1961 Chicago White Sox Playoff Odds

1960 Season 1962 Season

Record: 86-76-1, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Al Lopez (86-76-1)

General Manager: Bill Veeck

Farm Director: Glen Miller

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 1,146,019 (4th of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 85-77, 765 Runs, 726 Runs Allowed

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Table
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-10-01	0.4	86	76	0.0	0.0	86.0	76.0	86-76	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-09-30	0.4	86	76	0.0	0.0	86.0	76.0	86-76	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-29	0.4	86	75	0.4	0.6	86.4	75.6	87-75	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-28	0.4	86	74	0.9	1.1	86.9	75.1	88-74	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-27	0.4	86	74	0.9	1.1	86.9	75.1	88-74	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-26	0.5	86	73	1.5	1.5	87.5	74.5	89-73	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-25	0.5	85	72	2.6	2.4	87.6	74.4	89-73	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-24	0.5	85	72	2.6	2.4	87.6	74.4	89-73	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-23	0.5	84	71	3.5	3.5	87.5	74.5	90-72	85-77	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-22	0.4	84	71	3.5	3.5	87.5	74.5	90-72	85-77	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-21	0.5	84	70	4.0	4.0	88.0	74.0	90-72	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-20	0.5	84	70	4.0	4.0	88.0	74.0	90-72	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-19	0.5	83	70	4.5	4.5	87.5	74.5	90-72	85-77	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-18	0.5	82	70	5.1	4.9	87.1	74.9	90-72	84-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-17	0.5	82	70	4.0	5.0	86.0	75.0	89-72	83-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-16	0.5	80	70	6.1	5.9	86.1	75.9	89-73	83-79	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-15	0.5	80	69	6.7	6.3	86.7	75.3	90-72	84-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-14	0.6	80	68	6.3	6.7	86.3	74.7	89-72	83-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-13	0.5	78	68	8.1	7.9	86.1	75.9	89-73	83-79	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-12	0.5	78	68	8.1	7.9	86.1	75.9	89-73	83-79	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-11	0.5	78	67	8.5	8.5	86.5	75.5	90-72	83-79	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-10	0.5	78	67	8.6	8.4	86.6	75.4	90-72	83-79	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-09	0.5	78	66	9.1	8.9	87.1	74.9	91-71	84-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-08	0.5	78	65	9.6	9.4	87.6	74.4	91-71	84-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-07	0.5	77	65	10.3	9.7	87.3	74.7	91-71	84-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-06	0.5	77	65	9.2	9.8	86.2	74.8	90-71	83-78	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-05	0.5	75	65	11.3	10.7	86.3	75.7	90-72	82-80	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-04	0.5	75	65	11.8	11.2	86.8	76.2	91-72	83-80	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-03	0.5	74	64	12.0	12.0	86.0	76.0	90-72	82-80	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-02	0.5	72	64	14.2	12.8	86.2	76.8	90-73	82-81	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-09-01	0.4	71	64	14.7	13.3	85.7	77.3	90-73	81-82	<0.1%	<0.1%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-08-31	0.5	70	63	15.9	14.1	85.9	77.1	90-73	81-82	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-30	0.5	70	62	16.3	14.7	86.3	76.7	91-72	82-81	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-29	0.4	69	62	16.7	15.3	85.7	77.3	90-73	81-82	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-28	0.4	68	62	17.1	15.9	85.1	