The 1961 New York Yankees season was the 59th season for the team in New York, and its 61st season overall. The team finished with a record of 109–53, eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers , and won their 26th American League pennant . New York was managed by Ralph Houk . The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium . In the World Series , they defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 5 games.
The 1961 Yankees are often mentioned as a candidate for the unofficial title of greatest baseball team in history.
Offseason [ edit ]
December 14, 1960: Bob Cerv was drafted from the Yankees by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft .[ 1] The Yankees re-acquired Cerv by trading Andy Carey to the Angels in May 1961.
January 16, 1961: Mickey Mantle became the highest-paid baseball player by signing a $75,000 contract.
Prior to 1961 season: Art López was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[ 2]
Prior to 1961 season: Ole Miss Rebels football quarterback Jake Gibbs was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[ 3]
Regular season [ edit ]
The 1961 season was notable for the race between center fielder Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth 's record of 60 home runs in a season (set in 1927). Maris eventually broke the record, hitting his 61st home run on October 1, the season's final day. During the season, Maris had seven multi-home run games; in a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox , he hit four home runs.
Nineteen sixty-one was an expansion year, with the American League increasing from eight to ten teams, the first expansion in the 61-year history of the league. The old schedule of 154 games (seven opponents multiplied by 22 games apiece) was replaced by 162 games (nine opponents multiplied by 18 games apiece) which led to some controversy due to the eight extra games that Maris had to try to hit 61. Maris' major league record stood for 37 years, three years longer than Ruth's, before it was broken by Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998. However, Maris' 61 home runs remains the American League single season record.
In addition to the individual exploits of Maris and Mantle, the '61 Yankees hit a major league record 240 home runs. The record stood until 1996 when the Baltimore Orioles , with the added benefit of the designated hitter , hit 257 home runs as a team.
Roger Maris [ edit ]
In 1961, the American League expanded from eight to ten teams, generally watering down the pitching, but leaving the Yankees pretty much intact.[citation needed ] Yankee home runs began to come at a record pace. One famous photograph lined up six 1961 Yankee players, including Mantle, Maris, Yogi Berra , Elston Howard , Johnny Blanchard , and Bill Skowron , under the nickname "Murderers Row ," because they hit a combined 207 home runs that year. The title "Murderers Row", originally coined in 1918, had most famously been used to refer to the Yankees side of the late 1920s.
As mid-season approached, it seemed quite possible that either Maris or Mantle, or perhaps both, would break Babe Ruth's 34-year-old home run record. Unlike the home run race of 1998, in which the competition between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa was given extensive positive media coverage, sportswriters in 1961 began to play the "M&M Boys " against each other, inventing a rivalry where none existed, as Yogi Berra has testified in recent interviews.
The 1961 home run race between Maris and Mantle was dramatized in the 2001 film 61* , filmed under the direction of Billy Crystal .
Roger Maris 61 Home Runs [ edit ]
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Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1961 American League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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
—
Monthly record [ edit ]
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Percentage
April
15
9
5
.643
May
26
14
12
.538
June
32
22
10
.688
July
29
20
9
.690
August
31
22
9
.710
September
29
21
8
.724
October
1
1
0
1.000
Record vs. American League [ edit ]
Notable transactions [ edit ]
1961 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log [ edit ]
Game Log [ edit ]
1961 Game Log
April
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 11
Twins
6–0
Ramos (1–0)
Ford (0–1)
14,607
0–1
2
April 15
Athletics
5–3
Turley (1–0)
Daley (0–1)
Stafford (1)
11,802
1–1
3
April 17
Athletics
3–0
Ford (1–1)
Walker (0–1)
1,947
2–1
4
April 20
Angels
7–5
Ditmar (1–0)
Grba (0–1)
Stafford (2)
3–1
5
April 20
Angels
4–2
Turley (2–0)
Garver (0–1)
Arroyo (1)
7,059
4–1
6
April 21
@ Orioles
4–2
Ford (2–1)
Barber (1–1)
12,368
5–1
7
April 22
@ Orioles
5–3
Wilhelm (1–0)
Duren (0–1)
12,536
5–2
8
April 22
@ Orioles
5 – 5 (7)
14,126
5–2
9
April 23
@ Orioles
4–1
Estrada (1–1)
McDevitt (0–1)
Hall (1)
18,704
5–3
10
April 24
@ Tigers
4–3
Lary (3–0)
Turley (2–1)
5,662
5–4
11
April 26
@ Tigers
13 – 11 (10)
Arroyo (1–0)
Aguirre (0–1)
4,676
6–4
12
April 27
Indians
4–3
Ditmar (2–0)
Antonelli (0–2)
8,897
7–4
13
April 29
Indians
4–2
Terry (1–0)
Perry (2–1)
Arroyo (2)
14,624
8–4
14
April 30
@ Senators
4–3
Ford (3–1)
Donovan (0–4)
Arroyo (3)
9–4
15
April 30
@ Senators
2–1
Woodeshick (1–1)
Sheldon (0–1)
Burnside (1)
21,904
9–5
May
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
16
May 2
@ Twins
6 – 4 (10)
Coates (1–0)
Pascual (2–1)
Arroyo (4)
16,669
10–5
17
May 3
@ Twins
7–3
Turley (3–1)
Ramos (2–1)
18,158
11–5
18
May 4
@ Twins
5–2
Ford (4–1)
Kaat (1–2)
Coates (1)
18,179
12–5
19
May 5
@ Angels
5–4
McDevitt (1–1)
Clevenger (2–1)
Arroyo (5)
17,801
13–5
20
May 6
@ Angels
5–3
Grba (2–2)
Ditmar (2–1)
19,865
13–6
21
May 7
@ Angels
5–3
Kline (1–0)
Coates (1–1)
Clevenger (1)
19,722
13–7
22
May 9
@ Athletics
5–4
Herbert (2–1)
Arroyo (1–1)
Archer (1)
13,623
13–8
23
May 10
@ Athletics
9–4
Clevenger (3–1)
Daley (3–4)
15,986
14–8
24
May 12
Tigers
4–3
Lary (5–1)
Coates (1–2)
23,556
14–9
25
May 13
Tigers
8–3
Regan (3–0)
