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1961 New York Yankees

109-53 • .673 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1961 New York Yankees went 109-53 (.673) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 827 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Roger Maris (61 HR, 142 RBI) and Whitey Ford (25-4, 3.21 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

109 Wins
53 Losses
.673 Win %
1st Rank
827 R 612 RA
Diff +215

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827 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
+215 Run Diff
1,747K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .329 equal to the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .441 12% above the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.46 14% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 827 13% above the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,747,726
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Avg per Game 21,576

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Elston Howard 0.348 2 Mickey Mantle 0.317 3 Johnny Blanchard 0.305 4 Tony Kubek 0.276 5 Bob Cerv 0.271

Home Runs

1 Roger Maris 61 2 Mickey Mantle 54 3 Bill Skowron 28 4 Yogi Berra 22 5 Johnny Blanchard 21

RBI

1 Roger Maris 142 2 Mickey Mantle 128 3 Bill Skowron 89 4 Elston Howard 77 5 Yogi Berra 61
1961 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Richardson 162 662 80 173 17 5 3 49 30 23 9 0.261
Tony Kubek 153 617 84 170 38 6 8 46 27 60 1 0.276
Roger Maris 161 590 132 159 16 4 61 142 94 67 0 0.269
Bill Skowron 150 561 76 150 23 4 28 89 35 108 0 0.267
Mickey Mantle 153 514 132 163 16 6 54 128 126 112 12 0.317
Clete Boyer 148 504 61 113 19 5 11 55 63 83 1 0.224
Elston Howard 129 446 64 155 17 5 21 77 28 65 0 0.348
Yogi Berra 119 395 62 107 11 0 22 61 35 28 2 0.271
Johnny Blanchard 93 243 38 74 10 1 21 54 27 28 1 0.305
Hector Lopez 93 243 27 54 7 2 3 22 24 38 1 0.222
Bob Cerv 57 118 17 32 5 1 6 20 12 17 1 0.271
Billy Gardner 41 99 11 21 5 0 1 2 6 18 0 0.212
Whitey Ford 39 96 11 17 1 0 0 10 12 17 0 0.177
Bill Stafford 36 67 5 12 2 1 0 3 4 11 0 0.179
Ralph Terry 31 66 3 15 2 0 0 5 1 16 0 0.227
Rollie Sheldon 36 56 1 7 0 0 0 4 2 24 0 0.125
Bud Daley 23 45 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.133
Joe DeMaestri 30 41 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.146
Jim Coates 43 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0.029
Luis Arroyo 65 25 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.280
Bob Turley 15 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.095
Art Ditmar 12 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.053
Deron Johnson 13 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.105
Earl Torgeson 22 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0.111
Bob Hale 11 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.154
Jack Reed 28 13 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.154
Jesse Gonder 15 12 2 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.333
Tom Tresh 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Hal Reniff 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tex Clevenger 21 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Lee Thomas 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Al Downing 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny McDevitt 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ryne Duren 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duke Maas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Luis Arroyo 2.19 2 Hal Reniff 2.58 3 Bill Stafford 2.68 4 Ralph Terry 3.15 5 Whitey Ford 3.21

Wins

1 Whitey Ford 25 2 Ralph Terry 16 3 Luis Arroyo 15 4 Bill Stafford 14 5 Jim Coates 11

Strikeouts

1 Whitey Ford 209 2 Bill Stafford 101 3 Luis Arroyo 87 4 Ralph Terry 86 5 Rollie Sheldon 84
1961 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whitey Ford 25 4 3.21 39 39 0 283.0 242 101 92 209
Bill Stafford 14 9 2.68 36 25 2 195.0 168 58 59 101
Ralph Terry 16 3 3.15 31 27 0 188.1 162 66 42 86
Rollie Sheldon 11 5 3.60 35 21 0 162.2 149 65 55 84
Jim Coates 11 5 3.44 43 11 5 141.1 128 54 53 80
Bud Daley 8 9 3.96 23 17 0 129.2 127 57 51 83
Luis Arroyo 15 5 2.19 65 0 29 119.0 83 29 49 87
Bob Turley 3 5 5.75 15 12 0 72.0 74 46 51 48
Art Ditmar 2 3 4.64 12 8 0 54.1 59 28 14 24
Hal Reniff 2 0 2.58 25 0 2 45.1 31 13 31 21
Tex Clevenger 1 1 4.83 21 0 0 31.2 35 17 21 14
Danny McDevitt 1 2 7.62 8 2 1 13.0 18 11 8 8
Al Downing 0 1 8.00 5 1 0 9.0 7 8 12 12
Ryne Duren 0 1 5.40 4 0 0 5.0 2 3 4 7
Johnny James 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 2
Duke Maas 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 2 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. CIN 4-1

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Arroyo Yogi Berra Johnny Blanchard Clete Boyer Bob Cerv Tex Clevenger Jim Coates Bud Daley Joe DeMaestri Art Ditmar Al Downing Ryne Duren +24 more

36 players

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The 1961 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1961 New York Yankees reads 109 wins and 53 losses, good for 1st in the AL. In 1961 the franchise won the World Series. The run column shows 827 for and 612 against. The team batting average of .262 was 3% above the 1961 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.46 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03.

Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead. The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,747,726 in attendance, about 21,576 a game. The home run leader was Roger Maris, who hit 61. The pitching staff's wins leader was Whitey Ford (25). The saves leader was Luis Arroyo with 29. The World Series ended in a win against CIN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 New York Yankees

What was the 1961 New York Yankees record?
The 1961 New York Yankees finished 109-53 (.673 win pct).
Did the 1961 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1961 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1961 New York Yankees in home runs?
Roger Maris led the 1961 New York Yankees with 61 home runs.
What was the 1961 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1961 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.46.
Where did the 1961 New York Yankees play?
The 1961 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1961 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roger Maris (61 HR, 142 RBI) and Whitey Ford (25-4, 3.21 ERA).
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