1961 Chicago Cubs Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 673,006, Avg. 10,197
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Vedie Himsl (5-6)
Manager: Harry Craft (4-8)
Manager: Vedie Himsl (5-12)
Manager: El Tappe (2-0)
Manager: Harry Craft (3-1)
Manager: Vedie Himsl (0-3)
Manager: El Tappe (35-43)
Manager: Lou Klein (5-6)
Manager: El Tappe (5-11)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1961 Chicago Cubs Roster
1961 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Cubs tallied 689 runs and allowed 800 runs, most in the league. Ernie Banks paced Chicago with 29 home runs, while George Altman, Ron Santo and Billy Williams each walloped 20 or more, too. George Altman drove in 96 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .303 average. Don Cardwell led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.82 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Vedie Himsl, Harry Craft, Vedie Himsl, El Tappe, Harry Craft, Vedie Himsl, El Tappe, Lou Klein and El Tappe 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
Don Cardwell1514.5173.82393811330259.32431211102288015610261106
Dick Ellsworth1011.4763.8637312710186.721390802348391309799
Jack Curtis1013.4354.8931272600180.3220117982351657101802
Barney Schultz76.5382.704102500766.7573220625459406286
Bob Anderson710.4124.26571221108152.0162857214561196204659
Glen Hobbie713.3504.2636294722198.72071139426547103604848
Don Elston67.4625.595803200893.3108645811451259603421
Dick Drott14.2004.223581200098.07554461351048117414
Jim Brewer17.1255.8236111100086.711665561721257104388
Dick Burwell009.002000004.0644040000121
Mel Wright01.00010.71110500021.04226253406001107
Joe Schaffernoth04.0006.34210700038.3432927718223104170
Totals6490.4164.48404156122346251385.0149280069016546547755353506021

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
Ron Santo154655578841643262383237377.284.362.479.842277250137
George Altman1385735187715728122796624092.303.353.560.91329044473
Billy Williams146584529751472072586604570.278.338.484.8222561151411
Ernie Banks138573511751422242980125475.278.346.507.8522591120621
Don Zimmer128512477571202541340512570.252.291.403.694192162711
Al Heist1093663214882143737333951.255.337.383.72012371410
Richie Ashburn109368307497974019765527.257.373.306.6799443122
Ed Bouchee11238731949791231238145877.248.371.417.78813325417
Jerry Kindall963333103775223944221889.242.288.419.70713052300
Dick Bertell92287267207371233001533.273.308.330.6378870143
Andre Rodgers732432142757170623112554.266.343.430.7739261121
Sammy Taylor89264235265682823002339.238.316.391.7079264117
Bob Will861301139299008011519.257.341.336.6773810110
Frank Thomas15525071320260028.260.288.420.7082130000
Glen Hobbie367466511302600530.167.225.303.5282010300
Jack Curtis3172608102024001023.167.286.300.5861800200
Don Cardwell4010695610303600655.105.167.232.3982201400
Dick Drott3523221601010017.273.304.364.668810000
Cuno Barragan1031283600120027.214.267.321.588910100
Moe Thacker254735360002001111.171.383.171.554611001
Bob Anderson57454256002500122.143.163.286.4491200200
Danny Murphy414133500230015.385.429.8461.2751100000
Moe Morhardt721183500010035.278.381.278.659500000
Ken Hubbs1028284511120008.179.179.393.5711100000
Mel Roach2342391520011039.128.190.179.370730000
Jim Brewer36252214000000210.182.250.182.432400100
Jim McAnany1111101310000013.300.364.400.764400000
George Freese9870200010014.286.375.286.661200000
Don Elston5814111200000004.182.182.182.364200300
Dick Ellsworth37655612100000329.036.100.054.154301500
Nelson Mathews3990100000002.111.111.111.222100000
Barney Schultz4112100100000005.100.100.100.200100200
Lou Brock412111100000013.091.167.091.258100000
Joe Schaffernoth21551000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Burwell2110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Sammy Drake13651000000011.000.167.000.167000000
Mel Wright11220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Totals20096000534468913642385117665035255391027.255.325.418.743223211532523364


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Ed Bouchee1B10790829.0852761697.9831.0758.6730000
Andre Rodgers1B4239335.336926734.9831.6019.4050000
Ernie Banks1B7761.068618.9871.9181.5710000
Moe Morhardt1B7755.372339.96212.1991.7140000
Mel Roach1B7543.350318.98111.0087.5710000
Frank Thomas1B6436.0412021.0001.7507.1670000
George Altman1B3319.0201031.0009.9477.0000000
Bob Will1B116.03011.7504.5003.0000000
Don Zimmer2B116108944.32823231799.9735.7665.2160000
Jerry Kindall2B5038356.31241221334.9506.2134.9200000
Ken Hubbs2B8653.31315021.0004.7253.5000000
Mel Roach2B7430.03510.8892.4001.1430000
Andre Rodgers2B101.010001.0009.0001.0000000
Ron Santo3B1531521352.01573073141.9373.0893.0330000
Don Zimmer3B5433.02931.7863.0002.2000000
Dick BertellC9075655.039649810.9826.1154.9442319262043.5
Sammy TaylorC7561541.73192545.9895.7164.587825321125.6
Moe ThackerC2511117.367520.9735.5232.880343240.0
Cuno BarraganC10971.0354011.0004.9443.9001202100.0
Billy WilliamsOF1351331179.32209113.9541.7481.6960000
George AltmanOF1301281145.32581162.9782.1142.0690000
Al HeistOF9982717.3211950.9782.7602.2220000
Richie AshburnOF7669604.3131430.9782.0101.7760000
Ernie BanksOF2323199.732610.9741.7131.6520000
Bob WillOF3013142.7330001.0002.0821.1000000
Frank ThomasOF10875.092001.0001.3201.1000000
Danny MurphyOF4427.351001.0001.9761.5000000
Lou BrockOF3321.06020.7502.5712.0000000
Nelson MathewsOF2218.050001.0002.5002.5000000
Andre RodgersOF2216.030001.0001.6881.5000000
Sammy DrakeOF116.010001.0001.5001.0000000
Don ZimmerOF102.00000.000.0000000
Jim McAnanyOF101.00000.000.0000000
Don CardwellP3938259.3185423.9732.4991.8460000
Glen HobbieP3629198.7165341.9453.1261.9170000
Dick EllsworthP3731186.784927.9662.7481.5410000
Jack CurtisP3127180.354231.9402.3461.5160000
Bob AndersonP5712152.01438071.0003.079.9120000
Dick DrottP35898.011110.9231.102.3430000
Don ElstonP58093.3418011.0002.121.3790000
Jim BrewerP361186.74810.9231.246.3330000
Barney SchultzP41066.749001.0001.755.3170000
Joe SchaffernothP21038.308001.0001.878.3810000
Mel WrightP11021.037011.0004.286.9090000
Dick BurwellP204.002001.0004.5001.0000000
Ernie BanksSS104102883.31733581968.9655.4105.1060000
Jerry KindallSS4738340.0821111327.9375.1094.1060000
Andre RodgersSS2416161.73557210.9795.1223.8330000
Totals1816140412465.041551848183486.9704.3343.3063550613536.5




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