1961 Philadelphia Phillies season
1961 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
Managers | Gene Mauch | |
Television | WFIL | |
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.
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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 47–30 | 46–31 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4 | 45–32 | 44–33 |
San Francisco Giants | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 45–32 | 40–37 |
Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 10 | 45–32 | 38–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 48–29 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 38–39 | 37–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 29 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 107 | .305 | 46 | 22–55 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | |||||
Milwaukee | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 3–19 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | |||||
San Francisco | 17–5 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — |
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]
1961 Game log
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April (6–9)
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May (6–18)
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June (10–18–1)
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July (8–21)
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August (7–26)
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September (10–14)
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October (0–1)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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1B | Pancho Herrera | 126 | 400 | 103 | .258 | 13 | 51 |
3B | Charley Smith | 112 | 411 | 102 | .248 | 9 | 47 |
SS | Rubén 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 |
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Choo Choo Coleman | 34 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 4 |
Joe 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 |
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John 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 |
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Frank Sullivan | 49 | 159.1 | 3 | 16 | 4.29 | 114 |
Don Ferrarese | 42 | 138.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.76 | 89 |
Paul 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 |
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Jack Baldschun | 65 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.88 | 59 |
Turk Farrell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 10 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Chattanooga[21]
Notes
- ^ "Choo-Choo Coleman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Charley Smith Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Warren Hacker Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Wes Covington Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "1961 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Thisted, Red (April 19, 1961). "Rain Stops Braves, Phils". Milwuakee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. 1, 3, part 2. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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(help) - ^ Hernon, Jack (June 22, 1961). "Don't Count Out Pirates–Murtaugh: 'We'll Make Noise Yet,' Says Pilot; Game Rained Out". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Giants, Phils Deadlock in Marathon, 7-7: 15-Frame Battle Is Longest Night Game in History". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). June 29, 1961. p. 29. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
The contest was called after each team had scored three runs in the 15th by the National League rule which prohibits starting an inning after 12:50 a. m.
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... the longest night game, in time, in major league history ...
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(help) - ^ "1961 Philadelphia Phillies Roster by Baseball Almanac". Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007