1961 San Francisco Giants

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1961 San Francisco Giants went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 773 runs, allowed 655, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Orlando Cepeda (46 HR, 142 RBI) and Stu Miller (14-5, 2.66 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
773 R 655 RA
Diff +118

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773 Runs Scored
655 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
1,391K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .329 1% above the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .422 4% above the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.77 6% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 773 10% above the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,391,251
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Avg per Game 18,068

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Orlando Cepeda 0.311 2 Matty Alou 0.310 3 Willie Mays 0.308 4 Felipe Alou 0.289 5 Jim Davenport 0.278

Home Runs

1 Orlando Cepeda 46 2 Willie Mays 40 3 Felipe Alou 18 4 Willie McCovey 18 5 Ed Bailey 13

RBI

1 Orlando Cepeda 142 2 Willie Mays 123 3 Jim Davenport 65 4 Felipe Alou 52 5 Ed Bailey 51
1961 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Orlando Cepeda 152 585 105 182 28 4 46 142 39 91 12 0.311
Willie Mays 154 572 129 176 32 3 40 123 81 77 18 0.308
Harvey Kuenn 131 471 60 125 22 4 5 46 47 34 5 0.265
Jim Davenport 137 436 64 121 28 4 12 65 45 65 4 0.278
Jose Pagan 134 434 38 110 15 2 5 46 31 45 8 0.253
Felipe Alou 132 415 59 120 19 0 18 52 26 41 11 0.289
Joey Amalfitano 109 384 64 98 11 4 2 23 44 59 7 0.255
Ed Bailey 107 340 39 81 9 1 13 51 42 41 1 0.238
Willie McCovey 106 328 59 89 12 3 18 50 37 60 1 0.271
Chuck Hiller 70 240 38 57 12 1 2 12 32 30 4 0.237
Matty Alou 81 200 38 62 7 2 6 24 15 18 3 0.310
Eddie Bressoud 59 114 14 24 6 0 3 11 11 23 1 0.211
John Orsino 25 83 5 23 3 2 4 12 3 13 0 0.277
Mike McCormick 40 80 3 15 2 0 0 4 4 25 0 0.188
Jack Sanford 39 74 13 16 2 0 3 6 5 22 0 0.216
Hobie Landrith 43 71 11 17 4 0 2 10 12 7 0 0.239
Tom Haller 30 62 5 9 1 0 2 8 9 23 0 0.145
Juan Marichal 30 59 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 15 1 0.119
Billy O'Dell 49 39 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.103
Ernie Bowman 38 38 10 8 0 2 0 2 1 8 2 0.211
Sam Jones 37 36 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.139
Jim Marshall 44 36 5 8 0 0 1 7 3 8 0 0.222
Billy Loes 26 32 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.156
Dick LeMay 27 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.077
Bob Farley 13 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.100
Stu Miller 64 20 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 0.200
Jim Duffalo 25 17 2 5 2 0 1 4 1 7 0 0.294
Bobby Bolin 37 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.286
Eddie Fisher 15 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Bob Schmidt 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Don Blasingame 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Dom Zanni 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Stu Miller 2.66 2 Bobby Bolin 3.19 3 Mike McCormick 3.20 4 Dick LeMay 3.56 5 Billy O'Dell 3.59

Wins

1 Stu Miller 14 2 Juan Marichal 13 3 Mike McCormick 13 4 Jack Sanford 13 5 Sam Jones 8

Strikeouts

1 Mike McCormick 163 2 Juan Marichal 124 3 Jack Sanford 112 4 Billy O'Dell 110 5 Sam Jones 105
1961 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike McCormick 13 16 3.20 40 35 0 250.0 235 89 75 163
Jack Sanford 13 9 4.22 38 33 0 217.1 203 102 87 112
Juan Marichal 13 10 3.89 29 27 0 185.0 183 80 48 124
Billy O'Dell 7 5 3.59 46 14 2 130.1 132 52 33 110
Sam Jones 8 8 4.49 37 17 1 128.1 134 64 57 105
Stu Miller 14 5 2.66 63 0 17 122.0 95 36 37 89
Billy Loes 6 5 4.24 26 18 0 114.2 114 54 39 55
Dick LeMay 3 6 3.56 27 5 3 83.1 65 33 36 54
Jim Duffalo 5 1 4.23 24 4 1 61.2 59 29 32 37
Bobby Bolin 2 2 3.19 37 1 5 48.0 37 17 37 48
Eddie Fisher 0 2 5.35 15 1 1 33.2 36 20 9 16
Dom Zanni 1 0 3.95 8 0 0 13.2 13 6 12 11

👥 Roster (32)

Felipe Alou Matty Alou Joey Amalfitano Ed Bailey Don Blasingame Bobby Bolin Ernie Bowman Eddie Bressoud Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Jim Duffalo Bob Farley +20 more

32 players

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The 1961 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1961 San Francisco Giants reads 85 wins and 69 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 773 for and 655 against. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .263, 1% better than the league's .261. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.77 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. The 773 runs scored compare with a league average of 700 per club, 10% more.

Candlestick Park was home in 1961, drawing a total attendance of 1,391,251. Orlando Cepeda topped the San Francisco Giants with 46 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Stu Miller (14). The strikeout leader was Mike McCormick with 163. Stu Miller saved 17 games. The 1961 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1961 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1961 San Francisco Giants finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1961 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Orlando Cepeda led the 1961 San Francisco Giants with 46 home runs.
What was the 1961 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1961 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1961 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1961 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1961 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1961 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Orlando Cepeda (46 HR, 142 RBI) and Stu Miller (14-5, 2.66 ERA).
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