1961 Washington Senators Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 61-100
Finished 9th in the AL
Attendance: 597,597, Avg. 8,661
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium II
Manager: Mickey Vernon (61-100)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1961 Washington Senators Roster
1961 Washington Senators Results

The Washington Senators of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 61 wins and 100 losses, finishing ninth in the AL.

The Senators plated 618 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 776 runs. Gene Green paced Washington with 18 home runs, while Dale Long and Willie Tasby walloped 20 or more also. Willie Tasby drove in 63 runs. Danny O'Connell topped all regular batters by connecting at a .260 clip. Bennie Daniels led the squad with 12 wins, and Dick Donovan recorded a 2.40 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Mickey Vernon 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
Bennie Daniels1211.5223.44322811210212.0184908114808110315876
Dick Donovan1010.5002.40232201120168.713860451035362300671
Joe McClain818.3083.8633293721212.0221105912248776404893
Ed Hobaugh79.4384.4226182300126.314268621264367104576
Marty Kutyna68.4293.9750623003143.014779631248264203613
Pete Burnside49.3084.5333169422113.310666571151256303492
Hal Woodeshick32.6004.0276010040.3381918324024304181
John Gabler38.2734.862991100492.71046150537333107411
Johnny Klippstein22.5006.784212200071.783595413431414010336
Tom Sturdivant26.2504.611510311080.0674241640339306339
Dave Sisler28.2004.1845129001160.3553428648530303276
Claude Osteen11.5004.9133000018.31411103901411276
Tom Cheney13.2508.80107200029.7323029826020003143
Roy Heiser006.353020005.7654190110033
Hector Maestri01.0001.501100006.0631120200026
Rudy Hernandez01.0003.007050009.0853030401037
Mike Garcia01.0004.74160900019.023141011331410097
Carl Mathias01.00011.2043100013.7221917340711068
Carl Bouldin01.00016.202100003.3966020200120
Totals61100.3794.23381161122398211425.0140577667013158640666344556164

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
Danny O'Connell138591493611283011371557762.260.361.331.692163631530
Willie Tasby1415614945412413217634105894.251.330.389.718192152342
Gene Woodling110396342391071641057105024.313.403.471.873161102113
Gene Green110405364521021631862023565.280.341.489.830178261055
Marty Keough13543139057971899341253260.249.307.410.71716062431
Dale Long12342337752942041749003941.249.317.459.77617371065
Chuck Hinton10638333951881356342254081.260.337.381.71712951031
Chuck Cottier1013783373779144234913051.234.296.318.61310751641
Jim King11030626343711211146403845.270.363.449.81111832033
Bob Johnson612482242766131628421926.295.350.442.79299101222
Billy Klaus91287251265782730223034.227.311.359.6709012133
Harry Bright72204183204460421021923.240.310.339.6496260111
Coot Veal69252218214410008181929.202.273.248.52054331020
Pete Daley72219203123971217011437.192.244.266.51054110203
Bud Zipfel50190170173475418111549.200.262.371.6336330320
Jim Mahoney431141081026010612523.241.274.259.5342820100
Ken Retzer16575371840131045.340.386.472.8582510000
Bennie Daniels328676615002500634.197.253.276.5292100310
Joe McClain337268414400400116.206.214.265.4791800210
Dick Donovan246356610101700623.179.258.250.5081400100
R C Stevens33696228100210715.129.217.145.363930000
Marty Kutyna5038340700030001.206.206.206.412710400
Dutch Dotterer722191520010035.263.364.368.732700000
John Gabler34262535010110111.200.231.280.511700000
Joe Hicks1229292500110104.172.172.276.448800000
Tom Cheney13981410030002.500.500.6251.125500100
Ed Hobaugh27474104000110112.098.119.098.217410500
Hal Woodeshick716160200000009.125.125.125.250200000
Ron Stillwell817163210010014.125.176.188.364300000
Tom Sturdivant1532261200000025.077.143.077.220200400
Pete Burnside33383412000100115.059.086.059.145210300
Carl Mathias4552100000000.200.200.200.400100000
Johnny Klippstein42770100000004.143.143.143.286100000
Claude Osteen3870100010003.143.143.143.286100100
Ed Brinkman412110100000011.091.167.091.258100000
Chet Boak5870000001011.000.125.000.125010000
Roy Heiser3220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Hector Maestri1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Carl Bouldin2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Dave Sisler45960000000032.000.333.000.333000000
Mike Garcia16000000000000000000
Rudy Hernandez7000000000000000000
Totals2008606253666181307217441195788147558917.244.315.367.682196912721734430


