Don Elston 32 58 0 0 93.1 22 4 18 0 1 1.000 2.12 0.38 4 8 67% 2 P
Al Heist 33 99 82 69 717.1 226 213 8 5 0 .978 2 4 2.77 2.23 CF
Glen Hobbie 25 36 29 7 198.2 73 16 53 4 1 .945 3.13 1.92 8 1 11% 0 P
Ken Hubbs 19 8 6 5 53.1 28 13 15 0 2 1.000 -0 -5 4.72 3.50 2B
Jerry Kindall 26 90 76 60 696.1 465 206 233 26 61 .944 -19 -33 5.67 4.53 2B-SS
Nelson Mathews 19 2 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 47 2.50 2.50 CF
Jim McAnany 24 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 RF
Moe Morhardt 24 7 7 6 55.1 78 72 3 3 9 .962 -2 -43 12.20 10.71 1B
Danny Murphy 18 4 4 3 27.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -26 1.98 1.50 RF
Mel Roach 28 13 9 4 73.1 63 53 8 2 8 .968 -0 -8 7.49 4.36 1B-2B
Andre Rodgers 26 66 57 42 514.0 500 408 83 9 44 .982 -3 -7 8.60 7.12 1B-SS-RF-2B
Ron Santo 21 153 152 151 1352.0 495 157 307 31 41 .937 -15 -13 3.09 3.03 3B
Joe Schaffernoth 23 21 0 0 38.1 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.88 0.38 2 0 0% 0 P
Barney Schultz 34 41 0 0 66.2 13 4 9 0 0 1.000 1.76 0.32 7 2 22% 0 P
Sammy Taylor 28 75 61 48 541.2 348 319 25 4 5 .989 -4 -9 5.72 4.59 8 25 32 11 26% 1 C
Moe Thacker 27 25 11 7 117.1 74 67 5 2 0 .973 -1 -10 5.52 2.88 3 4 3 2 40% 0 C
Frank Thomas 32 14 12 9 111.0 54 50 4 0 2 1.000 1 6 4.38 3.38 LF-1B
Bob Will 29 32 14 13 148.2 36 35 0 1 1 .972 -4 -29 2.12 1.09 RF-LF-1B
Billy Williams 23 135 133 130 1179.1 238 220 7 11 3 .954 -10 -10 1.73 1.66 LF-RF
Mel Wright 33 11 0 0 21.0 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 4.29 0.91 2 1 33% 0 P
Don Zimmer 30 121 112 102 979.1 636 284 332 20 100 .969 -4 -5 5.66 5.05 2B-3B-RF
Team Totals 27.1 156 1404 1111 12465.0 6186 4155 1848 183 486 .970 -73 -7 4.33 3.31 35 50 61 35 36% 14
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 3 8
Age G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
George Altman* 28 573 23 1 -1 2 -4 -7 19 32 3.3 37 3.8 -0.5 $ Amateur Free Agent *98/37
Bob Anderson 25 45 -5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Richie Ashburn* 34 368 -5 0 0 0 -12 -1 13 -5 -0.5 7 0.7 -1.2 $ Traded 87
Ernie Banks 30 573 10 0 3 -2 8 5 19 42 4.3 35 3.6 0.7 $ Amateur Free Agent *67/3
Cuno Barragan 29 31 -2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 2
Dick Bertell 25 287 -12 0 -2 -1 0 5 10 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 2
Ed Bouchee* 28 386 4 -4 0 1 -4 -6 13 4 0.5 8 0.8 -0.3 $ Traded *3
Jim Brewer* 23 25 -3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Lou Brock* 22 12 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent /8
Dick Burwell 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /1
Don Cardwell 25 107 -13 0 -1 0 0 9 4 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ Traded 1
Jack Curtis* 24 72 -4 -1 0 0 0 6 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Sammy Drake# 26 6 -1 0 0 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /9
Dick Drott 24 23 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Dick Ellsworth* 21 65 -13 0 0 0 0 6 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Don Elston 32 14 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Traded 1
George Freese 34 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ MinorLg Draft
Al Heist 33 366 -4 -1 2 -1 2 0 13 11 1.1 9 0.9 0.2 $ Traded 8
Glen Hobbie 25 74 -6 0 -1 0 0 7 3 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Ken Hubbs 19 28 -2 0 0 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /4
Jerry Kindall 26 333 -9 0 -1 0 -19 4 12 -13 -1.4 6 0.6 -2.0 $ Amateur Free Agent--bonus baby 46
Nelson Mathews 19 9 -2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent /8
Jim McAnany 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Traded /9
Moe Morhardt* 24 21 0 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ Amateur Free Agent /3
Danny Murphy* 18 14 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /9
Mel Roach 28 42 -6 0 1 -1 -0 0 1 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ Traded /34
Andre Rodgers 26 243 1 1 -2 -1 -3 -1 8 3 0.3 6 0.6 -0.3 $ Traded 36/94
Ron Santo 21 655 15 1 2 -4 -15 4 22 25 2.5 40 4.1 -1.6 $ Amateur Free Agent *5
Joe Schaffernoth 23 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Barney Schultz 34 12 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Sammy Taylor* 28 264 -6 0 -1 -1 -4 4 9 1 0.1 5 0.5 -0.4 $ Traded 2
Moe Thacker 27 47 -2 0 0 0 -1 1 2 0 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ Unknown 2
Frank Thomas 32 52 -1 1 0 -1 1 -1 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Traded 7/3
Bob Will* 29 130 -3 -1 -1 1 -4 -1 5 -4 -0.5 0 0.0 -0.5 $ Amateur Free Agent 9/73
Billy Williams* 23 584 7 1 -4 1 -10 -8 20 7 0.8 17 1.8 -1.0 $ Amateur Free Agent *79
Mel Wright 33 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Free Agency 1
Don Zimmer 30 512 -15 0 3 -2 -4 3 18 3 0.2 7 0.7 -0.5 $ Traded *4/59
Team Total 27.1 6000 -61 -2 -1 -9 -73 40 204 97 9.5 171 17.5 -8.0 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Bob Anderson 25 152.0 12 85 106 -7 1.2 21 1.6 $ Amateur Free Agent
Jim Brewer* 23 86.2 11 65 60 -5 .8 -5 -0.7 $ Amateur Free Agent
Dick Burwell 21 4.0 0 4 3 0 .3 -1 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent
Don Cardwell 25 259.1 38 121 178 -13 1.0 57 5.7 $ Traded
Jack Curtis* 24 180.1 27 117 125 -10 1.0 8 0.8 $ Amateur Free Agent
Dick Drott 24 98.0 8 54 68 -5 .7 14 0.9 $ Amateur Free Agent
Dick Ellsworth* 21 186.2 31 90 127 -10 1.1 37 3.8 $ Amateur Free Agent
Don Elston 32 93.1 0 64 64 -5 1.4 0 -1.0 $ Traded
Glen Hobbie 25 198.2 29 113 136 -10 1.1 23 2.4 $ Amateur Free Agent
Joe Schaffernoth 23 38.1 0 29 27 -2 .9 -2 -0.5 $ Amateur Free Agent
Barney Schultz 34 66.2 0 32 46 -3 1.7 14 1.1 $ Purchased
Mel Wright 33 21.0 0 26 15 -1 .3 -11 -0.8 $ Free Agency
Team Total 25.1 1385.0 156 800 955 -71 1.1 155 13.2 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1960 / 1962 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics