1961 Philadelphia Phillies

47-107 • .305 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies went 47-107 (.305) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 584 runs, allowed 796, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Don Demeter (20 HR, 68 RBI) and Art Mahaffey (11-19, 4.10 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

47 Wins
107 Losses
.305 Win %
8th Rank
584 R 796 RA
Diff -212

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584 Runs Scored
796 Runs Allowed
-212 Run Diff
589K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .242 7% below the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .309 5% below the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .356 12% below the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.61 14% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 584 17% below the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 589,994
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Avg per Game 7,564

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Wes Covington 0.303 2 Lee Walls 0.280 3 Tony Gonzalez 0.277 4 Johnny Callison 0.266 5 Bobby Del Greco 0.259

Home Runs

1 Don Demeter 20 2 Pancho Herrera 13 3 Tony Gonzalez 12 4 Johnny Callison 9 5 Charley Smith 9

RBI

1 Don Demeter 68 2 Tony Gonzalez 58 3 Pancho Herrera 51 4 Johnny Callison 47 5 Charley Smith 47
1961 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Callison 138 455 74 121 20 11 9 47 69 76 10 0.266
Tony Gonzalez 126 426 58 118 16 8 12 58 49 66 15 0.277
Charley Smith 112 411 43 102 13 4 9 47 23 76 3 0.248
Pancho Herrera 126 400 56 103 17 2 13 51 55 120 5 0.258
Tony Taylor 106 400 47 100 17 3 2 26 29 59 11 0.250
Don Demeter 106 382 54 98 18 4 20 68 19 74 2 0.257
Ruben Amaro 135 381 34 98 14 9 1 32 53 59 1 0.257
Clay Dalrymple 129 378 23 83 11 1 5 42 30 30 0 0.220
Bobby Malkmus 121 342 39 79 8 2 7 31 20 43 1 0.231
Lee Walls 91 261 32 73 6 4 8 30 19 48 2 0.280
Ken Walters 86 180 23 41 8 2 2 14 5 25 2 0.228
Bobby Smith 79 174 16 44 7 0 2 18 15 32 0 0.253
Wes Covington 57 165 23 50 9 0 7 26 15 17 0 0.303
Bobby Del Greco 41 112 14 29 5 0 2 11 12 17 0 0.259
Art Mahaffey 36 63 3 8 2 0 0 3 3 20 0 0.127
Darrell Johnson 21 61 4 14 1 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.230
John Buzhardt 41 57 2 6 2 0 0 1 3 29 0 0.105
Bob Sadowski 16 54 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 0.130
Jim Woods 23 48 6 11 3 0 2 9 4 15 0 0.229
Choo-Choo Coleman 34 47 3 6 1 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.128
Elmer Valo 50 43 4 8 2 0 1 8 8 6 0 0.186
Chris Short 40 37 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 10 1 0.162
Tony Curry 15 36 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.194
George Williams 17 36 4 9 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.250
Don Ferrarese 43 35 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.171
Dallas Green 42 33 4 5 0 0 0 3 5 13 0 0.152
Robin Roberts 26 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.091
Frank Sullivan 49 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 10 0 0.152
Cal Neeman 19 31 0 7 1 0 0 2 4 8 1 0.226
Jim Owens 21 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.074
Jimmie Coker 11 25 3 10 1 0 1 4 7 4 1 0.400
Al Kenders 10 23 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.174
Jack Baldschun 65 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Ken Lehman 42 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Koppe 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Brown 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Turk Farrell 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jack Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Don Ferrarese 3.76 2 Jack Baldschun 3.88 3 Art Mahaffey 4.10 4 Ken Lehman 4.26 5 Frank Sullivan 4.29

Wins

1 Art Mahaffey 11 2 John Buzhardt 6 3 Chris Short 6 4 Jack Baldschun 5 5 Don Ferrarese 5

Strikeouts

1 Art Mahaffey 158 2 Frank Sullivan 114 3 John Buzhardt 92 4 Don Ferrarese 89 5 Chris Short 80
1961 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Mahaffey 11 19 4.10 36 32 0 219.1 205 100 70 158
John Buzhardt 6 18 4.49 41 27 0 202.1 200 101 65 92
Frank Sullivan 3 16 4.29 49 18 6 159.1 161 76 55 114
Don Ferrarese 5 12 3.76 42 14 1 138.2 120 58 68 89
Dallas Green 2 4 4.85 42 10 1 128.0 160 69 47 51
Chris Short 6 12 5.94 39 16 1 127.1 157 84 71 80
Robin Roberts 1 10 5.85 26 18 0 117.0 154 76 23 54
Jim Owens 5 10 4.47 20 17 0 106.2 119 53 32 38
Jack Baldschun 5 3 3.88 65 0 3 99.2 90 43 49 59
Ken Lehman 1 1 4.26 41 2 1 63.1 61 30 25 27
Paul Brown 0 1 8.10 5 1 0 10.0 13 9 8 1
Turk Farrell 2 1 6.52 5 0 0 9.2 10 7 6 10
Jack Meyer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Ruben Amaro Jack Baldschun Paul Brown John Buzhardt Johnny Callison Jimmie Coker Choo-Choo Coleman Wes Covington Tony Curry Clay Dalrymple Bobby Del Greco Don Demeter +26 more

38 players

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The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1961 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 47-107 mark (.305) and finished 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 584 scored against 796 allowed (-212). Against a league average of .261, the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies batted .242. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.61 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. The 584 runs scored compare with a league average of 700 per club, 17% fewer.

The home park, Connie Mack Stadium, recorded 589,994 in attendance, about 7,564 a game. Don Demeter topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 20 home runs. Johnny Callison collected the most hits, 121. The pitching staff's wins leader was Art Mahaffey (11). The 1961 roster runs to 38 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1960 season and the 1962 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies finished 47-107 (.305 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Don Demeter led the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies with 20 home runs.
What was the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Demeter (20 HR, 68 RBI) and Art Mahaffey (11-19, 4.10 ERA).
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