1961 Boston Red Sox

76-86 • .469 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1961 Boston Red Sox went 76-86 (.469) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 792, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Gary Geiger (18 HR, 64 RBI) and Don Schwall (15-7, 3.22 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
6th Rank
729 R 792 RA
Diff -63

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729 Runs Scored
792 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
850K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 1% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .333 1% above the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .374 5% below the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.29 7% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 729 1% below the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 850,856
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Avg per Game 10,376

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Pete Runnels 0.317 2 Russ Nixon 0.289 3 Frank Malzone 0.266 4 Carl Yastrzemski 0.266 5 Carroll Hardy 0.263

Home Runs

1 Gary Geiger 18 2 Jim Pagliaroni 16 3 Frank Malzone 14 4 Jackie Jensen 13 5 Vic Wertz 11

RBI

1 Frank Malzone 87 2 Carl Yastrzemski 80 3 Jackie Jensen 66 4 Gary Geiger 64 5 Chuck Schilling 62
1961 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Schilling 158 646 87 167 25 2 5 62 78 77 7 0.259
Frank Malzone 151 590 74 157 21 4 14 87 44 49 1 0.266
Carl Yastrzemski 148 583 71 155 31 6 11 80 50 96 6 0.266
Gary Geiger 140 499 82 116 21 6 18 64 87 91 16 0.232
Jackie Jensen 137 498 64 131 21 2 13 66 66 69 9 0.263
Jim Pagliaroni 120 376 50 91 17 0 16 58 55 74 1 0.242
Pete Runnels 143 360 49 114 20 3 3 38 46 32 5 0.317
Don Buddin 115 339 58 89 22 3 6 42 72 45 2 0.263
Vic Wertz 99 317 33 83 16 2 11 60 38 43 0 0.262
Carroll Hardy 85 281 46 74 20 2 3 36 26 53 4 0.263
Russ Nixon 87 242 24 70 12 2 1 19 13 19 0 0.289
Pumpsie Green 88 219 33 57 12 3 6 27 42 32 4 0.260
Gene Conley 33 73 8 16 3 0 2 8 2 22 0 0.219
Bill Monbouquette 33 69 6 9 0 0 0 5 10 29 0 0.130
Don Schwall 27 61 5 11 2 0 0 6 1 10 0 0.180
Lou Clinton 17 51 4 13 2 1 0 3 2 10 0 0.255
Ike Delock 28 48 3 5 0 0 0 2 4 24 0 0.104
Billy Harrell 37 37 10 6 2 0 0 1 1 8 1 0.162
Tracy Stallard 43 36 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.083
Mike Fornieles 57 32 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 8 0 0.156
Rip Repulski 15 25 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.280
Joe Ginsberg 19 24 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0.250
Billy Muffett 38 23 4 5 0 0 1 2 3 9 0 0.217
Don Gile 8 18 2 5 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.278
Dave Hillman 28 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Tom Brewer 18 14 7 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0.286
Galen Cisco 18 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.100
Chet Nichols 26 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Arnold Earley 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ted Wills 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Borland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Chet Nichols 2.09 2 Dave Hillman 2.77 3 Don Schwall 3.22 4 Bill Monbouquette 3.39 5 Tom Brewer 3.43

Wins

1 Don Schwall 15 2 Bill Monbouquette 14 3 Gene Conley 11 4 Mike Fornieles 9 5 Ike Delock 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Monbouquette 161 2 Gene Conley 113 3 Tracy Stallard 109 4 Don Schwall 91 5 Ike Delock 80
1961 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Monbouquette 14 14 3.39 32 32 0 236.1 233 89 100 161
Gene Conley 11 14 4.91 33 30 1 199.2 229 109 65 113
Don Schwall 15 7 3.22 25 25 0 178.2 167 64 110 91
Ike Delock 6 9 4.90 28 28 0 156.0 185 85 52 80
Tracy Stallard 2 7 4.88 43 14 2 132.2 110 72 96 109
Mike Fornieles 9 8 4.68 57 2 15 119.1 121 62 54 70
Billy Muffett 3 11 5.67 38 11 2 112.2 130 71 36 47
Dave Hillman 3 2 2.77 28 1 0 78.0 70 24 23 39
Galen Cisco 2 4 6.71 17 8 0 52.1 67 39 28 26
Chet Nichols 3 2 2.09 26 2 3 51.2 40 12 26 20
Arnold Earley 2 4 3.99 33 0 7 49.2 42 22 34 44
Tom Brewer 3 2 3.43 10 9 0 42.0 37 16 29 13
Ted Wills 3 2 5.95 17 0 0 19.2 24 13 19 11
Wilbur Wood 0 0 5.54 6 1 0 13.0 14 8 7 7
Tom Borland 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Tom Borland Tom Brewer Don Buddin Galen Cisco Lou Clinton Gene Conley Ike Delock Arnold Earley Mike Fornieles Gary Geiger Don Gile Joe Ginsberg +20 more

32 players

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The 1961 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1961 Boston Red Sox finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 729 scored against 792 allowed (-63). The team batting average of .254 was 1% below the 1961 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. The 729 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 850,856 fans came through the gates. Gary Geiger topped the Boston Red Sox with 18 home runs. Frank Malzone led in RBI with 87. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Schwall (15). Bill Monbouquette struck out 161, the most on the club. Mike Fornieles saved 15 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1961 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1961 Boston Red Sox finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Gary Geiger led the 1961 Boston Red Sox with 18 home runs.
What was the 1961 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1961 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1961 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1961 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1961 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Geiger (18 HR, 64 RBI) and Don Schwall (15-7, 3.22 ERA).
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