1961 Baltimore Orioles Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Steve Barber1812.6003.33373411481248.3194102921313041502191040
Chuck Estrada159.6253.6933311610212.015991871913201601028924
Milt Pappas139.5913.04262331141177.713467601678589707736
Hal Brown106.6253.1927233631166.715362591433061103668
Jack Fisher1013.4353.90362571011196.020510485177531184010853
Hoyt Wilhelm97.5632.30511430018109.7893528541587403458
Billy Hoeft74.6362.02351210313138.010637317553100105560
Dick Hall75.5833.0929139424122.310247421030592000489
Wes Stock501.0003.013511900371.7582424327247200293
Dick Hyde12.3335.57150900021.018141311331510096
Jim Lehew000.002020002.010000000007
Gordon Jones005.403020015.0533300400020
John Papa0018.002000001.022213030008
Totals9567.5863.223311631095420331471.3122658852610961730926323456152

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Brooks Robinson16373666889192387761134757.287.334.397.730265214892
Jackie Brandt1395845169315318516721026251.297.371.444.815229171230
Jim Gentile14860148696147252461411196106.302.423.6461.0693141211085
Ron Hansen155607533511321321251136696.248.329.347.677185191342
Jerry Adair13342838641102211937523551.264.326.394.71915262144
Gus Triandos11544539735972101763004460.244.320.426.746169131127
Whitey Herzog1133773233994116535145041.291.387.409.79513261211
Russ Snyder1153413124691135113532032.292.333.375.70811740810
Dick Williams1033403103764152824042038.206.251.345.59610770550
Earl Robinson962562223759123830433154.266.354.455.80910150211
Marv Breeding90261244325180116521433.209.250.254.5046220121
Dave Philley99157144133692123201020.250.293.361.6545290030
Hank Foiles43138124183460619021227.274.336.468.8045840111
Jim Busby7599891523310620810.258.316.315.6312810110
Marv Throneberry561089692030511001220.208.296.396.6923820000
Steve Barber379580613102600542.163.221.250.4712001900
Clint Courtney225545312200400103.267.400.311.7111410000
Gene Stephens327258411200211147.190.347.224.5711300000
Milt Pappas26706669203600029.136.134.303.4372010310
Charlie Lau1749473800140013.170.188.234.4221110101
Chuck Estrada33817048100000232.114.139.129.267920900
Walt Dropo1431271700120043.259.355.370.7251030000
Billy Hoeft35463917000400413.179.250.179.429700210
Hal Brown27575037200100311.140.185.180.365910310
Dick Hall30433645000100313.139.205.139.344510400
Jack Fisher36715625000200425.089.164.089.2535111000
Frank Zupo5541210000011.500.600.7501.350300000
Dick Hyde151111000010001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Barry Shetrone3770100010002.143.143.143.286100000
Boog Powell413130100010002.077.077.077.154100000
Hoyt Wilhelm51242011000200210.050.136.050.186110200
Wes Stock35121100000000110.000.083.000.083000000
Chuck Essegian1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Lehew2000000000000000000
John Papa2000000000000000000
Gordon Jones3000000000000000000
Totals2073621154816911393227361496383930581902.254.326.390.716213914023784825


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Jim Gentile1B1441371225.3120910014129.9899.6159.0900000
Dick Williams1B2011109.7123120101.00011.0796.7500000
Walt Dropo1B12969.76260111.0008.7855.6670000
Marv Throneberry1B11560.7611026.9731.5336.4550000
Dave Philley1B116.030001.0004.5003.0000000
Jerry Adair2B10796820.0233237657.9875.1594.3930000
Marv Breeding2B8062593.71791791153.9705.4274.4750000
Ron Hansen2B7555.7162318.9756.3055.5710000
Brooks Robinson2B202.001001.0004.500.5000000
Brooks Robinson3B1631621459.71513311434.9722.9722.9570000
Jerry Adair3B217.701001.0001.174.5000000
Dick Williams3B203.00000.000.0000000
Jackie Brandt3B101.00000.000.0000000
Gus TriandosC114108932.76425589.9896.7266.1142128222047.6
Hank FoilesC3832300.31941714.9956.3235.55351220725.9
Charlie LauC1713119.090612.9907.2615.647126114.3
Clint CourtneyC1610111.3718011.0006.3864.938334233.3
Frank ZupoC408.070001.0007.8751.7500000
Jackie BrandtOF1361341187.0293682.9742.2672.1990000
Whitey HerzogOF9886739.31432001.0001.7651.4800000
Russ SnyderOF10874711.7168360.9662.1631.5830000
Dick WilliamsOF7564532.086431.9681.5231.2000000
Earl RobinsonOF8253521.7136643.9732.4501.7320000
Jim BusbyOF7126264.376210.9872.6561.0990000
Gene StephensOF3018173.0342011.0001.8731.2000000
Dave PhilleyOF2517146.0210001.0001.295.8400000
Marv ThroneberryOF1513101.012010.9231.069.8000000
Boog PowellOF3326.030001.0001.0381.0000000
Barry ShetroneOF2112.030001.0002.2501.5000000
Steve BarberP3734248.3136048.9482.6461.9730000
Chuck EstradaP3331212.0191711.9731.5281.0910000
Jack FisherP3625196.082221.9381.378.8330000
Milt PappasP2623177.7243412.9832.9382.2310000
Hal BrownP2723166.71625011.0002.2141.5190000
Billy HoeftP3512138.0925021.0002.217.9710000
Dick HallP2913122.392311.9702.3541.1030000
Hoyt WilhelmP511109.762221.9332.298.5490000
Wes StockP35171.7522011.0003.391.7710000
Dick HydeP15021.011011.9174.714.7330000
Gordon JonesP305.010001.0001.800.3330000
Jim LehewP202.001001.0004.500.5000000
John PapaP201.00000.000.0000000
Ron HansenSS1491451289.025643730110.9594.8394.6510000
Jerry AdairSS2718180.3266155.9464.3423.2220000
Brooks RobinsonSS102.042001.00027.0006.0000000
Totals1894146713242.044131772128465.9804.2043.2663045523036.6




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