Английская Википедия:1961 Baltimore Orioles season
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The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, 14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
Offseason
- October 13, 1960: Del Rice was released by the Orioles.[1]
- October 13, 1960: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.[2]
- January 24, 1961: Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer, Wayne Causey, and Clint Courtney were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder. Clint Courtney was returned to the Orioles on April 14.[3]
- January 31, 1961: Dave Philley was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[2]
- February 9, 1961: Darold Knowles was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[4]
- February 24, 1961: Frank House was purchased by the Orioles from the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
Regular season
Roger Maris of the Yankees hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season against the Orioles, tying what was at the time Babe Ruth's single-season record. The 59th was hit on September 20 at Memorial Stadium,[6] and the 60th was hit on September 26 at Yankee Stadium.
Opening Day starters
- Jackie Brandt
- Marv Breeding
- Jim Gentile
- Ron Hansen
- Milt Pappas
- Brooks Robinson
- Russ Snyder
- Gene Stephens
- Gus Triandos[7]
Season standings
Шаблон:1961 American League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1961 AL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 12, 1961: Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Dick Hall and Dick Williams.[8]
- May 24, 1961: Walt Dropo was released by the Orioles.[9]
- June 8, 1961: Gene Stephens was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Marv Throneberry.[10]
- July 21, 1961: Frank House was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Harry Chiti.[5]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Шаблон:Sortname | 115 | 397 | 97 | .244 | 17 | 63 |
| 1B | Шаблон:Sortname | 148 | 486 | 147 | .302 | 46 | 141 |
| 2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 133 | 386 | 102 | .264 | 9 | 37 |
| 3B | Шаблон:Sortname | 163 | 668 | 192 | .287 | 7 | 61 |
| SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 155 | 533 | 132 | .248 | 12 | 51 |
| LF | Шаблон:Sortname | 103 | 310 | 64 | .206 | 8 | 24 |
| CF | Шаблон:Sortname | 139 | 516 | 153 | .297 | 16 | 72 |
| RF | Шаблон:Sortname | 113 | 323 | 94 | .291 | 5 | 35 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 115 | 312 | 91 | .292 | 1 | 13 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 90 | 244 | 51 | .209 | 1 | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 96 | 222 | 59 | .266 | 8 | 30 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 99 | 144 | 36 | .250 | 1 | 23 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 43 | 124 | 34 | .274 | 6 | 19 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 56 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 5 | 11 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 75 | 89 | 23 | .258 | 0 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 32 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 22 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 37 | 248.1 | 18 | 12 | 3.33 | 150 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 33 | 212.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.69 | 160 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 36 | 196.0 | 10 | 13 | 3.90 | 118 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 26 | 177.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.04 | 89 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 27 | 166.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.19 | 61 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 35 | 138.0 | 7 | 4 | 2.02 | 100 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 29 | 122.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.09 | 92 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 51 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 2.30 | 87 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3.01 | 47 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.57 | 15 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
Farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen
Victoria club moved to Ardmore, May 27, 1961
Notes
References
- Шаблон:Cite book
- 1961 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1961 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
Шаблон:1961 MLB season by team Шаблон:Baltimore Orioles
- ↑ Del Rice page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Frank House page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Marv Throneberry page at Baseball Reference
