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The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, 14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.

1961 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record95–67 (.586)
League place3rd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart
General managersLee MacPhail
ManagersPaul Richards, Lum Harris
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal)
← 1960 Seasons 1962 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Roger Maris of the Yankees hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season against the Orioles, tying what was at the time Babe Ruth's single-season record. The 59th was hit on September 20 at Memorial Stadium,[6] and the 60th was hit on September 26 at Yankee Stadium.

Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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    • American League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 109 53 .673 — 65‍–‍16 44‍–‍37
    Detroit Tigers 101 61 .623 8 50‍–‍31 51‍–‍30
    Baltimore Orioles 95 67 .586 14 48‍–‍33 47‍–‍34
    Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 23 53‍–‍28 33‍–‍48
    Cleveland Indians 78 83 .484 30½ 40‍–‍41 38‍–‍42
    Boston Red Sox 76 86 .469 33 50‍–‍31 26‍–‍55
    Minnesota Twins 70 90 .438 38 36‍–‍44 34‍–‍46
    Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 38½ 46‍–‍36 24‍–‍55
    Kansas City Athletics 61 100 .379 47½ 33‍–‍47 28‍–‍53
    Washington Senators 61 100 .379 47½ 33‍–‍46 28‍–‍54

    Record vs. opponents

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    1961 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
    Team BAL BOS CHW CLE DET KCA LAA MIN NYY WSH
    Baltimore — 11–7 11–7 9–9 9–9 13–5 8–10 11–7 9–9–1 14–4
    Boston 7–11 — 9–9 5–13 8–10 10–8 11–7–1 11–7 5–13 10–8
    Chicago 7–11 9–9 — 12–6 6–12 14–4 10–8 9–9–1 6–12 13–5
    Cleveland 9–9 13–5 6–12 — 6–12 8–9 10–8 10–8 4–14 12–6
    Detroit 9–9 10–8 12–6 12–6 — 12–6–1 14–4 11–7 8–10 13–5
    Kansas City 5–13 8–10 4–14 9–8 6–12–1 — 9–9 7–11 4–14 9–9
    Los Angeles 10–8 7–11–1 8–10 8–10 4–14 9–9 — 8–9 6–12 10–8
    Minnesota 7–11 7–11 9–9–1 8–10 7–11 11–7 9–8 — 4–14 8–9
    New York 9–9–1 13–5 12–6 14–4 10–8 14–4 12–6 14–4 — 11–7
    Washington 4–14 8–10 5–13 6–12 5–13 9–9 8–10 9–8 7–11 —


    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1961 Baltimore Orioles
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

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    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    C Gus Triandos 115 397 97 .244 17 63
    1B Jim Gentile 148 486 147 .302 46 141
    2B Jerry Adair 133 386 102 .264 9 37
    3B Brooks Robinson 163 668 192 .287 7 61
    SS Ron Hansen 155 533 132 .248 12 51
    LF Dick Williams 103 310 64 .206 8 24
    CF Jackie Brandt 139 516 153 .297 16 72
    RF Whitey Herzog 113 323 94 .291 5 35

    Other batters

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    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    Russ Snyder 115 312 91 .292 1 13
    Marv Breeding 90 244 51 .209 1 16
    Earl Robinson 96 222 59 .266 8 30
    Dave Philley 99 144 36 .250 1 23
    Hank Foiles 43 124 34 .274 6 19
    Marv Throneberry 56 96 20 .208 5 11
    Jim Busby 75 89 23 .258 0 6
    Gene Stephens 32 58 11 .190 0 2
    Charley Lau 17 47 8 .170 1 4
    Clint Courtney 22 45 12 .267 0 4
    Walt Dropo 14 27 7 .259 1 2
    Boog Powell 4 13 1 .077 0 1
    Barry Shetrone 3 7 1 .143 0 1
    Frank Zupo 5 4 2 .500 0 0
    Chuck Essegian 1 1 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Steve Barber 37 248.1 18 12 3.33 150
    Chuck Estrada 33 212.0 15 9 3.69 160
    Jack Fisher 36 196.0 10 13 3.90 118
    Milt Pappas 26 177.2 13 9 3.04 89
    Hal Brown 27 166.2 10 6 3.19 61

    Other pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Billy Hoeft 35 138.0 7 4 2.02 100
    Dick Hall 29 122.1 7 5 3.09 92

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Hoyt Wilhelm 51 9 7 18 2.30 87
    Wes Stock 35 5 0 3 3.01 47
    Dick Hyde 15 1 2 0 5.57 15
    Gordon Jones 3 0 0 1 5.40 4
    Jim Lehew 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
    John Papa 2 0 0 0 18.00 3

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Clyde King
    AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Fred Hatfield
    AA Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds Texas League George Staller
    B Tri-City Braves Northwest League Whitey McDowell and Billy DeMars
    B Fox Cities Foxes Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Earl Weaver
    C Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop
    C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Lou Fitzgerald
    D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Dee Phillips, Walter Youse,
    Joe Cusick and Bud Bates
    D Leesburg Orioles Florida State League Billy DeMars, Cal Ripken Sr.
    and Ray Scarborough

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen
    Victoria club moved to Ardmore, May 27, 1961

    Notes

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    1. ^ Del Rice page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ a b Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ a b Frank House page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, September 20, 1961 at Memorial Stadium".
  • ^ "1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  • ^ "Chuck Essegian Stats".
  • ^ Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Marv Throneberry page at Baseball Reference

    • References

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