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Dale Long1B9594817.0827621587.9839.7939.3580000
Bud Zipfel1B4444388.342925840.9831.5221.3180000
R C Stevens1B2514140.3147200181.0001.7106.6800000
Marty Keough1B10979.395618.99011.4581.1000000
Chuck Cottier2B100100870.32333161073.9825.6775.4900000
Danny O'Connell2B6158513.7144170752.9785.5025.1480000
Bob Johnson2B2220.015001.0002.7003.0000000
Chet Boak2B119.012001.0003.0003.0000000
Jim Mahoney2B207.022001.0005.1432.0000000
Harry Bright2B103.002001.0006.0002.0000000
Billy Klaus2B102.001011.0004.5001.0000000
Danny O'Connell3B7374642.7751731614.9393.4733.3970000
Billy Klaus3B5143406.04010763.9613.2592.8820000
Harry Bright3B4039334.047951114.9283.8263.5500000
Ed Brinkman3B3325.32611.8892.8422.6670000
Bob Johnson3B2217.001001.000.529.5000000
Gene GreenC7975651.03262253.9864.8114.4051329361021.7
Pete DaleyC7259531.72853546.9885.4174.444714321531.9
Ken RetzerC1615133.071812.9885.3464.938157646.2
Dutch DottererC7655.0268001.0005.5644.857023240.0
Harry BrightC8652.3244011.0004.8153.500155228.6
Jim KingC102.010001.0004.5001.00010100.0
Willie TasbyOF1391341187.0332550.9852.5552.4240000
Marty KeoughOF10086791.7213752.9782.5012.2000000
Chuck HintonOF9282741.0175674.9632.1981.9670000
Gene WoodlingOF9089720.7154820.9882.0231.8000000
Jim KingOF9165607.3138732.9802.1491.5930000
Gene GreenOF2121170.0280001.0001.4821.3330000
Joe HicksOF7657.0141001.0002.3682.1430000
Billy KlausOF100.30000.000.0000000
Joe McClainP3329212.0152410.9751.6561.1820000
Bennie DanielsP3228212.0183831.9492.3771.7500000
Dick DonovanP2322168.7152641.9112.1881.7830000
Marty KutynaP506143.0133614.9803.084.9800000
Ed HobaughP2618126.372223.9352.0661.1150000
Pete BurnsideP3316113.321721.9051.509.5760000
John GablerP29992.7112011.9693.0111.0690000
Tom SturdivantP151080.0218001.0002.2501.3330000
Johnny KlippsteinP42171.7314021.0002.135.4050000
Dave SislerP45160.3411011.0002.238.3330000
Hal WoodeshickP7640.341110.9383.3472.1430000
Tom CheneyP10729.71310.8001.213.4000000
Mike GarciaP16019.00130.250.474.0630000
Claude OsteenP3318.303011.0001.4731.0000000
Carl MathiasP4313.712001.0001.976.7500000
Rudy HernandezP709.013001.0004.000.5710000
Hector MaestriP116.001001.0001.5001.0000000
Roy HeiserP305.70010.000.000.0000000
Carl BouldinP213.311001.0005.4001.0000000
Coot VealSS6357510.0130172843.9745.3294.7940000
Bob JohnsonSS5755481.71101721331.9565.2694.9470000
Jim MahoneySS3128250.35795526.9685.4654.9030000
Billy KlausSS1816141.0244728.9734.5323.9440000
Ron StillwellSS5542.04914.9292.7862.6000000
Totals1790144912825.042531850156458.9754.2833.4092355843529.4




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