Turley (3–2)
18,036
14–10
26
May 14
Tigers
5 – 4 (11)
Coates (2–2)
Aguirre (1–2)
15–10
27
May 14
Tigers
8–6
Coates (3–2)
Bunning (2–3)
40,968
16–10
28
May 16
Senators
3–2
Woodeshick (2–1)
Stafford (0–1)
Sisler (5)
10,050
16–11
29
May 17
Senators
8–7
Burnside (1–2)
Ditmar (2–2)
Gabler (1)
6,197
16–12
30
May 19
@ Indians
9–7
Latman (3–0)
Clevenger (3–2)
Allen (2)
21,240
16–13
31
May 20
@ Indians
4–3
Funk (4–2)
Stafford (0–2)
8,431
16–14
32
May 21
Orioles
4–2
Ford (5–1)
Estrada (2–3)
17–14
33
May 21
Orioles
3–2
Barber (5–3)
Sheldon (0–2)
Wilhelm (5)
47,890
17–15
34
May 22
Orioles
8–2
Coates (4–2)
Fisher (1–5)
Arroyo (6)
16,923
18–15
35
May 24
Red Sox
3–2
Terry (2–0)
Nichols (0–1)
7,673
19–15
36
May 25
Red Sox
6–4
Ford (6–1)
Muffett (0–4)
Arroyo (7)
13,087
20–15
37
May 28
White Sox
14–9
Lown (2–2)
Arroyo (1–2)
Pierce (2)
20–16
38
May 28
White Sox
5–3
Coates (5–2)
McLish (2–5)
44,435
21–16
39
May 29
@ Red Sox
2–1
Delock (3–1)
Ford (6–2)
21,804
21–17
40
May 30
@ Red Sox
12–3
Stafford (1–2)
Conley (2–4)
Coates (2)
19,582
22–17
41
May 31
@ Red Sox
7–6
Sheldon (1–2)
Muffett (0–5)
McDevitt (1)
17,318
23–17
June
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
42
June 1
@ Red Sox
7–5
Monbouquette (4–5)
Turley (3–3)
Stallard (1)
5,257
23–18
43
June 2
@ White Sox
6–2
Ford (7–2)
McLish (2–6)
38,410
24–18
44
June 3
@ White Sox
6 – 5 (13)
Hacker (1–0)
Ditmar (2–3)
16,480
24–19
45
June 4
@ White Sox
10–1
Stafford (2–2)
Pierce (1–5)
28,362
25–19
46
June 5
Twins
6–2
Coates (6–2)
Lee (0–2)
Arroyo (8)
26–19
47
June 5
Twins
6–1
Sheldon (2–2)
Stobbs (0–2)
23,103
27–19
48
June 6
Twins
7–2
Ford (8–2)
Kralick (4–4)
Arroyo (9)
17,129
28–19
49
June 7
Twins
5–1
Terry (3–0)
Ramos (3–7)
9,016
29–19
50
June 8
Athletics
6–1
Stafford (3–2)
Bass (4–3)
30–19
51
June 8
Athletics
9–6
Archer (3–1)
McDevitt (1–2)
13,157
30–20
52
June 9
Athletics
8–6
Arroyo (2–2)
Herbert (3–6)
22,418
31–20
53
June 10
Athletics
5–3
Ford (9–2)
Nuxhall (4–2)
17,272
32–20
54
June 11
Angels
2–1
Terry (4–0)
McBride (5–4)
33–20
55
June 11
Angels
5–1
Sheldon (3–2)
Grba (5–5)
Arroyo (10)
37,378
34–20
56
June 12
Angels
3–1
Stafford (4–2)
Bowsfield (2–2)
16,363
35–20
57
June 13
@ Indians
7–2
Perry (5–4)
Coates (6–3)
Funk (5)
21,704
35–21
58
June 14
@ Indians
11–5
Ford (10–2)
Bell (4–6)
Arroyo (11)
25,095
36–21
59
June 15
@ Indians
3 – 2 (11)
Terry (5–0)
Funk (7–5)
23,350
37–21
60
June 16
@ Tigers
4–2
Regan (7–2)
Stafford (4–3)
51,744
37–22
61
June 17
@ Tigers
12–10
Foytack (4–4)
Daley (4–9)
Fox (4)
51,509
37–23
62
June 18
@ Tigers
9–0
Ford (11–2)
Lary (10–4)
Arroyo (12)
44,459
38–23
63
June 19
@ Athletics
4–3
Archer (5–1)
Arroyo (2–3)
16,715
38–24
64
June 20
@ Athletics
6–2
Stafford (5–3)
Nuxhall (4–3)
Coates (3)
19,928
39–24
65
June 21
@ Athletics
5–3
Daley (5–9)
Shaw (3–6)
Arroyo (13)
19,416
40–24
66
June 22
@ Athletics
8–3
Ford (12–2)
Bass (4–6)
Arroyo (14)
17,254
41–24
67
June 23
@ Twins
4–0
Pascual (5–9)
Turley (3–4)
30,940
41–25
68
June 24
@ Twins
10–7
Sheldon (4–2)
Cueto (0–2)
Arroyo (15)
35,199
42–25
69
June 25
