1961 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Manager(s) Danny Murtaugh
Local television KDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio KDKA
Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods
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The 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates fell from World Champions the previous season to sixth place in the National League, as they won 75 games and lost 79, 18 games behind NL Champion Cincinnati.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 93 61 0.604 47–30 46–31
Los Angeles Dodgers 89 65 0.578 4 45–32 44–33
San Francisco Giants 85 69 0.552 8 45–32 40–37
Milwaukee Braves 83 71 0.539 10 45–32 38–39
St. Louis Cardinals 80 74 0.519 13 48–29 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 79 0.487 18 38–39 37–40
Chicago Cubs 64 90 0.416 29 40–37 24–53
Philadelphia Phillies 47 107 0.305 46 22–55 25–52

Record vs. opponents

1961 National League Records

Sources:
Team CHC CIN LAD MIL PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago 12–10 7–15 9–13–1 13–9 11–11 5–17 7–15–1
Cincinnati 10–12 12–10 15–7 19–3 11–11 12–10 14–8
Los Angeles 15–7 10–12 12–10 17–5 13–9 10–12 12–10
Milwaukee 13–9–1 7–15 10–12 16–6 12–10 11–11 14–8
Philadelphia 9–13 3–19 5–17 6–16 7–15 8–14–1 9–13
Pittsburgh 11–11 11–11 9–13 10–12 15–7 10–12 9–13
San Francisco 17–5 10–12 12–10 11–11 14–8–1 12–10 9–13
St. Louis 15–7–1 8–14 10–12 8–14 13–9 13–9 13–9

Game log

1961 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 38–39; Away: 37–40)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[5]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Umbricht, J.J. Umbricht 1 1 1 1.000 0 0
Witt, G.G. Witt 9 2 1 0.500 0 0
Shantz, B.B. Shantz 44 16 7 0.438 0 3
Clemente, R.R. Clemente 146 572 201 0.351 23 89
Clendenon, D.D. Clendenon 9 35 11 0.314 0 2
Burgess, S.S. Burgess 100 323 98 0.303 12 52
Stuart, D.D. Stuart 138 532 160 0.301 35 117
Cimoli, G.G. Cimoli 21 67 20 0.299 0 6
Hoak, D.D. Hoak 145 503 150 0.298 12 61
Groat, D.D. Groat 148 596 164 0.275 6 55
Face, R.R. Face 62 11 3 0.273 0 1
Skinner, B.B. Skinner 119 381 102 0.268 3 42
Leppert, D.D. Leppert 22 60 16 0.267 3 5
McBean, A.A. McBean 28 15 4 0.267 1 3
Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 152 558 148 0.265 13 59
Christopher, J.J. Christopher 76 186 49 0.263 0 14
Law, V.V. Law 11 19 5 0.263 0 5
Virdon, B.B. Virdon 146 599 156 0.260 9 58
Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 13 32 8 0.250 0 1
Logan, J.J. Logan 27 52 12 0.231 0 5
Smith, H.H. Smith 67 193 43 0.223 3 26
Moryn, W.W. Moryn 40 65 13 0.200 3 9
Nelson, R.R. Nelson 75 127 25 0.197 5 13
Schofield, D.D. Schofield 60 78 15 0.192 0 2
Foss, L.L. Foss 3 6 1 0.167 0 1
Haddix, H.H. Haddix 31 56 8 0.143 0 3
Friend, B.B. Friend 41 79 11 0.139 0 7
Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 31 59 8 0.136 0 6
Mizell, V.V. Mizell 25 23 3 0.130 0 1
Francis, E.E. Francis 23 28 3 0.107 0 0
Baker, G.G. Baker 9 10 1 0.100 0 0
Labine, C.C. Labine 56 10 1 0.100 0 0
Green, F.F. Green 13 3 0 0.000 0 0
Jackson, A.A. Jackson 5 8 0 0.000 0 0
Mejias, R.R. Mejias 4 1 0 0.000 0 0
Oldis, B.B. Oldis 4 5 0 0.000 0 0
Cheney, T.T. Cheney 1 0 0 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[6]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Cheney, T.T. Cheney 1 0 0 0 0
Umbricht, J.J. Umbricht 1 313 0 0 2.70 1
Sturdivant, T.T. Sturdivant 13 8523 5 2 2.84 45
Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 30 19513 13 10 3.32 145
Shantz, B.B. Shantz 43 8913 6 3 3.32 61
Jackson, A.A. Jackson 3 2323 1 0 3.42 15
Labine, C.C. Labine 56 9223 4 1 3.69 49
McBean, A.A. McBean 27 7413 3 2 3.75 49
Face, R.R. Face 62 92 6 12 3.82 55
Friend, B.B. Friend 41 236 14 19 3.85 108
Haddix, H.H. Haddix 29 156 10 6 4.10 99
Francis, E.E. Francis 23 10223 2 8 4.21 53
Law, V.V. Law 11 5913 3 4 4.70 20
Green, F.F. Green 13 2023 0 0 4.79 4
Mizell, V.V. Mizell 25 100 7 10 5.04 37
Foss, L.L. Foss 3 1513 1 1 5.87 9
Witt, G.G. Witt 9 1523 0 1 6.32 9

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Larry Shepard
A Asheville Tourists Sally League Ray Hathaway
B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Harding "Pete" Peterson
C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Bob Clear
D Kingsport Pirates Appalachian League James Gibbons
D Batavia Pirates New York–Penn League James Adlam and Gene Baker
D Hobbs Pirates Sophomore League Al Kubski
D Shelby Colonels Western Carolinas League Aaron Robinson and James Adlam

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville, Hobbs

Notes

References

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