1961 Detroit Tigers

101-61 • .623 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1961 Detroit Tigers went 101-61 (.623) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 841 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Rocky Colavito (45 HR, 140 RBI) and Frank Lary (23-9, 3.24 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

101 Wins
61 Losses
.623 Win %
2nd Rank
841 R 671 RA
Diff +170

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841 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
+170 Run Diff
1,597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 4% above the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .347 6% above the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .421 7% above the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.55 12% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 841 15% above the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,597,608
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Avg per Game 19,483

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Norm Cash 0.361 2 Al Kaline 0.324 3 Rocky Colavito 0.290 4 Bubba Morton 0.287 5 Steve Boros 0.270

Home Runs

1 Rocky Colavito 45 2 Norm Cash 41 3 Al Kaline 19 4 Bill Bruton 17 5 Dick Brown 16

RBI

1 Rocky Colavito 140 2 Norm Cash 132 3 Al Kaline 82 4 Jake Wood 69 5 Bill Bruton 63
1961 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jake Wood 162 663 96 171 17 14 11 69 58 141 30 0.258
Bill Bruton 160 596 99 153 15 5 17 63 61 66 22 0.257
Al Kaline 153 586 116 190 41 7 19 82 66 42 14 0.324
Rocky Colavito 163 583 129 169 30 2 45 140 113 75 1 0.290
Norm Cash 159 535 119 193 22 8 41 132 124 85 11 0.361
Chico Fernandez 133 435 41 108 15 4 3 40 36 45 8 0.248
Steve Boros 116 396 51 107 18 2 5 62 68 42 4 0.270
Dick Brown 93 308 32 82 12 2 16 45 22 57 0 0.266
Dick McAuliffe 80 285 36 73 12 4 6 33 24 39 2 0.256
Mike Roarke 86 229 21 51 6 1 2 22 20 31 0 0.223
Charlie Maxwell 79 131 11 30 4 2 5 18 20 24 0 0.229
Frank Lary 42 108 13 25 2 0 1 5 3 27 0 0.231
Bubba Morton 77 108 26 31 5 1 2 19 9 25 3 0.287
Jim Bunning 38 100 6 13 1 0 0 4 2 30 0 0.130
Bobo Osborne 71 93 8 20 7 0 2 13 20 15 1 0.215
Don Mossi 35 79 8 13 2 0 1 8 6 28 0 0.165
Paul Foytack 32 54 4 12 1 0 1 2 1 11 0 0.222
Reno Bertoia 24 46 6 10 1 0 1 4 3 8 2 0.217
Phil Regan 33 40 4 3 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.075
Ozzie Virgil 20 30 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.133
Frank House 17 22 3 5 1 1 0 3 4 2 0 0.227
Ron Kline 10 18 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.167
George Alusik 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.143
Harry Chiti 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Terry Fox 39 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.167
Bill Freehan 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.400
Hank Aguirre 45 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.000
Bob Bruce 14 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.111
Chuck Cottier 10 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.286
Bill Fischer 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Thomas 17 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Vic Wertz 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Dick Gernert 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0.200
Howie Koplitz 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hal Woodeshick 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jerry Casale 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ron Nischwitz 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Donohue 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Grzenda 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gerry Staley 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Manny Montejo 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Terry Fox 1.41 2 Ron Kline 2.72 3 Don Mossi 2.96 4 Jim Bunning 3.19 5 Frank Lary 3.24

Wins

1 Frank Lary 23 2 Jim Bunning 17 3 Don Mossi 15 4 Paul Foytack 11 5 Phil Regan 10

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 194 2 Frank Lary 146 3 Don Mossi 137 4 Paul Foytack 89 5 Phil Regan 46
1961 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Lary 23 9 3.24 36 36 0 275.1 252 99 66 146
Jim Bunning 17 11 3.19 38 37 1 268.0 232 95 71 194
Don Mossi 15 7 2.96 35 34 1 240.1 237 79 47 137
Paul Foytack 11 10 3.93 32 20 0 169.2 152 74 56 89
Phil Regan 10 7 5.25 32 16 2 120.0 134 70 41 46
Terry Fox 5 2 1.41 39 0 12 57.1 42 9 16 32
Ron Kline 5 3 2.72 10 8 0 56.1 53 17 17 27
Hank Aguirre 4 4 3.25 45 0 8 55.1 44 20 38 32
Bill Fischer 3 2 5.01 26 1 3 46.2 54 26 17 18
Bob Bruce 1 2 4.43 14 6 0 44.2 57 22 24 25
Jim Donohue 1 1 3.54 14 0 1 20.1 23 8 15 20
Hal Woodeshick 1 1 7.85 12 2 0 18.1 25 16 17 13
Fred Gladding 1 0 3.31 8 0 0 16.1 18 6 11 11
Manny Montejo 0 0 3.86 12 0 0 16.1 13 7 6 15
Gerry Staley 1 1 3.38 13 0 2 13.1 15 5 6 8
Jerry Casale 0 0 5.25 3 1 0 12.0 15 7 3 6
Howie Koplitz 2 0 2.25 4 1 0 12.0 16 3 8 9
Ron Nischwitz 0 1 5.56 6 1 0 11.1 13 7 8 8
Joe Grzenda 1 0 7.94 4 0 0 5.2 9 5 2 0

👥 Roster (42)

Hank Aguirre George Alusik Reno Bertoia Steve Boros Dick Brown Bob Bruce Bill Bruton Jim Bunning Jerry Casale Norm Cash Harry Chiti Rocky Colavito +30 more

42 players

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The 1961 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1961 Detroit Tigers won 101 games and lost 61, ending up 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 841 for and 671 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .266, 4% better than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 15% ahead.

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,597,608 fans came through the gates. Rocky Colavito topped the Detroit Tigers with 45 home runs. The hits leader was Norm Cash with 193. On the mound, Frank Lary won 23 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Jim Bunning with 194. The saves leader was Terry Fox with 12.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1961 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1961 Detroit Tigers finished 101-61 (.623 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rocky Colavito led the 1961 Detroit Tigers with 45 home runs.
What was the 1961 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1961 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.55.
Did the 1961 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1961 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rocky Colavito (45 HR, 140 RBI) and Frank Lary (23-9, 3.24 ERA).
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