1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 95-67
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 960,819, Avg. 13,726
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Manager: Paul Richards (78-57)
Manager: Lum Harris (17-10)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1961 Baltimore Orioles Statistics
1961 Baltimore Orioles Results

The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Orioles paced the circuit with just 588 runs allowed. Baltimore scored 691 runs. Jim Gentile walloped 46 home runs for the team, while Jackie Brandt and Gus Triandos added 20 or more, too. Jim Gentile drove in 141 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .302. Steve Barber led the team with 18 wins, and Chuck Estrada, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Billy Hoeft recorded a 2.02 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Paul Richards and Lum Harris coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry Adair2BRRDecember 17, 19366'0"175Sand Springs, OK USA
Steve BarberPLLFebruary 22, 19386'0"195Takoma Park, MD USA
Jackie BrandtCFRRApril 28, 19345'11"165Omaha, NE USA
Marv Breeding2BRRMarch 8, 19346'0"175Decatur, AL USA
Hal BrownPRRDecember 11, 19246'2"180Greensboro, NC USA
Jim BusbyCFRRJanuary 8, 19276'1"175Kenedy, TX USA
Clint CourtneyCLRMarch 16, 19275'8"180Hall Summit, LA USA
Walt Dropo1BRRJanuary 30, 19236'5"220Moosup, CT USA
Chuck EssegianPRRAugust 9, 19315'11"200Boston, MA USA
Chuck EstradaPRRFebruary 15, 19386'1"185San Luis Obispo, CA USA
Jack FisherPRRMarch 4, 19396'2"215Frostburg, MD USA
Hank FoilesCRRJune 10, 19296'0"195Richmond, VA USA
Jim Gentile1BLLJune 3, 19346'3"210San Francisco, CA USA
Dick HallPRRSeptember 27, 19306'6"200St. Louis, MO USA
Ron HansenSSRRApril 5, 19386'3"190Oxford, NE USA
Whitey HerzogRFLLNovember 9, 19315'11"182New Athens, IL USA
Billy HoeftPLLMay 17, 19326'3"180Oshkosh, WI USA
Dick HydePRRAugust 3, 19285'11"170Hindsboro, IL USA
Gordon JonesPRRApril 2, 19306'0"185Portland, OR USA
Charlie LauCLRApril 12, 19336'0"190Romulus, MI USA
Jim LehewPRRAugust 19, 19376'0"185Baltimore, MD USA
John PapaPRRDecember 5, 19405'11"190Bridgeport, CT USA
Milt PappasPRRMay 11, 19396'3"190Detroit, MI USA
Dave PhilleyLFBRMay 16, 19206'0"188Paris, TX USA
Boog PowellLFLRAugust 17, 19416'4"230Lakeland, FL USA
Brooks Robinson3BRRMay 18, 19376'1"180Little Rock, AR USA
Earl RobinsonRFRRNovember 3, 19366'1"190New Orleans, LA USA
Barry ShetroneCFLRJuly 6, 19386'2"190Baltimore, MD USA
Russ SnyderLFLRJune 22, 19346'1"190Oak, NE USA
Gene StephensLFLRJanuary 20, 19336'3"175Gravette, AR USA
Wes StockPRRApril 10, 19346'2"188Longview, WA USA
Marv ThroneberryRFLLSeptember 2, 19336'1"190Collierville, TN USA
Gus TriandosCRRJuly 30, 19306'3"205San Francisco, CA USA
Hoyt WilhelmPRRJuly 26, 19226'0"190Huntersville, NC USA
Dick WilliamsLFRRMay 7, 19296'0"190St. Louis, MO USA
Frank ZupoCLRAugust 29, 19395'11"182San Francisco, CA USA