1961 Los Angeles Dodgers

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 697, and played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Team leaders included John Roseboro (18 HR, 59 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (18-13, 3.52 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
735 R 697 RA
Diff +38

📁 Franchise Info

Los Angeles Dodgers Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

735 Runs Scored
697 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
1,804K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 equal to the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .338 3% above the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .405 equal to the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.04 equal to the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 735 5% above the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
📅
Home Games 77
👥
Total Attendance 1,804,865
📊
Avg per Game 23,439

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Wally Moon 0.328 2 Ron Fairly 0.322 3 Duke Snider 0.296 4 Frank Howard 0.296 5 Maury Wills 0.282

Home Runs

1 John Roseboro 18 2 Wally Moon 17 3 Duke Snider 16 4 Tommy Davis 15 5 Frank Howard 15

RBI

1 Wally Moon 88 2 John Roseboro 59 3 Tommy Davis 58 4 Duke Snider 56 5 Ron Fairly 48
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Maury Wills 148 613 105 173 12 10 1 31 59 50 35 0.282
Wally Moon 134 463 79 152 25 3 17 88 89 79 7 0.328
Tommy Davis 132 460 60 128 13 2 15 58 32 53 10 0.278
Jim Gilliam 144 439 74 107 26 3 4 32 79 34 8 0.244
John Roseboro 128 394 59 99 16 6 18 59 56 62 6 0.251
Charlie Neal 108 341 40 80 6 1 10 48 30 49 3 0.235
Willie Davis 128 339 56 86 19 6 12 45 27 46 12 0.254
Norm Larker 97 282 29 76 16 1 5 38 24 22 0 0.270
Frank Howard 92 267 36 79 10 2 15 45 21 50 0 0.296
Ron Fairly 111 245 42 79 15 2 10 48 48 22 0 0.322
Duke Snider 85 233 35 69 8 3 16 56 29 43 1 0.296
Gil Hodges 109 215 25 52 4 0 8 31 24 43 3 0.242
Daryl Spencer 60 189 27 46 7 0 8 27 20 35 0 0.243
Norm Sherry 47 121 10 31 2 0 5 21 9 30 0 0.256
Don Drysdale 40 83 9 16 1 0 5 12 6 24 0 0.193
Stan Williams 41 78 3 13 2 0 0 5 7 39 0 0.167
Sandy Koufax 42 77 3 5 0 0 0 2 9 35 0 0.065
Johnny Podres 32 69 3 16 2 0 0 7 2 8 0 0.232
Bob Aspromonte 47 58 7 14 3 0 0 2 4 12 0 0.241
Gordie Windhorn 34 33 10 8 2 1 2 6 4 3 0 0.242
Doug Camilli 13 30 3 4 0 0 3 4 1 9 0 0.133
Don Demeter 15 29 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0.172
Roger Craig 40 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.148
Charley Smith 9 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 1 6 0 0.250
Turk Farrell 50 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Larry Sherry 53 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.154
Ron Perranoski 53 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.083
Carl Warwick 19 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.091
Bob Lillis 19 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.111
Tim Harkness 5 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.500
Phil Ortega 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Jim Golden 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Roebuck 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Palmquist 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Ron Perranoski 2.65 2 Sandy Koufax 3.52 3 Don Drysdale 3.69 4 Johnny Podres 3.74 5 Larry Sherry 3.90

Wins

1 Sandy Koufax 18 2 Johnny Podres 18 3 Stan Williams 15 4 Don Drysdale 13 5 Ron Perranoski 7

Strikeouts

1 Sandy Koufax 269 2 Stan Williams 205 3 Don Drysdale 182 4 Johnny Podres 124 5 Turk Farrell 80
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sandy Koufax 18 13 3.52 42 35 1 255.2 212 100 96 269
Don Drysdale 13 10 3.69 40 37 0 244.0 236 100 83 182
Stan Williams 15 12 3.90 41 35 0 235.1 213 102 108 205
Johnny Podres 18 5 3.74 32 29 0 182.2 192 76 51 124
Roger Craig 5 6 6.15 40 14 2 112.2 130 77 52 63
Larry Sherry 4 4 3.90 53 1 15 94.2 90 41 39 79
Ron Perranoski 7 5 2.65 53 1 6 91.2 82 27 41 56
Turk Farrell 6 6 5.06 50 0 10 89.0 107 50 43 80
Jim Golden 1 1 5.79 28 0 0 42.0 52 27 20 18
Phil Ortega 0 2 5.54 4 2 0 13.0 10 8 2 15
Ed Roebuck 2 0 5.00 5 0 0 9.0 12 5 2 9
Ed Palmquist 0 1 6.23 5 0 1 8.2 10 6 7 5

👥 Roster (34)

Bob Aspromonte Doug Camilli Roger Craig Tommy Davis Willie Davis Don Demeter Don Drysdale Ron Fairly Turk Farrell Jim Gilliam Jim Golden Tim Harkness +22 more

34 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1961 Season 🏠 All LAN Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 89 wins and 65 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 735 scored against 697 allowed (+38). Measured against the 700-run league average, the offense was 5% ahead. Home games were played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where 1,804,865 fans came through the gates. For power, John Roseboro led the way with 18 homers. Wally Moon led in RBI with 88.

Maury Wills collected the most hits, 173. The pitching staff's wins leader was Johnny Podres (18). The strikeout leader was Sandy Koufax with 269. Larry Sherry closed out 15 saves. In all, the roster shows 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1960 season and the 1962 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
John Roseboro led the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers with 18 home runs.
What was the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Who led the 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Roseboro (18 HR, 59 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (18-13, 3.52 ERA).
All Seasons