77.9	90-73	80-83	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-27	0.4	68	62	16.1	15.9	84.1	77.9	89-73	79-83	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-26	0.3	66	62	17.9	17.1	83.9	79.1	89-74	79-84	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-25	0.2	65	62	18.3	17.7	83.3	79.7	88-75	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-24	0.2	64	62	18.9	18.1	82.9	80.1	88-75	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-23	0.2	64	61	19.4	18.6	83.4	79.6	89-74	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-22	0.3	64	60	20.2	18.8	84.2	78.8	89-74	79-84	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-21	0.4	63	60	19.9	19.1	82.9	79.1	88-74	78-84	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-20	0.4	63	60	19.9	19.1	82.9	79.1	88-74	78-84	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-19	0.3	61	60	21.8	20.2	82.8	80.2	88-75	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-18	0.3	60	60	22.4	20.6	82.4	80.6	88-75	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-17	0.3	60	59	23.0	21.0	83.0	80.0	88-75	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-16	0.3	60	58	23.4	21.6	83.4	79.6	89-74	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-15	0.2	60	57	23.8	22.2	83.8	79.2	89-74	78-85	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-14	0.2	59	57	24.0	23.0	83.0	80.0	89-74	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-13	0.2	59	57	24.1	22.9	83.1	79.9	89-74	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-12	0.1	58	57	24.5	23.5	82.5	80.5	88-75	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-11	0.1	57	57	25.1	23.9	82.1	80.9	88-75	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-10	0.2	56	57	25.7	24.3	81.7	81.3	87-76	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-09	0.2	56	56	26.2	24.8	82.2	80.8	88-75	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-08	0.2	56	55	26.6	25.4	82.6	80.4	89-74	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-07	0.2	56	54	27.2	25.8	83.2	79.8	89-74	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-06	0.2	56	54	26.4	25.6	82.4	79.6	88-74	76-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-05	0.3	54	54	28.9	26.1	82.9	80.1	89-74	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-04	0.2	53	54	29.0	27.0	82.0	81.0	88-75	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-03	0.2	53	54	29.0	27.0	82.0	81.0	88-75	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-02	0.2	52	54	29.4	27.6	81.4	81.6	88-75	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-08-01	0.1	51	53	30.2	28.8	81.2	81.8	87-76	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-07-31	0.1	51	53	30.2	28.8	81.2	81.8	87-76	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-30	0.1	51	53	30.2	28.8	81.2	81.8	87-76	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-29	0.1	50	52	31.2	29.8	81.2	81.8	88-75	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-28	0.1	50	52	31.0	30.0	81.0	82.0	87-76	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-27	0.1	50	51	31.8	30.2	81.8	81.2	88-75	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-26	0.1	50	50	32.2	30.8	82.2	80.8	89-74	76-87	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-25	0.1	50	49	32.5	30.5	82.5	79.5	89-73	76-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-24	0.2	50	47	34.0	32.0	84.0	79.0	91-72	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-23	0.2	50	47	34.0	32.0	84.0	79.0	91-72	77-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-22	0.2	49	47	33.5	32.5	82.5	79.5	89-73	76-86	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-21	0.1	47	47	34.9	34.1	81.9	81.1	89-74	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-20	0.1	47	47	34.9	34.1	81.9	81.1	89-74	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-19	