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1961 Cincinnati Reds Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960 / 1962)
93-61, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 710 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (93-61)
Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,117,603 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-1) to New York Yankees
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1960 / 1962 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Harry Anderson 29 L R 6' 3" 210 Sep 10, 1931 5 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ed Bailey 30 L R 6' 2" 205 Apr 15, 1931 9 12 12 12 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Baumer 30 R R 6' 2" 185 Jan 29, 1931 2 10 8 10 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gus Bell 32 L R 6' 2" 196 Nov 15, 1928 12 103 54 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 1 34 75 39 0
Hal Bevan 30 R R 6' 2" 198 Nov 15, 1930 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Don Blasingame 29 L R 5' 10" 165 Mar 16, 1932 7 123 110 123 123 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Marshall Bridges 30 B L 6' 1" 180 Jun 2, 1931 3 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Brosnan 31 R R 6' 4" 210 Oct 24, 1929 7 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leo Cardenas 22 R R 5' 10" 163 Dec 17, 1938 2 74 46 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 12 4
Elio Chacon 24 R R Oct 26, 1936 2 61 34 61 61 0 0 0 42 0 0 3 0 5 7 1 19
Gordy Coleman 26 L R 6' 2" 218 Jul 5, 1934 3 150 140 150 150 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Cliff Cook 24 R R 6' 0" 188 Aug 20, 1936 3 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Johnny Edwards 23 L R 6' 4" 220 Jun 10, 1938 1st 52 39 52 52 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Gene Freese 27 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 8, 1934 7 152 151 152 152 0 0 0 1 151 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Gaines 24 R R 6' 1" 190 Nov 22, 1936 2 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0
Dick Gernert 32 R R 6' 3" 210 Sep 28, 1928 10 40 14 40 40 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Bill Henry 33 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 15, 1927 8 48 0 48 48 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jay Hook 24 L R 6' 2" 182 Nov 18, 1936 5 22 5 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Hunt 22 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 14, 1938 1st 29 22 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joey Jay 25 B R 6' 4" 228 Aug 15, 1935 8 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Darrell Johnson 32 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 25, 1928 5 20 17 20 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Johnson 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Jun 16, 1933 4 15 11 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sherman Jones 26 L R 6' 4" 205 Feb 10, 1935 2 24 2 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Jones 35 R R 6' 1" 192 Aug 16, 1925 15 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Eddie Kasko 29 R R 6' 0" 180 Jun 27, 1932 5 126 113 126 126 0 0 0 6 12 112 0 0 0 0 9 0 All-Star
Jerry Lynch 30 L R 6' 1" 189 Jul 17, 1930 8 96 36 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 2 44 59 0
Jim Maloney 21 L R 6' 2" 207 Jun 2, 1940 2 30 11 30 30 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
Howie Nunn 25 R R 6' 0" 173 Oct 18, 1935 2 24 0 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim O'Toole 24 B L 6' 0" 198 Jan 10, 1937 4 39 35 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Claude Osteen 21 L L 5' 11" 173 Aug 9, 1939 4 6 0 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Vada Pinson 22 L L 5' 11" 181 Aug 11, 1938 4 154 151 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 153 1 0
Wally Post 31 R R 6' 1" 203 Jul 9, 1929 12 99 72 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 37 81 25 0
Bob Purkey 31 R R 6' 2" 195 Jul 14, 1929 8 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Frank Robinson HOF 25 R R 6' 1" 195 Aug 31, 1935 6 153 149 153 153 0 0 0 0 1 0 59 4 92 150 4 0 All-Star
Bob Schmidt 28 R R 6' 2" 205 Apr 22, 1933 4 27 22 27 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Whisenant 31 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 14, 1929 8 26 0 26 26 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 2 12 10 6
Jerry Zimmerman 26 R R 6' 2" 185 Sep 21, 1934 1st 76 64 76 76 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1960 / 1962 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played