1961 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1961 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath | |
| General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown | |
| Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh | |
| Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods |
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| 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.
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May, 1961: Don Williams was purchased from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox.[1]
- June 20, 1961: Gene Baker was released by the Pirates.[2]
- June 24, 1961: Ron Woods was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent.[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
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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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| Gene Baker | 9 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 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 |
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| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 25 | 100 | 7 | 10 | 5.04 | 37 |
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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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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| Tom Cheney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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
- 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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