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1961 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	John Quinn
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	WFIL
Local radio	WFIL (By Saam, Claude Haring, Frank Sims)
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The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 69th in franchise history. The Phillies finished the season in last place in the National League at 47-107, 46 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds. The team also lost 23 games in a row, the most in the majors since 1900.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

November 28, 1960: Choo Choo Coleman was drafted by the Phillies from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	93	61	--	.604
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	65	4	.578
San Francisco Giants	85	69	8	.552
Milwaukee Braves	83	71	10	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	80	74	13	.519
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	18	.487
Chicago Cubs	64	90	29	.416
Philadelphia Phillies	47	107	46	.305

Notable transactions

May 4, 1961: Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Charley Smith and Don Demeter.^[2]
June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased from the Phillies by the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
July 2, 1961: Bobby Del Greco was traded by the Phillies to the Kansas City Athletics for Wes Covington.^[4]

Roster

1961 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Gene Mauch

Coaches

^[5]

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
1B	Herrera, PanchoPancho Herrera	126	400	103	.258	13	51
3B	Smith, CharleyCharley Smith	112	411	102	.248	9	47
SS	Amaro, RubénRubén Amaro	135	381	98	.257	1	32

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
Coleman, Choo ChooChoo Choo Coleman	34	47	6	.128	0	4
Koppe, JoeJoe Koppe	6	3	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
Buzhardt, JohnJohn Buzhardt	41	202.1	6	18	4.49	92

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
Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan	49	159.1	3	16	4.29	114
Ferrarese, DonDon Ferrarese	42	138.2	5	12	3.76	89
Brown, PaulPaul Brown	5	10	0	1	8.10	1

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
Baldschun, JackJack Baldschun	65	5	3	3	3.88	59
Farrell, TurkTurk Farrell	5	2	1	0	6.52	10

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Kerby Farrell
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Frank Lucchesi
A	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	Andy Seminick
B	Des Moines Demons	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Chuck Kress
C	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Lou Kahn
C	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Jack Phillips
D	Dothan Phillies	Alabama-Florida League	Bob Wellman
D	Elmira Pioneers	New York-Penn League	Moose Johnson

Notes

^ Choo Choo Coleman page at Baseball Reference
^ Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Warren Hacker at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1961&t=PHI
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1961 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

v t e 1961 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1961 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) 1961 World Series 1961 MLB expansion draft

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

1980 • 2008

NL pennants (7)

1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2008 • 2009

Division
championships (11)

1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT • WDAS • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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