1961 Boston Red Sox season
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1961 Boston Red Sox season
| 1961 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski's Rookie Season |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| Manager(s) | Pinky Higgins | |
| Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson) |
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The 1961 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, 33 games behind the AL and World Series Champion New York Yankees.
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Regular season
Future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski made his major league debut on Opening Day, April 11. He was considered the heir apparent to Ted Williams[1], who had retired at the end of 1960.
On June 30, Wilbur Wood made his major league baseball debut with the Red Sox. In a game against the Cleveland Indians, Wood pitched 4 innings, allowed 3 hits, and 2 earned runs. He had 3 strikeouts and allowed 1 walk.[2]
On October 1, in a game against the New York Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Tracy Stallard gave up Roger Maris' 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record for most home runs in a season.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 109 | 53 | .673 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 101 | 61 | .623 | 8 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 67 | .586 | 14 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 90 | .438 | 38 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 38.5 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- June 26, 1961: Rip Repulski was released by the Red Sox.[4]
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Chuck Schilling | 2B |
| 7 | Gary Geiger | CF |
| 6 | Vic Wertz | 1B |
| 4 | Jackie Jensen | RF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 3 | Pete Runnels | 3B |
| 22 | Russ Nixon | C |
| 12 | Pumpsie Green | SS |
| 27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Jim Pagliaroni | 120 | 376 | 91 | .242 | 16 | 58 |
| 1B | Pete Runnels | 143 | 360 | 114 | .317 | 3 | 38 |
| 2B | Chuck Schilling | 158 | 646 | 167 | .259 | 5 | 62 |
| LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 148 | 583 | 155 | .266 | 11 | 80 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Tom Brewer | 10 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 3.43 | 13 |
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 |
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| Tracy Stallard | 43 | 132.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.88 | 109 |
| Galen Cisco | 17 | 52.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.71 | 26 |
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 |
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| Wilbur Wood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 7 |
| Tom Borland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Seattle Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Johnny Pesky |
| A | Johnstown Red Sox | Eastern League | Eddie Popowski |
| B | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Elmer Yoter and Matt Sczesny |
| D | Waterloo Hawks | Midwest League | Matt Sczesny and Bill Slack |
| D | Olean Red Sox | New York-Penn League | Harold Holland |
| D | Alpine Cowboys | Sophomore League | Mel Parnell |
Notes
- ^ The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 32, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- ^ Wilbur Wood page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1961 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1961 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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