@ Twins
8–4
Stafford (6–3)
Kralick (6–5)
Coates (4)
35,152
43–25
70
June 26
@ Angels
8–6
Ford (13–2)
Donohue (1–2)
Arroyo (16)
18,870
44–25
71
June 27
@ Angels
7–6
Bowsfield (4–2)
Daley (5–10)
Grba (2)
16,108
44–26
72
June 28
@ Angels
5–3
Duren (3–8)
Turley (3–5)
Donohue (3)
14,674
44–27
73
June 30
@ Senators
5–1
Ford (14–2)
Donovan (3–8)
28,019
45–27
July
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
74
July 1
@ Senators
7–6
Arroyo (3–3)
Sisler (1–3)
16,015
46–27
75
July 2
@ Senators
13–4
Daley (6–10)
Burnside (1–5)
Arroyo (17)
19,794
47–27
76
July 4
Tigers
6–2
Ford (15–2)
Mossi (9–2)
48–27
77
July 4
Tigers
4 – 3 (10)
Lary (12–4)
Stafford (6–4)
Fox (6)
74,246
48–28
78
July 5
Indians
6–0
Sheldon (5–2)
Bell (5–9)
24,377
49–28
79
July 6
Indians
4–0
Stafford (7–4)
Stigman (2–2)
37,136
50–28
80
July 7
Red Sox
14–3
Daley (7–10)
Conley (3–7)
29,199
51–28
81
July 8
Red Sox
8–5
Ford (16–2)
Delock (5–5)
Arroyo (18)
23,381
52–28
82
July 9
Red Sox
3–0
Sheldon (6–2)
Monbouquette (8–7)
53–28
83
July 9
Red Sox
9–6
Schwall (7–2)
Terry (5–1)
Earley (1)
47,875
53–29
84
July 13
@ White Sox
6–2
Stafford (8–4)
Wynn (7–2)
Arroyo (19)
43,960
54–29
85
July 14
@ White Sox
6–1
Pizarro (5–3)
Sheldon (6–3)
43,450
54–30
86
July 15
@ White Sox
9 – 8 (10)
Arroyo (4–3)
Hacker (2–2)
37,730
55–30
87
July 16
@ Orioles
2–1
Daley (8–10)
Barber (10–7)
38,487
56–30
88
July 17
@ Orioles
5–0
Ford (17–2)
Pappas (6–5)
44,332
57–30
89
July 18
@ Senators
5–3
Arroyo (5–3)
McClain (7–9)
17,695
58–30
90
July 19
@ Senators
8–4
Daniels (5–5)
Daley (8–11)
58–31
91
July 19
@ Senators
12–2
Donovan (6–8)
Downing (0–1)
27,176
58–32
92
July 21
@ Red Sox
11–8
Arroyo (6–3)
Earley (1–4)
32,186
59–32
93
July 22
@ Red Sox
11–9
Arroyo (7–3)
Conley (4–9)
25,089
60–32
94
July 23
@ Red Sox
5–4
Schwall (10–2)
Daley (8–12)
28,575
60–33
95
July 25
White Sox
5–1
Ford (18–2)
Baumann (7–8)
Arroyo (20)
61–33
96
July 25
White Sox
12–0
Stafford (9–4)
Pizarro (6–4)
46,240
62–33
97
July 26
White Sox
5–2
Sheldon (7–3)
Herbert (7–9)
22,366
63–33
98
July 27
White Sox
4–3
Terry (6–1)
Pierce (5–7)
Arroyo (21)
20,529
64–33
99
July 28
Orioles
4–0
Brown (8–3)
Daley (8–13)
39,623
64–34
100
July 29
Orioles
5–4
Ford (19–2)
Fisher (4–10)
42,990
65–34
101
July 30
Orioles
4–0
Barber (12–8)
Stafford (9–5)
65–35
102
July 30
Orioles
2–1
Pappas (7–6)
Daley (8–14)
Hall (3)
57,180
65–36
August
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
103
August 2
Athletics
6–5
Arroyo (8–3)
Archer (7–6)
66–36
104
August 2
Athletics
12–5
Terry (7–1)
Ditmar (2–6)
Reniff (1)
23,616
67–36
105
August 3
Athletics
6–1
Shaw (7–9)
Daley (8–15)
12,584
67–37
106
August 4
Twins
8 – 5 (10)
Arroyo (9–3)
Pleis (3–2)
24,109
68–37
107
August 5
Twins
2–1
Coates (7–3)
Kralick (10–7)
18,880
69–37
108
August 6
Twins
7 – 6 (15)
Reniff (1–0)
Moore (4–4)
70–37
109
August 6
Twins
3–2
Sheldon (8–3)
Schroll (0–1)
39,408
71–37
110
August 7
Angels
4–1
Daley (9–15)
McBride (9–8)
13,944
72–37
111
August 8
Angels
5 – 4 (10)
Arroyo (10–3)
Fowler (5–5)
24,084
73–37
112
August 9
Angels
