1961 Chicago White Sox

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1961 Chicago White Sox went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 765 runs, allowed 726, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Al Smith (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Juan Pizarro (14-7, 3.05 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
765 R 726 RA
Diff +39

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⚡ Quick Stats

765 Runs Scored
726 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
1,162K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .335 2% above the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .395 equal to the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.06 1% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 765 4% above the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,162,030
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Avg per Game 14,346

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Floyd Robinson 0.310 2 Mike Hershberger 0.309 3 Roy Sievers 0.295 4 Wes Covington 0.288 5 Jim Landis 0.283

Home Runs

1 Al Smith 28 2 Roy Sievers 27 3 Jim Landis 22 4 Minnie Miñoso 14 5 Floyd Robinson 11

RBI

1 Al Smith 93 2 Roy Sievers 92 3 Jim Landis 85 4 Minnie Miñoso 82 5 Floyd Robinson 59
1961 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 156 625 90 170 24 4 6 45 38 33 53 0.272
Nellie Fox 159 606 67 152 11 5 2 51 59 12 2 0.251
Minnie Miñoso 152 540 91 151 28 3 14 82 67 46 9 0.280
Jim Landis 140 534 87 151 18 8 22 85 65 71 19 0.283
Al Smith 147 532 88 148 29 4 28 93 56 67 4 0.278
Roy Sievers 141 492 76 145 26 6 27 92 61 62 1 0.295
Floyd Robinson 132 432 69 134 20 7 11 59 52 32 7 0.310
Sherm Lollar 116 337 38 95 10 1 7 41 37 22 0 0.282
J. C. Martin 110 274 26 63 8 3 5 32 21 31 1 0.230
Cam Carreon 78 229 32 62 5 1 4 27 21 24 0 0.271
Andy Carey 56 143 21 38 12 3 0 14 11 24 0 0.266
Sammy Esposito 63 94 12 16 5 0 1 8 12 21 0 0.170
Juan Pizarro 40 69 10 17 3 1 0 5 5 19 1 0.246
Al Pilarcik 47 62 9 11 1 0 1 6 9 5 1 0.177
Frank Baumann 55 61 8 16 2 0 2 10 5 25 1 0.262
Wes Covington 22 59 5 17 1 0 4 15 4 5 0 0.288
Billy Pierce 39 56 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.143
Mike Hershberger 15 55 9 17 3 0 0 5 2 2 1 0.309
Cal McLish 31 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 1 24 0 0.167
Ray Herbert 21 53 7 12 1 0 2 3 3 8 0 0.226
Billy Goodman 41 51 4 13 4 0 1 10 7 6 0 0.255
Bob Roselli 22 38 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 11 0 0.263
Early Wynn 17 37 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.162
Don Larsen 25 25 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0.320
Bob Shaw 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.000
Russ Kemmerer 47 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.200
Earl Torgeson 20 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.067
Turk Lown 60 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Warren Hacker 42 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.111
Joe Horlen 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dean Look 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Score 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Joe Ginsberg 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Gary Peters 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ted Lepcio 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Alan Brice 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike DeGerick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Staley 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Turk Lown 2.76 2 Juan Pizarro 3.05 3 Early Wynn 3.51 4 Warren Hacker 3.77 5 Bob Shaw 3.79

Wins

1 Juan Pizarro 14 2 Frank Baumann 10 3 Cal McLish 10 4 Billy Pierce 10 5 Ray Herbert 9

Strikeouts

1 Juan Pizarro 188 2 Billy Pierce 106 3 Cal McLish 80 4 Frank Baumann 75 5 Early Wynn 64
1961 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Pizarro 14 7 3.05 39 25 2 194.2 164 66 89 188
Frank Baumann 10 13 5.61 53 23 3 187.2 249 117 59 75
Billy Pierce 10 9 3.80 39 28 3 180.0 190 76 54 106
Cal McLish 10 13 4.38 31 27 1 162.1 178 79 47 80
Ray Herbert 9 6 4.05 21 20 0 137.2 142 62 36 50
Early Wynn 8 2 3.51 17 16 0 110.1 88 43 47 64
Turk Lown 7 5 2.76 59 0 11 101.0 87 31 35 50
Russ Kemmerer 3 3 4.38 47 2 2 96.2 102 47 26 35
Don Larsen 7 2 4.12 25 3 2 74.1 64 34 29 53
Bob Shaw 3 4 3.79 14 10 0 71.1 85 30 20 31
Warren Hacker 3 3 3.77 42 0 8 57.1 62 24 8 40
Herb Score 1 2 6.66 8 5 0 24.1 22 18 24 14
Gerry Staley 0 3 5.00 16 0 0 18.0 17 10 5 8
Joe Horlen 1 3 6.62 5 4 0 17.2 25 13 13 11
Gary Peters 0 0 1.74 3 0 1 10.1 10 2 2 6
Alan Brice 0 1 0.00 3 0 0 3.1 4 0 3 3
Mike DeGerick 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Luis Aparicio Frank Baumann Alan Brice Andy Carey Cam Carreon Wes Covington Mike DeGerick Sammy Esposito Nellie Fox Joe Ginsberg Billy Goodman Warren Hacker +27 more

39 players

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The 1961 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1961 Chicago White Sox finished 86-76, a .531 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 765 runs scored and 726 given up, the 1961 differential was +39. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .265, 4% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 4.06 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.03. Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,162,030 in attendance, about 14,346 a game. For power, Al Smith led the way with 28 homers. Luis Aparicio collected the most hits, 170. On the mound, Juan Pizarro won 14 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Turk Lown with 11. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1961 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1961 Chicago White Sox finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Al Smith led the 1961 Chicago White Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1961 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1961 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1961 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1961 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1961 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Smith (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Juan Pizarro (14-7, 3.05 ERA).
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