0.1	47	47	34.8	34.2	81.8	81.2	89-74	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-18	0.1	46	47	35.3	34.7	81.3	81.7	88-75	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-17	0.2	45	47	36.4	34.6	81.4	81.6	88-75	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-16	0.2	44	47	36.8	35.2	80.8	82.2	88-75	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-15	0.3	43	46	38.4	35.6	81.4	81.6	88-75	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-14	0.2	43	45	38.6	36.4	81.6	81.4	89-74	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-13	0.1	42	45	38.7	37.3	80.7	82.3	88-75	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-12	0.2	42	44	38.4	37.6	80.4	81.6	87-75	73-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-11	0.2	42	44	38.4	37.6	80.4	81.6	87-75	73-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-10	0.2	42	44	38.4	37.6	80.4	81.6	87-75	73-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-09	0.2	42	44	38.4	37.6	80.4	81.6	87-75	73-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-08	0.1	40	44	40.2	38.8	80.2	82.8	87-76	73-90	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-07	0.2	40	43	40.7	39.3	80.7	82.3	88-75	73-90	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-06	0.3	40	42	41.9	39.1	81.9	81.1	89-74	75-88	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-05	0.3	39	42	42.6	39.4	81.6	81.4	89-74	74-89	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-04	0.3	39	41	43.4	38.6	82.4	79.6	90-72	75-87	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-07-03	0.4	39	39	44.7	40.3	83.7	79.3	91-72	76-87	0.2%	0.1%
1961-07-02	0.4	39	38	45.3	40.7	84.3	78.7	92-71	77-86	0.4%	0.2%
1961-07-01	0.4	39	37	46.3	40.7	85.3	77.7	93-70	78-85	0.6%	0.3%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-06-30	0.4	38	37	46.8	41.2	84.8	78.2	92-71	77-86	0.6%	0.4%
1961-06-29	0.5	38	36	48.1	40.9	86.1	76.9	94-69	78-85	1.7%	0.8%
1961-06-28	0.5	38	35	48.7	41.3	86.7	76.3	94-69	79-84	2.4%	1.2%
1961-06-27	0.6	38	34	48.5	41.5	86.5	75.5	94-68	79-83	2.6%	1.3%
1961-06-26	0.4	36	34	49.4	43.6	85.4	77.6	93-70	77-86	0.9%	0.4%
1961-06-25	0.4	36	34	48.5	43.5	84.5	77.5	92-70	77-85	0.9%	0.4%
1961-06-24	0.4	34	34	50.4	44.6	84.4	78.6	92-71	76-87	0.9%	0.4%
1961-06-23	0.4	33	34	51.0	45.0	84.0	79.0	92-71	76-87	0.9%	0.4%
1961-06-22	0.4	32	34	51.4	45.6	83.4	79.6	91-72	75-88	0.6%	0.3%
1961-06-21	0.4	32	34	50.4	45.6	82.4	79.6	90-72	74-88	0.7%	0.3%
1961-06-20	0.2	30	34	50.6	48.4	80.6	82.4	89-74	72-91	0.2%	0.1%
1961-06-19	0.2	29	34	51.1	48.9	80.1	82.9	88-75	72-91	0.2%	0.1%
1961-06-18	0.1	29	34	50.1	48.9	79.1	82.9	87-75	71-91	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-17	0.2	27	34	52.7	49.3	79.7	83.3	88-75	71-92	0.1%	0.1%
1961-06-16	0.2	26	34	52.9	50.1	78.9	84.1	87-76	70-93	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-15	0.2	26	33	53.9	50.1	79.9	83.1	88-75	72-91	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-14	0.2	25	33	53.4	50.6	78.4	83.6	87-75	70-92	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-13	0.3	23	33	55.0	51.0	78.0	84.0	87-75	70-92	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-12	0.2	21	33	56.7	52.3	77.7	85.3	86-77	69-94	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-11	0.2	20	33	56.7	53.3	76.7	86.3	85-78	68-95	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-10	0.2	19	32	58.2	53.8	77.2	85.8	86-77	69-94	<0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-09	0.2	19	31	58.9	53.1	77.9	84.1	87-75	69-93	0.2%	0.1%
1961-06-08	0.3	19	29	61.1	53.9	80.1	82.9	89-74	71-92	0.3%	0.2%
1961-06-07	0.3	19	29	61.1	53.9	80.1	82.9	89-74	71-92	0.3%	0.2%
1961-06-06	0.3	19	29	60.9	54.1	79.9	83.1	89-74	71-92	0.4%	0.2%
1961-06-05	0.2	18	29	60.5	55.5	78.5	84.5	87-76	70-93	0.2%	0.1%
1961-06-04	0.1	17	29	60.1	56.9	77.1	85.9	86-77	68-95	0.1%	<0.1%