2–0
Coates (8–3)
Bowsfield (8–4)
17,261
74–37
113
August 10
Angels
3–1
Ford (20–2)
Donohue (4–5)
Arroyo (22)
15,575
75–37
114
August 11
@ Senators
12–5
Terry (8–1)
McClain (7–13)
Reniff (2)
22,601
76–37
115
August 12
@ Senators
5–1
Donovan (8–8)
Stafford (9–6)
15,870
76–38
116
August 13
@ Senators
12–2
Daniels (7–6)
Daley (9–16)
76–39
117
August 13
@ Senators
9–4
Coates (9–3)
Kutyna (6–4)
27,368
77–39
118
August 15
White Sox
2–1
Pizarro (8–5)
Ford (20–3)
49,059
77–40
119
August 16
White Sox
5–4
Terry (9–1)
Lown (6–5)
29,728
78–40
120
August 17
White Sox
5–3
Stafford (10–6)
Baumann (9–10)
Arroyo (23)
25,532
79–40
121
August 18
@ Indians
5–1
Grant (12–6)
Coates (9–4)
37,840
79–41
122
August 19
@ Indians
3 – 2 (10)
Ford (21–3)
Locke (4–2)
Arroyo (24)
23,398
80–41
123
August 20
@ Indians
6–0
Terry (10–1)
Perry (9–11)
81–41
124
August 20
@ Indians
5–2
Sheldon (9–3)
Bell (8–13)
56,307
82–41
125
August 22
@ Angels
4–3
McBride (10–10)
Stafford (10–7)
19,930
82–42
126
August 23
@ Angels
8 – 6 (10)
Arroyo (11–3)
Donohue (4–6)
19,773
83–42
127
August 24
@ Angels
6–4
Morgan (6–2)
Coates (9–5)
19,819
83–43
128
August 25
@ Athletics
3–0
Terry (11–1)
Archer (8–10)
30,830
84–43
129
August 26
@ Athletics
5–1
Stafford (11–7)
Walker (5–11)
32,149
85–43
130
August 27
@ Athletics
8–7
Ford (22–3)
Shaw (8–12)
Arroyo (25)
34,065
86–43
131
August 29
@ Twins
3–0
Pascual (12–13)
Terry (11–2)
40,118
86–44
132
August 30
@ Twins
4–0
Stafford (12–7)
Kaat (7–13)
41,357
87–44
133
August 31
@ Twins
5–4
Kralick (12–9)
Sheldon (9–4)
33,709
87–45
September
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
134
September 1
Tigers
1–0
Arroyo (12–3)
Mossi (14–4)
65,566
88–45
135
September 2
Tigers
7–2
Terry (12–2)
Lary (19–8)
Arroyo (26)
50,261
89–45
136
September 3
Tigers
8–5
Arroyo (13–3)
Staley (2–5)
55,676
90–45
137
September 4
Senators
5–3
Reniff (2–0)
Daniels (8–10)
91–45
138
September 4
Senators
3–2
Daley (10–16)
Burnside (1–7)
34,683
92–45
139
September 5
Senators
6–1
Coates (10–5)
McClain (8–16)
16,917
93–45
140
September 6
Senators
8–0
Ford (23–3)
Cheney (1–3)
12,295
94–45
141
September 7
Indians
7–3
Terry (13–2)
Stigman (2–4)
18,549
95–45
142
September 8
Indians
9–1
Stafford (13–7)
Bell (9–15)
41,762
96–45
143
September 9
Indians
8–7
Arroyo (14–3)
Funk (11–10)
37,161
97–45
144
September 10
Indians
7–6
Coates (11–5)
Locke (4–4)
Arroyo (27)
98–45
145
September 10
Indians
9–3
Daley (11–16)
Perry (10–14)
57,824
99–45
146
September 12
@ White Sox
4 – 3 (6)
Terry (14–2)
Pierce (9–9)
36,166
100–45
147
September 14
@ White Sox
8–3
Herbert (10–12)
Sheldon (9–5)
Hacker (7)
100–46
148
September 14
@ White Sox
4–3
Kemmerer (3–3)
Arroyo (14–4)
18,120
100–47
149
September 15
@ Tigers
11–1
Ford (24–3)
Mossi (14–7)
101–47
150
September 15
@ Tigers
4–2
Kline (7–8)
Daley (11–17)
42,267
101–48
151
September 16
@ Tigers
10–4
Lary (21–9)
Terry (14–3)
35,820
101–49
152
September 17
@ Tigers
6 – 4 (12)
Arroyo (15–4)
Fox (4–2)
44,219
102–49
153
September 19
@ Orioles
1–0
Barber (17–11)
Ford (24–4)
102–50
