1961 Kansas City Athletics

61-100 • .379 Win% • 9th in AL

The 1961 Kansas City Athletics went 61-100 (.379) finishing 9th in the AL. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 863, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Norm Siebern (18 HR, 98 RBI) and Norm Bass (11-11, 4.69 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

61 Wins
100 Losses
.379 Win %
9th Rank
683 R 863 RA
Diff -180

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683 Runs Scored
863 Runs Allowed
-180 Run Diff
680K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .320 3% below the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .354 10% below the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.74 18% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 683 7% below the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 680,382
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Avg per Game 8,504

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Norm Siebern 0.296 2 Jerry Lumpe 0.293 3 Joe Nuxhall 0.292 4 Dick Howser 0.280 5 Wayne Causey 0.276

Home Runs

1 Norm Siebern 18 2 Wayne Causey 8 3 Deron Johnson 8 4 Leo Posada 7 5 Haywood Sullivan 6

RBI

1 Norm Siebern 98 2 Jerry Lumpe 54 3 Leo Posada 53 4 Wayne Causey 49 5 Dick Howser 45
1961 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Howser 158 611 108 171 29 6 3 45 92 38 37 0.280
Jerry Lumpe 148 569 81 167 29 9 3 54 48 39 1 0.293
Norm Siebern 153 560 68 166 36 5 18 98 82 91 2 0.296
Leo Posada 116 344 37 87 10 4 7 53 36 84 0 0.253
Haywood Sullivan 117 331 42 80 16 2 6 40 46 45 1 0.242
Wayne Causey 104 312 37 86 14 1 8 49 37 28 0 0.276
Deron Johnson 83 283 31 61 11 3 8 42 14 44 0 0.216
Joe Pignatano 92 243 31 59 10 3 4 22 36 42 2 0.243
Bobby Del Greco 74 239 34 55 14 1 5 21 30 31 1 0.230
Gene Stephens 62 183 22 38 6 1 4 26 16 27 3 0.208
Jay Hankins 76 173 23 32 0 3 3 6 8 17 2 0.185
Jim Rivera 64 141 20 34 8 0 2 10 24 14 6 0.241
Marv Throneberry 40 130 17 31 2 1 6 24 19 30 0 0.238
Andy Carey 39 123 20 30 6 2 3 11 15 23 0 0.244
Lou Klimchock 57 121 8 26 4 1 1 16 5 13 0 0.215
Reno Bertoia 39 120 12 29 2 0 0 13 9 15 1 0.242
Hank Bauer 43 106 11 28 3 1 3 18 9 8 1 0.264
Bill Tuttle 25 84 15 22 2 2 0 8 9 9 0 0.262
Joe Nuxhall 56 65 5 19 2 1 2 13 6 18 0 0.292
Jerry Walker 45 64 6 16 2 0 0 7 3 9 0 0.250
Jim Archer 39 63 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.063
Al Pilarcik 35 60 9 12 1 1 0 9 6 7 1 0.200
Norm Bass 41 59 4 7 0 0 1 6 1 34 0 0.119
Bob Shaw 28 55 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.200
Bob Boyd 26 48 7 11 2 0 0 9 1 2 0 0.229
Wes Covington 17 44 3 7 0 0 1 6 4 7 0 0.159
Frank Cipriani 13 36 2 9 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.250
Ed Rakow 45 29 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.103
Ray Herbert 13 28 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.107
Charlie Shoemaker 7 26 5 10 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.385
Gordon MacKenzie 11 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.125
Ozzie Virgil 11 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Don Larsen 18 20 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0.300
Billy Bryan 9 19 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 0.158
Bud Daley 16 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.111
Lew Krausse 13 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.118
Art Ditmar 20 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.167
Bobby Prescott 10 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.083
Bill Kunkel 58 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Chuck Essegian 4 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.333
Mickey McDermott 7 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Stan Johnson 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Dave Wickersham 17 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.667
Bill Fischer 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clint Courtney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gerry Staley 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Paul Giel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Keegan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Kirk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Pfister 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wyatt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Jim Archer 3.20 2 Gerry Staley 3.60 3 Bob Shaw 4.31 4 Norm Bass 4.69 5 Ed Rakow 4.76

Wins

1 Norm Bass 11 2 Jim Archer 9 3 Bob Shaw 9 4 Jerry Walker 8 5 Joe Nuxhall 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim Archer 110 2 Joe Nuxhall 81 3 Ed Rakow 81 4 Norm Bass 74 5 Bob Shaw 60
1961 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Archer 9 15 3.20 39 27 5 205.1 204 73 60 110
Norm Bass 11 11 4.69 40 23 0 170.2 164 89 82 74
Jerry Walker 8 14 4.82 36 24 2 168.0 161 90 96 56
Bob Shaw 9 10 4.31 26 24 0 150.1 165 72 58 60
Joe Nuxhall 5 8 5.34 37 13 1 128.0 135 76 65 81
Ed Rakow 2 8 4.76 45 11 1 124.2 131 66 49 81
Bill Kunkel 3 4 5.18 58 2 4 88.2 103 51 32 46
Ray Herbert 3 6 5.38 13 12 0 83.2 103 50 30 34
Bud Daley 4 8 4.95 16 10 1 63.2 84 35 22 36
Lew Krausse 2 5 4.85 12 8 0 55.2 49 30 46 32
Art Ditmar 0 5 5.67 20 5 1 54.0 60 34 23 19
Gerry Staley 1 1 3.60 23 0 2 30.0 32 12 10 16
Bill Fischer 1 0 3.86 15 0 2 21.0 26 9 6 12
Dave Wickersham 2 1 5.14 17 0 2 21.0 25 12 5 10
Don Larsen 1 0 4.20 8 1 0 15.0 21 7 11 13
Ken Johnson 0 4 10.61 6 1 0 9.1 11 11 7 4
John Wyatt 0 0 2.45 5 0 1 7.1 8 2 4 6
Ed Keegan 0 0 4.50 6 0 1 6.0 6 3 5 3
Mickey McDermott 0 0 14.29 4 0 0 5.2 14 9 10 3
Bill Kirk 0 0 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 4 1 3
Dan Pfister 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 5 4 4 3
Paul Giel 0 0 37.80 1 0 0 1.2 6 7 3 1

👥 Roster (52)

Jim Archer Norm Bass Hank Bauer Reno Bertoia Bob Boyd Billy Bryan Andy Carey Wayne Causey Frank Cipriani Clint Courtney Wes Covington Bud Daley +40 more

52 players

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The 1961 Kansas City Athletics in brief

In 1961 the Kansas City Athletics posted a 61-100 mark (.379) and finished 9th in the AL. With 683 runs scored and 863 given up, the 1961 differential was -180. The team batting average of .247 was 3% below the 1961 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 4.74 was 18% worse than the league average of 4.03. Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Municipal Stadium I was home in 1961, drawing a total attendance of 680,382. For power, Norm Siebern led the way with 18 homers. The hits leader was Dick Howser with 171. The pitching staff's wins leader was Norm Bass (11). Jim Archer struck out 110, the most on the club. The 1961 roster runs to 52 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1961 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1961 Kansas City Athletics finished 61-100 (.379 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Norm Siebern led the 1961 Kansas City Athletics with 18 home runs.
What was the 1961 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1961 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.74.
Did the 1961 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1961 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1961 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Siebern (18 HR, 98 RBI) and Norm Bass (11-11, 4.69 ERA).
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