1961 Baltimore Orioles season

1961 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	95–67 (.586)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Paul Richards, Lum Harris
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal)
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The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd 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

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Record vs. opponents

1961 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	11–7	11–7	9–9	9–9	13–5	8–10	11–7	9–9–1	14–4
Boston	7–11	—	9–9	5–13	8–10	10–8	11–7–1	11–7	5–13	10–8
Chicago	7–11	9–9	—	12–6	6–12	14–4	10–8	9–9–1	6–12	13–5
Cleveland	9–9	13–5	6–12	—	6–12	8–9	10–8	10–8	4–14	12–6
Detroit	9–9	10–8	12–6	12–6	—	12–6–1	14–4	11–7	8–10	13–5
Kansas City	5–13	8–10	4–14	9–8	6–12–1	—	9–9	7–11	4–14	9–9
Los Angeles	10–8	7–11–1	8–10	8–10	4–14	9–9	—	8–9	6–12	10–8
Minnesota	7–11	7–11	9–9–1	8–10	7–11	11–7	9–8	—	4–14	8–9
New York	9–9–1	13–5	12–6	14–4	10–8	14–4	12–6	14–4	—	11–7
Washington	4–14	8–10	5–13	6–12	5–13	9–9	8–10	9–8	7–11	—

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

1961 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

13 Steve Barber

28 Hal Brown

23 Chuck Estrada

48 Jack Fisher

38,29 Dick Hall

20 Billy Hoeft

38 Dick Hyde

19 Gordon Jones

39 Jim Lehew

39 John Papa

32 Milt Pappas

18 Wes Stock

15 Hoyt Wilhelm

Catchers

2 Clint Courtney

36 Hank Foiles

44 Charlie Lau

11 Gus Triandos

42 Frank Zupo

Infielders

7 Jerry Adair

1 Marv Breeding

17 Walt Dropo

4 Jim Gentile

3 Ron Hansen

5 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

25 Jackie Brandt

16 Jim Busby

6,27 Whitey Herzog

22 Dave Philley

30 Boog Powell

14 Earl Robinson

40 Barry Shetrone

9 Russ Snyder

8 Gene Stephens

8 Marv Throneberry

10 Dick Williams

Other batters

10 Chuck Essegian

Manager

12 Paul Richards

26 Lum Harris

Coaches

45 Jimmy Adair

31 Harry Brecheen

16 Jim Busby

26 Lum Harris

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	Triandos, GusGus Triandos	115	397	97	.244	17	63
1B	Gentile, JimJim Gentile	148	486	147	.302	46	141
2B	Adair, JerryJerry Adair	133	386	102	.264	9	37
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	163	668	192	.287	7	61
SS	Hansen, RonRon Hansen	155	533	132	.248	12	51
LF	Williams, DickDick Williams	103	310	64	.206	8	24
CF	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	139	516	153	.297	16	72
RF	Herzog, WhiteyWhitey Herzog	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
Snyder, RussRuss Snyder	115	312	91	.292	1	13
Breeding, MarvMarv Breeding	90	244	51	.209	1	16
Robinson, EarlEarl Robinson	96	222	59	.266	8	30
Philley, DaveDave Philley	99	144	36	.250	1	23
Foiles, HankHank Foiles	43	124	34	.274	6	19
Throneberry, MarvMarv Throneberry	56	96	20	.208	5	11
Busby, JimJim Busby	75	89	23	.258	0	6
Stephens, GeneGene Stephens	32	58	11	.190	0	2
Lau, CharlieCharlie Lau	17	47	8	.170	1	4
Courtney, ClintClint Courtney	22	45	12	.267	0	4
Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo	14	27	7	.259	1	2
Powell, BoogBoog Powell	4	13	1	.077	0	1
Shetrone, BarryBarry Shetrone	3	7	1	.143	0	1
Zupo, FrankFrank Zupo	5	4	2	.500	0	0
Essegian, ChuckChuck Essegian	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
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	37	248.1	18	12	3.33	150
Estrada, ChuckChuck Estrada	33	212	15	9	3.69	160
Fisher, JackJack Fisher	36	196	10	13	3.90	118
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas	26	177.2	13	9	3.04	89
Brown, HalHal Brown	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
Hoeft, BillyBilly Hoeft	35	138	7	4	2.02	100
Hall, DickDick Hall	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
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt Wilhelm	51	9	7	18	2.30	87
Stock, WesWes Stock	35	5	0	3	3.01	47
Hyde, DickDick Hyde	15	1	2	0	5.57	15
Jones, GordonGordon Jones	3	0	0	1	5.40	4
Lehew, JimJim Lehew	2	0	0	0	0.00	0
Papa, JohnJohn Papa	2	0	0	0	18.00	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Clyde King
AA	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Fred Hatfield
AA	Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds	Texas League	George Staller
B	Tri-City Braves	Northwest League	Whitey McDowell and Billy DeMars
B	Fox Cities Foxes	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Earl Weaver
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Dunlop
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Lou Fitzgerald
D	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Dee Phillips, Walter Youse, Joe Cusick and Bud Bates
D	Leesburg Orioles	Florida State League	Billy DeMars, Cal Ripken, Sr. and Ray Scarborough

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1961 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1961 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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