1961-06-03	0.2	17	28	61.0	57.0	78.0	85.0	87-76	69-94	0.3%	0.2%
1961-06-02	0.1	16	28	60.8	58.2	76.8	86.2	86-77	68-95	0.2%	0.1%
1961-06-01	0.2	16	27	61.8	58.2	77.8	85.2	87-76	69-94	0.3%	0.2%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-05-31	0.2	16	27	62.0	58.0	78.0	85.0	87-76	69-94	0.3%	0.1%
1961-05-30	0.2	15	27	62.1	57.9	77.1	84.9	86-76	68-94	0.2%	0.1%
1961-05-29	0.2	15	25	63.9	59.1	78.9	84.1	88-75	70-93	0.4%	0.2%
1961-05-28	0.2	15	25	63.9	59.1	78.9	84.1	88-75	70-93	0.4%	0.2%
1961-05-27	0.2	14	24	63.9	61.1	77.9	85.1	87-76	69-94	0.3%	0.1%
1961-05-26	0.2	14	24	64.8	60.2	78.8	84.2	88-75	70-93	0.3%	0.1%
1961-05-25	0.2	14	24	64.9	60.1	78.9	84.1	88-75	70-93	0.3%	0.1%
1961-05-24	0.3	14	23	66.4	58.6	80.4	81.6	90-72	71-91	0.8%	0.4%
1961-05-23	0.3	14	21	66.7	61.3	80.7	82.3	90-73	71-92	0.9%	0.4%
1961-05-22	0.3	14	20	67.8	61.2	81.8	81.2	91-72	72-91	1.6%	0.8%
1961-05-21	0.4	14	19	68.9	61.1	82.9	80.1	92-71	73-90	2.5%	1.2%
1961-05-20	0.5	13	18	71.6	60.4	84.6	78.4	94-69	75-88	4.5%	2.3%
1961-05-19	0.5	13	18	71.6	59.4	84.6	77.4	94-68	75-87	5.2%	2.6%
1961-05-18	0.8	13	16	75.6	58.4	88.6	74.4	98-65	79-84	12.7%	6.7%
1961-05-17	0.8	12	16	76.1	58.9	88.1	74.9	98-65	79-84	10.3%	5.6%
1961-05-16	0.8	12	16	76.2	58.8	88.2	74.8	97-66	79-84	11.4%	6.0%
1961-05-15	0.8	11	16	76.5	59.5	87.5	75.5	97-66	78-85	9.6%	5.0%
1961-05-14	0.8	11	15	77.2	59.8	88.2	74.8	98-65	79-84	10.3%	5.8%
1961-05-13	0.8	10	14	78.5	60.5	88.5	74.5	98-65	79-84	11.1%	6.1%
1961-05-12	0.7	9	14	77.8	62.2	86.8	76.2	96-67	77-86	8.9%	4.9%
1961-05-11	0.7	8	14	78.7	62.3	86.7	76.3	96-67	77-86	9.3%	4.9%
1961-05-10	0.7	8	14	78.8	62.2	86.8	76.2	96-67	77-86	8.6%	4.8%
1961-05-09	0.8	8	13	80.0	62.0	88.0	75.0	98-65	78-85	12.8%	7.2%
1961-05-08	0.8	7	13	81.0	62.0	88.0	75.0	98-65	78-85	13.3%	7.5%
1961-05-07	0.8	7	13	81.0	61.0	88.0	74.0	98-64	78-84	15.1%	8.7%
1961-05-06	0.9	7	11	82.5	62.5	89.5	73.5	99-64	80-83	19.1%	10.7%
1961-05-05	0.9	7	10	83.4	62.6	90.4	72.6	100-63	81-82	23.6%	13.4%
1961-05-04	0.9	7	9	84.4	62.6	91.4	71.6	101-62	82-81	30.0%	16.8%
1961-05-03	0.9	7	9	84.4	62.6	91.4	71.6	101-62	82-81	33.0%	18.5%
1961-05-02	0.9	7	8	84.9	63.1	91.9	71.1	102-61	82-81	32.1%	17.9%
1961-05-01	0.9	7	7	85.6	63.4	92.6	70.4	103-60	83-80	35.8%	20.1%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS
1961-04-30	0.9	7	6	86.5	63.5	93.5	69.5	103-60	84-79	40.9%	23.5%
1961-04-29	0.9	6	6	86.8	64.2	92.8	70.2	103-60	83-80	36.6%	20.9%
1961-04-28	1.1	6	5	89.3	62.7	95.3	67.7	105-58	85-78	51.5%	30.3%
1961-04-27	1.1	5	5	90.0	63.0	95.0	68.0	105-58	85-78	49.5%	29.4%
1961-04-26	1.0	4	5	89.8	64.2	93.8	69.2	104-59	84-79	45.4%	26.7%
1961-04-25	1.0	4	5	89.8	64.2	93.8	69.2	104-59	84-79	43.5%	25.9%
1961-04-24	1.0	4	5	89.5	64.5	93.5	69.5	104-59	83-80	42.0%	25.0%
1961-04-23	1.0	4	5	89.8	64.2	93.8	69.2	104-59	84-79	43.1%	25.5%
1961-04-22	1.0	3	4	90.7	65.3	93.7	69.3	104-59	84-79	45.1%	26.9%
1961-04-21	1.0	3	3	91.5	65.5	94.5	68.5	105-58	84-79	49.1%	29.2%
1961-04-20	1.0	2	3	91.7	66.3	93.7	69.3	104-59	84-79	46.3%	27.9%
1961-04-19	1.0	1	3	91.4	67.6	92.4	70.6	103-60	82-81	41.6%	24.0%
1961-04-18	1.0	1	2	92.3	67.7	93.3	69.7	103-60	83-80	45.5%	27.3%
1961-04-17	1.0	1	2	92.5	67.5	93.5	69.5	104-59	83-80	46.5%	27.6%
1961-04-16	1.0	1	2	92.5	67.5	93.5	69.5	104-59	83-80	45.8%	27.0%
1961-04-15	1.0	1	2	92.2	67.8	93.2	69.8	104-59	83-80	40.3%	23.2%
1961-04-14	1.0	1	1	92.3	68.7	93.3	69.7	104-59	83-80	40.3%	23.7%
1961-04-13	1.0	1	0	93.5	68.5	94.5	68.5	105-58	84-79	47.2%	27.8%
1961-04-12	1.0	1	0	93.5	68.5	94.5	68.5	105-58	84-79	46.7%	27.0%
1961-04-11	1.0	1	0	93.6	68.4	94.6	68.4	105-58	84-79	47.8%	27.6%
1961-04-10	1.0	1	0	93.7	68.3	94.7	68.3	105-58	84-79	45.4%	25.8%
1961-04-09	1.1			94.7	68.3	94.7	68.3	105-58	84-79	45.8%	26.7%
		Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence
Date	SRS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS