1961 Milwaukee Braves

83-71 • .539 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1961 Milwaukee Braves went 83-71 (.539) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 712 runs, allowed 656, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Adcock (35 HR, 108 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-13, 3.02 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
4th Rank
712 R 656 RA
Diff +56

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712 Runs Scored
656 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
1,101K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .327 equal to the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .415 3% above the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.89 3% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 712 2% above the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,101,441
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Avg per Game 14,304

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.327 2 Eddie Mathews 0.306 3 Joe Adcock 0.285 4 Frank Thomas 0.284 5 Joe Torre 0.278

Home Runs

1 Joe Adcock 35 2 Hank Aaron 34 3 Eddie Mathews 32 4 Frank Thomas 25 5 Frank Bolling 15

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 120 2 Joe Adcock 108 3 Eddie Mathews 91 4 Frank Thomas 67 5 Frank Bolling 56
1961 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 155 603 115 197 39 10 34 120 56 64 21 0.327
Frank Bolling 148 585 86 153 16 4 15 56 57 62 7 0.262
Eddie Mathews 152 572 103 175 23 6 32 91 93 95 12 0.306
Joe Adcock 152 562 77 160 20 0 35 108 59 94 2 0.285
Roy McMillan 154 505 42 111 16 0 7 48 61 86 2 0.220
Frank Thomas 124 423 58 120 13 3 25 67 29 70 2 0.284
Joe Torre 113 406 40 113 21 4 10 42 28 60 3 0.278
Lee Maye 110 373 68 101 11 5 14 41 36 50 10 0.271
Gino Cimoli 37 117 12 23 5 0 3 4 11 15 1 0.197
Mack Jones 28 104 13 24 3 2 0 12 12 28 4 0.231
Lew Burdette 42 103 10 21 5 0 3 11 2 39 0 0.204
Al Spangler 68 97 23 26 2 0 0 6 28 9 4 0.268
Warren Spahn 39 94 13 21 7 0 4 15 7 33 0 0.223
Felix Mantilla 45 93 13 20 3 0 1 5 10 16 1 0.215
Charlie Lau 28 82 3 17 5 0 0 5 14 11 1 0.207
John DeMerit 32 74 5 12 3 0 2 5 5 19 0 0.162
Sammy White 21 63 1 14 1 0 1 5 2 9 0 0.222
Bob Buhl 32 60 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 30 0 0.067
Carl Willey 35 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 0.019
Bob Boyd 36 41 3 10 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.244
Don Nottebart 38 38 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.184
Mel Roach 13 36 3 6 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0.167
Bob Hendley 19 31 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.032
Tony Cloninger 19 30 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.167
Del Crandall 15 30 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Hawk Taylor 20 26 1 5 0 0 1 1 3 11 0 0.192
Wes Covington 9 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.190
Johnny Logan 18 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.105
Don McMahon 53 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.188
Neil Chrisley 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.222
Billy Martin 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Piche 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Moe Drabowsky 16 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Claude Raymond 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken MacKenzie 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Antonelli 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Brunet 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Seth Morehead 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chi-Chi Olivo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Roof 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Don McMahon 2.84 2 Warren Spahn 3.02 3 Carl Willey 3.83 4 Bob Hendley 3.90 5 Lew Burdette 4.00

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 21 2 Lew Burdette 18 3 Bob Buhl 9 4 Tony Cloninger 7 5 Don McMahon 6

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 115 2 Lew Burdette 92 3 Carl Willey 91 4 Bob Buhl 77 5 Don Nottebart 66
1961 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lew Burdette 18 11 4.00 40 36 0 272.1 295 121 33 92
Warren Spahn 21 13 3.02 38 34 0 262.2 236 88 64 115
Bob Buhl 9 10 4.11 32 28 0 188.1 180 86 98 77
Carl Willey 6 12 3.83 35 22 0 159.2 147 68 65 91
Don Nottebart 6 7 4.06 38 11 3 126.1 117 57 48 66
Bob Hendley 5 7 3.90 19 13 0 97.0 96 42 39 44
Don McMahon 6 4 2.84 53 0 8 92.0 84 29 51 55
Tony Cloninger 7 2 5.25 19 10 0 84.0 84 49 33 51
Moe Drabowsky 0 2 4.62 16 0 2 25.1 26 13 18 5
Ron Piche 2 2 3.47 12 1 1 23.1 20 9 16 16
Claude Raymond 1 0 3.98 13 0 2 20.1 22 9 9 13
Seth Morehead 1 0 6.46 12 0 0 15.1 16 11 7 13
Johnny Antonelli 1 0 7.59 9 0 0 10.2 16 9 3 8
Ken MacKenzie 0 1 5.14 5 0 0 7.0 8 4 2 5
George Brunet 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 5.0 7 3 2 0
Chi-Chi Olivo 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 2.0 3 4 5 1

👥 Roster (40)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Johnny Antonelli Frank Bolling Bob Boyd George Brunet Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Neil Chrisley Gino Cimoli Tony Cloninger Wes Covington +28 more

40 players

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The 1961 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The 1961 Milwaukee Braves finished 83-71, a .539 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 712 scored against 656 allowed (+56). At the plate the Milwaukee Braves hit .258, 1% worse than the league's .261. The Milwaukee Braves staff finished with a 3.89 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. Measured against the 700-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,101,441 for the year. Joe Adcock led the club in home runs with 35. Hank Aaron led in RBI with 120. Warren Spahn led the pitchers with 21 wins. The 1961 roster runs to 40 players. The 1960 season and the 1962 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1961 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1961 Milwaukee Braves finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Joe Adcock led the 1961 Milwaukee Braves with 35 home runs.
What was the 1961 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1961 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.89.
Did the 1961 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1961 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Adcock (35 HR, 108 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-13, 3.02 ERA).
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