1961 Chicago White Sox season
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1961 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Bill Veeck, Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Hank Greenberg, Ed Short | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Ralph Kiner) |
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The 1961 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 61st season in the major leagues, and its 62nd season overall. They finished with a record 86-76, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 23 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 14, 1960: 1960 MLB expansion draft
- Earl Averill, Jr. was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.[1]
- Jim McAnany was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.[2]
Regular 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 |
Opening Day lineup
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Minnie Miñoso, lf
- Roy Sievers, 1b
- J. C. Martin, 3b
- Al Smith, rf
- Jim Landis, cf
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Early Wynn, p
Notable transactions
- May 10, 1961: Wes Covington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.[3]
- May 15, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the White Sox.[4]
- June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
- June 10, 1961: Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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| 2B | Nellie Fox | 159 | 606 | 152 | .251 | 2 | 51 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 156 | 625 | 170 | .272 | 6 | 45 |
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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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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| Frank Baumann | 53 | 187.2 | 10 | 13 | 5.61 | 75 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | San Diego Padres | Pacific Coast League | Jimmie Reese, Whitey Wietelmann and Bill Norman |
| A | Charleston White Sox | Sally League | Ira Hutchinson |
| B | Lincoln Chiefs | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | George Noga |
| C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Herman Reich and George Sobek |
| D | Harlan Smokies | Appalachian League | Frank Parenti and Eddie Lyons |
| D | Daytona Beach Islanders | Florida State League | Homer Ray Wilson |
| D | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | Dick Kinaman |
Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees[6]
Notes
- ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Warren Hacker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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