1961 Los Angeles Angels

70-91 • .435 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1961 Los Angeles Angels went 70-91 (.435) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 784, and played home games at Wrigley Field (LA). Team leaders included Leon Wagner (28 HR, 79 RBI) and Ken McBride (12-15, 3.65 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

70 Wins
91 Losses
.435 Win %
8th Rank
744 R 784 RA
Diff -40

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744 Runs Scored
784 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
604K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .330 1% above the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .398 1% above the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.31 7% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 744 1% above the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field (LA)
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 604,422
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Avg per Game 7,371

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Buck Rodgers 0.321 2 Albie Pearson 0.288 3 Lee Thomas 0.284 4 Leon Wagner 0.280 5 George Thomas 0.280

Home Runs

1 Leon Wagner 28 2 Ken Hunt 25 3 Lee Thomas 24 4 Earl Averill 21 5 Steve Bilko 20

RBI

1 Ken Hunt 84 2 Leon Wagner 79 3 Lee Thomas 70 4 Earl Averill 59 5 Steve Bilko 59
1961 Los Angeles Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Hunt 149 479 70 122 29 3 25 84 49 120 8 0.255
Leon Wagner 133 453 74 127 19 2 28 79 48 65 5 0.280
Lee Thomas 130 450 77 128 11 5 24 70 47 74 0 0.284
Albie Pearson 144 427 92 123 21 3 7 41 96 40 11 0.288
Joe Koppe 91 338 46 85 12 2 5 40 45 77 3 0.251
Earl Averill 115 323 56 86 9 0 21 59 62 70 1 0.266
Steve Bilko 114 294 49 82 16 1 20 59 58 81 1 0.279
George Thomas 79 282 39 79 12 1 13 59 21 66 3 0.280
Ted Kluszewski 107 263 32 64 12 0 15 39 24 23 0 0.243
Ken Aspromonte 66 238 29 53 10 0 2 14 33 21 0 0.223
Rocky Bridges 84 229 20 55 5 1 2 15 26 37 1 0.240
Eddie Yost 76 213 29 43 4 0 3 15 50 48 0 0.202
Gene Leek 57 199 16 45 9 1 5 20 7 54 0 0.226
Billy Moran 54 173 17 45 7 1 2 22 17 16 0 0.260
Ed Sadowski 69 164 16 38 13 0 4 12 11 33 2 0.232
Tom Satriano 35 96 15 19 5 1 1 8 12 16 2 0.198
Ken Hamlin 42 91 4 19 3 0 1 5 11 9 0 0.209
Ken McBride 45 83 5 7 3 0 0 2 3 35 0 0.084
Del Rice 44 83 11 20 4 0 4 11 20 19 0 0.241
Eli Grba 42 64 8 15 3 0 2 11 6 17 0 0.234
Bob Cerv 18 57 3 9 3 0 2 6 1 8 0 0.158
Buck Rodgers 16 56 8 18 2 0 2 13 1 6 0 0.321
Ted Bowsfield 46 51 5 7 1 1 0 2 2 19 0 0.137
Fritz Brickell 21 49 3 6 0 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.122
Ron Kline 26 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.097
Faye Throneberry 24 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 5 10 0 0.194
Ron Moeller 35 29 2 6 1 0 0 2 8 14 0 0.207
Jim Donohue 38 27 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.148
Jim Fregosi 11 27 7 6 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.222
Ryne Duren 40 25 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.040
Jerry Casale 13 13 2 6 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.462
Art Fowler 53 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Johnny James 43 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tom Morgan 59 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Julio Becquer 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jack Spring 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Chuck Tanner 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.125
Ned Garver 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Leo Burke 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dean Chance 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Ardell 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Tex Clevenger 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Heman 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lou Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Semproch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Sprout 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Tom Morgan 2.36 2 Art Fowler 3.64 3 Ken McBride 3.65 4 Ted Bowsfield 3.73 5 Eli Grba 4.25

Wins

1 Ken McBride 12 2 Ted Bowsfield 11 3 Eli Grba 11 4 Tom Morgan 8 5 Ryne Duren 6

Strikeouts

1 Ken McBride 180 2 Ryne Duren 108 3 Eli Grba 105 4 Ted Bowsfield 88 5 Ron Moeller 87
1961 Los Angeles Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken McBride 12 15 3.65 38 36 1 241.2 229 98 102 180
Eli Grba 11 13 4.25 40 30 2 211.2 197 100 114 105
Ted Bowsfield 11 8 3.73 41 21 0 157.0 154 65 63 88
Ron Moeller 4 8 5.83 33 18 0 112.2 122 73 83 87
Ron Kline 3 6 4.90 26 12 1 104.2 119 57 44 70
Jim Donohue 4 6 4.31 38 7 5 100.1 93 48 50 79
Ryne Duren 6 12 5.18 40 14 2 99.0 87 57 75 108
Tom Morgan 8 2 2.36 59 0 10 91.2 74 24 17 39
Art Fowler 5 8 3.64 53 3 11 89.0 68 36 29 78
Johnny James 0 2 5.30 36 3 0 71.1 66 42 54 41
Jerry Casale 1 5 6.54 13 7 1 42.2 52 31 25 35
Jack Spring 3 0 4.26 18 4 0 38.0 35 18 15 27
Ned Garver 0 3 5.59 12 2 0 29.0 40 18 16 9
Dean Chance 0 2 6.87 5 4 0 18.1 33 14 5 11
Tex Clevenger 2 1 1.69 12 0 1 16.0 13 3 13 11
Russ Heman 0 0 1.80 6 0 0 10.0 4 2 2 2
Bob Sprout 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 4.0 4 2 3 2
Ray Semproch 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1.0 1 1 3 1

👥 Roster (46)

Dan Ardell Ken Aspromonte Earl Averill Julio Becquer Steve Bilko Ted Bowsfield Fritz Brickell Rocky Bridges Leo Burke Jerry Casale Bob Cerv Dean Chance +34 more

46 players

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The 1961 Los Angeles Angels in brief

A 70-91 record (.435) put the 1961 Los Angeles Angels 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 744 scored against 784 allowed (-40). At the plate the Los Angeles Angels hit .245, 4% worse than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 4.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. The 1961 Los Angeles Angels outscored the average club by 1% (744 against 734). The home park, Wrigley Field (LA), recorded 604,422 in attendance, about 7,371 a game.

For power, Leon Wagner led the way with 28 homers. Ken Hunt led in RBI with 84. Lee Thomas collected the most hits, 128. Ken McBride led the pitchers with 12 wins. Art Fowler closed out 11 saves. The 1961 roster runs to 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Los Angeles Angels

What was the 1961 Los Angeles Angels record?
The 1961 Los Angeles Angels finished 70-91 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Los Angeles Angels in home runs?
Leon Wagner led the 1961 Los Angeles Angels with 28 home runs.
What was the 1961 Los Angeles Angels team ERA?
The 1961 Los Angeles Angels posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1961 Los Angeles Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Los Angeles Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Los Angeles Angels play?
The 1961 Los Angeles Angels played home games at Wrigley Field (LA).
Who led the 1961 Los Angeles Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Wagner (28 HR, 79 RBI) and Ken McBride (12-15, 3.65 ERA).
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