154
September 19
@ Orioles
3–1
Daley (12–17)
Brown (10–6)
31,317
103–50
155
September 20
@ Orioles
4–2
Terry (15–3)
Pappas (12–9)
21,032
104–50
156
September 21
@ Orioles
5–3
Fisher (10–12)
Stafford (13–8)
22,089
104–51
157
September 23
@ Red Sox
8–3
Ford (25–4)
Schwall (15–6)
Arroyo (28)
28,128
105–51
158
September 24
@ Red Sox
3–1
Monbouquette (14–13)
Arroyo (15–5)
30,802
105–52
159
September 26
Orioles
3–2
Sheldon (10–5)
Fisher (10–13)
19,401
106–52
160
September 27
Orioles
3–2
Barber (18–12)
Stafford (13–9)
Hall (4)
7,594
106–53
161
September 29
Red Sox
2–1
Sheldon (11–5)
Monbouquette (14–14)
21,485
107–53
162
September 30
Red Sox
3–1
Terry (16–3)
Schwall (15–7)
Coates (5)
19,061
108–53
[ 6]
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
[ 7]
Other batters [ edit ]
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
López, Héctor Héctor López
93
243
54
.222
3
22
Blanchard, Johnny Johnny Blanchard
93
243
74
.305
21
54
Cerv, Bob Bob Cerv
57
118
32
.271
6
20
Gardner, Billy Billy Gardner
41
99
21
.212
1
2
DeMaestri, Joe Joe DeMaestri
30
41
6
.146
0
2
Johnson, Deron Deron Johnson
13
19
2
.105
0
2
Torgeson, Earl Earl Torgeson
22
18
2
.111
0
0
Reed, Jack Jack Reed
28
13
2
.154
0
1
Hale, Bob Bob Hale
11
13
2
.154
1
1
Gonder, Jesse Jesse Gonder
15
12
4
.333
0
3
Tresh, Tom Tom Tresh
9
8
2
.250
0
0
Thomas, Lee Lee Thomas
2
2
1
.500
0
0
[ 7]
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1961 World Series [ edit ]
1961 World Series
New York Yankees def. Cincinnati Reds , 4–1
MVP Award : Whitey Ford , P, New York
Game
Date
Score
Series
(NYY-CIN)
Location
Attendance
Time
1
October 4
Yankees 2, Reds 0
1–0
Yankee Stadium
62,397
2:11
2
October 5
Reds 6, Yankees 2
1–1
Yankee Stadium
63,083
2:43
3
October 7
Yankees 3, Reds 2
2–1
Crosley Field
32,589
2:15
4
October 8
Yankees 7, Reds 0
3–1
Crosley Field
32.589
2:27
5
October 9
Yankees 13, Reds 5
4–1
Crosley Field
32,589
3:05
Awards and honors [ edit ]
1961 All-Star Game
Whitey Ford , starter, pitcher
Tony Kubek , starter, shortstop
Mickey Mantle , starter, center field
Roger Maris , starter, right field
Luis Arroyo , reserve
Yogi Berra , reserve
Elston Howard , reserve
Bill Skowron , reserve [ 8]
League leaders [ edit ]
Whitey Ford , led league in innings: (283)
Whitey Ford, led league in games started: (39)
Whitey Ford, led league in batters faced: (1,159)
Roger Maris, Major League Baseball home run champion, (61)
Franchise records [ edit ]
Roger Maris , Yankees single season record, home runs in a season: (61)
Mickey Mantle , Yankees single season record, home runs by a center fielder: (54)
Team leaders [ edit ]
Home Runs – Roger Maris (61)
RBI – Roger Maris (142)
Batting Average – Elston Howard (.348)
Hits – Bobby Richardson (173)
Stolen Bases – Mickey Mantle (12)
Walks – Mickey Mantle (126)
Wins – Whitey Ford (25)
Earned Run Average – Luis Arroyo (2.19)
Strikeouts – Whitey Ford (209)
Farm system [ edit ]
Harlan affiliation shared with Chicago White Sox [ 9]
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