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1961 Cincinnati Reds

93-61 • .604 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1961 Cincinnati Reds went 93-61 (.604) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 710 runs, allowed 653, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (37 HR, 124 RBI) and Joey Jay (21-10, 3.53 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

93 Wins
61 Losses
.604 Win %
1st Rank
710 R 653 RA
Diff +57

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⚡ Quick Stats

710 Runs Scored
653 Runs Allowed
+57 Run Diff
1,123K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .324 1% below the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .420 4% above the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.78 6% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 710 1% above the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,123,147
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Avg per Game 14,586

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Vada Pinson 0.343 2 Frank Robinson 0.323 3 Jerry Lynch 0.315 4 Darrell Johnson 0.315 5 Leo Cardenas 0.308

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 37 2 Gordy Coleman 26 3 Gene Freese 26 4 Wally Post 20 5 Vada Pinson 16

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 124 2 Gordy Coleman 87 3 Gene Freese 87 4 Vada Pinson 87 5 Wally Post 57
1961 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 154 607 101 208 34 8 16 87 39 63 23 0.343
Gene Freese 152 575 78 159 27 2 26 87 27 78 8 0.277
Frank Robinson 153 545 117 176 32 7 37 124 71 64 22 0.323
Gordy Coleman 150 520 63 149 27 4 26 87 45 67 1 0.287
Eddie Kasko 126 469 64 127 22 1 2 27 32 36 4 0.271
Don Blasingame 123 450 59 100 18 4 1 21 39 38 4 0.222
Wally Post 99 282 44 83 16 3 20 57 22 61 0 0.294
Gus Bell 103 235 27 60 10 1 3 33 18 21 1 0.255
Jerry Zimmerman 76 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 11 21 1 0.206
Leo Cardenas 74 198 23 61 18 1 5 24 15 39 1 0.308
Jerry Lynch 96 181 33 57 13 2 13 50 27 25 2 0.315
Johnny Edwards 52 145 14 27 5 0 2 14 18 28 1 0.186
Elio Chacon 61 132 26 35 4 2 2 5 21 22 1 0.265
Jim O'Toole 39 93 7 16 1 0 0 6 3 29 0 0.172
Joey Jay 34 89 3 8 3 0 0 5 2 29 0 0.090
Bob Purkey 36 80 6 8 2 0 1 4 2 32 0 0.100
Bob Schmidt 27 70 4 9 0 0 1 4 8 14 0 0.129
Dick Gernert 40 63 4 19 1 0 0 7 7 9 0 0.302
Darrell Johnson 20 54 3 17 2 0 1 6 1 2 0 0.315
Ed Bailey 12 43 4 13 4 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.302
Ken Hunt 29 39 0 7 2 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.179
Jim Maloney 30 29 6 11 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0.379
Ken Johnson 15 25 1 6 1 0 0 5 0 11 0 0.240
Jim Baumer 10 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.125
Jay Hook 22 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.133
Pete Whisenant 26 15 6 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0.200
Jim Brosnan 53 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.154
Sherman Jones 24 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.182
Howie Nunn 24 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Willie Jones 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Cliff Cook 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bill Henry 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Harry Anderson 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Hal Bevan 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.333
Joe Gaines 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Marshall Bridges 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Claude Osteen 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Bill Henry 2.19 2 Jim Brosnan 3.04 3 Jim O'Toole 3.10 4 Ken Johnson 3.25 5 Joey Jay 3.53

Wins

1 Joey Jay 21 2 Jim O'Toole 19 3 Bob Purkey 16 4 Jim Brosnan 10 5 Ken Hunt 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim O'Toole 178 2 Joey Jay 157 3 Bob Purkey 116 4 Ken Hunt 75 5 Jim Maloney 57
1961 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim O'Toole 19 9 3.10 39 35 2 252.2 229 87 93 178
Joey Jay 21 10 3.53 34 34 0 247.1 217 97 92 157
Bob Purkey 16 12 3.73 36 34 1 246.1 245 102 51 116
Ken Hunt 9 10 3.96 29 22 0 136.1 130 60 66 75
Jim Maloney 6 7 4.37 27 11 2 94.2 86 46 59 57
Ken Johnson 6 2 3.25 15 11 1 83.0 71 30 22 42
Jim Brosnan 10 4 3.04 53 0 16 80.0 77 27 18 40
Jay Hook 1 3 7.76 22 5 0 62.2 83 54 22 36
Sherman Jones 1 1 4.42 24 2 2 55.0 51 27 27 32
Bill Henry 2 1 2.19 47 0 16 53.1 50 13 15 53
Howie Nunn 2 1 3.58 24 0 0 37.2 35 15 24 26
Marshall Bridges 0 1 7.84 13 0 0 20.2 26 18 11 17
Claude Osteen 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (37)

Harry Anderson Ed Bailey Jim Baumer Gus Bell Hal Bevan Don Blasingame Marshall Bridges Jim Brosnan Leo Cardenas Elio Chacon Gordy Coleman Cliff Cook +25 more

37 players

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The 1961 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1961 Cincinnati Reds finished 93-61, a .604 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. The run column shows 710 for and 653 against. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 1961 league mark of .261. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. League clubs averaged 700 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 1% more.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 1,123,147 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Frank Robinson, who hit 37. Joey Jay was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Jim O'Toole with 178. Jim Brosnan saved 16 games. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1961 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds finished 93-61 (.604 win pct).
How did the 1961 Cincinnati Reds finish?
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1961 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1961 Cincinnati Reds with 37 home runs.
What was the 1961 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1961 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
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