1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,101,441, Avg. 15,735
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Chuck Dressen (71-58)
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (12-13)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1961 Milwaukee Braves Statistics
1961 Milwaukee Braves Results

The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Braves scored 712 runs and yielded 656 runs. Joe Adcock walloped 35 home runs for Milwaukee, while Frank Thomas, Hank Aaron, Frank Bolling and Eddie Mathews each added 20 or more also. Hank Aaron drove in 120 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .327. Warren Spahn led the squad with 21 wins, plus Lew Burdette, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Warren Spahn recorded a 3.02 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Chuck Dressen and Birdie Tebbetts coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AaronRFRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL USA
Joe Adcock1BRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Johnny AntonelliPLLApril 12, 19306'1"185Rochester, NY USA
Frank Bolling2BRRNovember 16, 19316'1"175Mobile, AL USA
Bob Boyd1BLLOctober 1, 19195'10"170Potts Camp, MS USA
George BrunetPRLJune 8, 19356'1"195Houghton, MI USA
Bob BuhlPRRAugust 12, 19286'2"180Saginaw, MI USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV USA
Neil ChrisleyPLRDecember 16, 19316'3"187Calhoun Falls, SC USA
Gino CimoliCFRRDecember 18, 19296'1"180San Francisco, CA USA
Tony CloningerPRRAugust 13, 19406'0"210Lincoln County, NC USA
Wes CovingtonLFLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC USA
Del CrandallCRRMarch 5, 19306'1"180Ontario, CA USA
John DeMeritRFRRJanuary 8, 19366'1"195West Bend, WI USA
Moe DrabowskyPRRJuly 21, 19356'3"190Ozanna, Poland
Bob HendleyPRLApril 30, 19396'2"190Macon, GA USA
Mack JonesCFLRNovember 6, 19386'1"180Atlanta, GA USA
Charlie LauCLRApril 12, 19336'0"190Romulus, MI USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Ken MacKenziePRLMarch 10, 19346'0"185Gore Bay, ON CAN
Felix MantillaIFRRJuly 29, 19346'0"160Isabella, P.R.
Billy MartinPRRMay 16, 19285'11"165Berkeley, CA USA
Eddie Mathews3BLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX USA
Lee MayeRFLRDecember 11, 19346'2"190Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Don McMahonPRRJanuary 4, 19306'2"215Brooklyn, NY USA
Roy McMillanSSRRJuly 17, 19295'11"170Bonham, TX USA
Seth MoreheadPLLAugust 15, 19346'0"195Houston, TX USA
Don NottebartPRRJanuary 23, 19366'1"190West Newton, MA USA
Chi-Chi OlivoPRRMarch 18, 19266'2"215Guayubin, Mo D.R.
Ron PichePRRMay 22, 19355'11"165Verdun, QC CAN
Claude RaymondPRRMay 7, 19375'10"175St. Jean, QC CAN
Mel RoachLFRRJanuary 25, 19336'1"190Richmond, VA USA
Phil RoofCRRMarch 5, 19416'2"190Paducah, KY USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Al SpanglerLFLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Hawk TaylorLFRRApril 3, 19396'1"187Metropolis, IL USA
Frank ThomasLFRRJune 11, 19296'3"200Pittsburgh, PA USA
Joe TorreCRRJuly 18, 19406'2"212Brooklyn, NY USA
Sammy WhiteCRRJuly 7, 19276'3"195Wenatchee, WA USA
Carl WilleyPRRJune 6, 19316'0"175Cherryfield, ME USA



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