1961 Baltimore Orioles

95-67 • .586 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1961 Baltimore Orioles went 95-67 (.586) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Gentile (46 HR, 141 RBI) and Steve Barber (18-12, 3.33 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
3rd Rank
691 R 588 RA
Diff +103

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691 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+103 Run Diff
960K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 1% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .325 1% below the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .390 1% below the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.22 20% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 691 6% below the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 960,819
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Avg per Game 11,717

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Jim Gentile 0.302 2 Jackie Brandt 0.297 3 Russ Snyder 0.292 4 Whitey Herzog 0.291 5 Brooks Robinson 0.287

Home Runs

1 Jim Gentile 46 2 Gus Triandos 17 3 Jackie Brandt 16 4 Ron Hansen 12 5 Jerry Adair 9

RBI

1 Jim Gentile 141 2 Jackie Brandt 72 3 Gus Triandos 63 4 Brooks Robinson 61 5 Ron Hansen 51
1961 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 163 668 89 192 38 7 7 61 47 57 1 0.287
Ron Hansen 155 533 51 132 13 2 12 51 66 96 1 0.248
Jackie Brandt 139 516 93 153 18 5 16 72 62 51 10 0.297
Jim Gentile 148 486 96 147 25 2 46 141 96 106 1 0.302
Gus Triandos 115 397 35 97 21 0 17 63 44 60 0 0.244
Jerry Adair 133 386 41 102 21 1 9 37 35 51 5 0.264
Whitey Herzog 113 323 39 94 11 6 5 35 50 41 1 0.291
Russ Snyder 115 312 46 91 13 5 1 13 20 32 5 0.292
Dick Williams 103 310 37 64 15 2 8 24 20 38 0 0.206
Marv Breeding 90 244 32 51 8 0 1 16 14 33 5 0.209
Earl Robinson 96 222 37 59 12 3 8 30 31 54 4 0.266
Dave Philley 99 144 13 36 9 2 1 23 10 20 2 0.250
Hank Foiles 43 124 18 34 6 0 6 19 12 27 0 0.274
Marv Throneberry 56 96 9 20 3 0 5 11 12 20 0 0.208
Jim Busby 75 89 15 23 3 1 0 6 8 10 2 0.258
Steve Barber 37 80 6 13 1 0 2 6 5 42 0 0.163
Chuck Estrada 33 70 4 8 1 0 0 0 2 32 0 0.114
Milt Pappas 26 66 6 9 2 0 3 6 0 29 0 0.136
Gene Stephens 32 58 4 11 2 0 0 2 14 7 1 0.190
Jack Fisher 36 56 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 25 0 0.089
Hal Brown 27 50 3 7 2 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.140
Charlie Lau 17 47 3 8 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0.170
Clint Courtney 22 45 3 12 2 0 0 4 10 3 0 0.267
Billy Hoeft 35 39 1 7 0 0 0 4 4 13 0 0.179
Dick Hall 30 36 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.139
Walt Dropo 14 27 1 7 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0.259
Hoyt Wilhelm 51 20 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.050
Boog Powell 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.077
Wes Stock 35 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.000
Barry Shetrone 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Frank Zupo 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Chuck Essegian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Hyde 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Gordon Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Lehew 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Papa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Billy Hoeft 2.02 2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.30 3 Wes Stock 3.01 4 Milt Pappas 3.04 5 Dick Hall 3.09

Wins

1 Steve Barber 18 2 Chuck Estrada 15 3 Milt Pappas 13 4 Hal Brown 10 5 Jack Fisher 10

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Estrada 160 2 Steve Barber 150 3 Jack Fisher 118 4 Billy Hoeft 100 5 Dick Hall 92
1961 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Barber 18 12 3.33 37 34 1 248.1 194 92 130 150
Chuck Estrada 15 9 3.69 33 31 0 212.0 159 87 132 160
Jack Fisher 10 13 3.90 36 25 1 196.0 205 85 75 118
Milt Pappas 13 9 3.04 26 23 1 177.2 134 60 78 89
Hal Brown 10 6 3.19 27 23 1 166.2 153 59 33 61
Billy Hoeft 7 4 2.02 35 12 3 138.0 106 31 55 100
Dick Hall 7 5 3.09 29 13 4 122.1 102 42 30 92
Hoyt Wilhelm 9 7 2.30 51 1 18 109.2 89 28 41 87
Wes Stock 5 0 3.01 35 1 3 71.2 58 24 27 47
Dick Hyde 1 2 5.57 15 0 0 21.0 18 13 13 15
Gordon Jones 0 0 5.40 3 0 1 5.0 5 3 0 4
Jim Lehew 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
John Papa 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 2 3 3

👥 Roster (36)

Jerry Adair Steve Barber Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Hal Brown Jim Busby Clint Courtney Walt Dropo Chuck Essegian Chuck Estrada Jack Fisher Hank Foiles +24 more

36 players

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The 1961 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 95-67 record (.586) put the 1961 Baltimore Orioles 3rd in the AL. The Baltimore Orioles scored 691 runs and allowed 588, a run differential of +103. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .254, 1% worse than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.22 was 20% better than the league average of 4.03. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 6% fewer. Memorial Stadium was home in 1961, drawing a total attendance of 960,819.

The home run leader was Jim Gentile, who hit 46. Brooks Robinson collected the most hits, 192. The pitching staff's wins leader was Steve Barber (18). The strikeout leader was Chuck Estrada with 160. The saves leader was Hoyt Wilhelm with 18. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1961 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1961 Baltimore Orioles finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Jim Gentile led the 1961 Baltimore Orioles with 46 home runs.
What was the 1961 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1961 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Did the 1961 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1961 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Gentile (46 HR, 141 RBI) and Steve Barber (18-12, 3.33 ERA).
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