1961 St. Louis Cardinals

80-74 • .519 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals went 80-74 (.519) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Boyer (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Larry Jackson (14-11, 3.75 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
703 R 668 RA
Diff +35

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703 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
856K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 3% above the 1961 league average (.261)
OBP .334 2% above the 1961 league average (.327)
SLG .392 3% below the 1961 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.74 7% better than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 703 equal to the 1961 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 856,025
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Avg per Game 10,974

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Ken Boyer 0.329 2 Curt Flood 0.322 3 Curt Simmons 0.303 4 Red Schoendienst 0.300 5 Carl Sawatski 0.299

Home Runs

1 Ken Boyer 24 2 Bill White 20 3 Stan Musial 15 4 Carl Sawatski 10 5 Joe Cunningham 7

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 95 2 Bill White 90 3 Stan Musial 70 4 Charlie James 44 5 Julian Javier 41
1961 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill White 153 591 89 169 28 11 20 90 64 84 8 0.286
Ken Boyer 153 589 109 194 26 11 24 95 68 91 6 0.329
Julian Javier 113 445 58 124 14 3 2 41 30 51 11 0.279
Stan Musial 123 372 46 107 22 4 15 70 52 35 0 0.288
Charlie James 108 349 43 89 19 2 4 44 15 59 2 0.255
Curt Flood 132 335 53 108 15 5 2 21 35 33 6 0.322
Joe Cunningham 113 322 60 92 11 2 7 40 53 32 1 0.286
Bob Lillis 86 230 24 50 4 0 0 21 7 13 3 0.217
Don Taussig 98 188 27 54 14 5 2 25 16 34 2 0.287
Carl Sawatski 86 174 23 52 8 0 10 33 25 17 0 0.299
Alex Grammas 89 170 23 36 10 1 0 21 19 21 0 0.212
Jimmie Schaffer 68 153 15 39 7 0 1 16 9 29 0 0.255
Carl Warwick 55 152 27 38 6 2 4 16 18 33 3 0.250
Daryl Spencer 37 130 19 33 4 0 4 21 23 17 1 0.254
Hal Smith 45 125 6 31 4 1 0 10 11 12 0 0.248
Red Schoendienst 72 120 9 36 9 0 1 12 12 6 1 0.300
Jerry Buchek 31 90 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 28 0 0.133
Ray Sadecki 36 87 6 22 4 0 0 12 1 7 0 0.253
Larry Jackson 34 74 9 13 3 2 0 6 2 14 0 0.176
Tim McCarver 22 67 5 16 2 1 1 6 0 5 0 0.239
Bob Gibson 40 66 4 13 5 0 1 10 3 23 0 0.197
Don Landrum 28 66 5 11 2 0 1 3 5 14 1 0.167
Curt Simmons 32 66 9 20 3 0 0 6 8 22 0 0.303
Ernie Broglio 29 62 3 9 1 0 0 5 3 11 0 0.145
Gene Oliver 22 52 8 14 2 0 4 9 6 10 0 0.269
Julio Gotay 10 45 5 11 4 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.244
Walt Moryn 17 32 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.125
Ed Olivares 21 30 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0.167
Al Cicotte 29 21 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.286
Lindy McDaniel 55 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.235
Bob Nieman 6 17 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.471
Mickey McDermott 22 14 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.071
Bob Miller 35 14 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0.357
Doug Clemens 6 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.167
Craig Anderson 25 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ray Washburn 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
George Crowe 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Ed Bauta 13 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Chris Cannizzaro 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bobby Tiefenauer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Curt Simmons 3.13 2 Bob Gibson 3.24 3 Craig Anderson 3.26 4 Ray Sadecki 3.72 5 Larry Jackson 3.75

Wins

1 Larry Jackson 14 2 Ray Sadecki 14 3 Bob Gibson 13 4 Lindy McDaniel 10 5 Ernie Broglio 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 166 2 Ray Sadecki 114 3 Ernie Broglio 113 4 Larry Jackson 113 5 Curt Simmons 99
1961 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Sadecki 14 10 3.72 31 31 0 222.2 196 92 102 114
Bob Gibson 13 12 3.24 35 27 1 211.1 186 76 119 166
Larry Jackson 14 11 3.75 33 28 0 211.0 203 88 56 113
Curt Simmons 9 10 3.13 30 29 0 195.2 203 68 64 99
Ernie Broglio 9 12 4.12 29 26 0 174.2 166 80 75 113
Lindy McDaniel 10 6 4.87 55 0 9 94.1 117 51 31 65
Al Cicotte 2 6 5.28 29 7 1 75.0 83 44 34 51
Bob Miller 1 3 4.24 34 5 3 74.1 82 35 46 39
Craig Anderson 4 3 3.26 25 0 1 38.2 38 14 12 21
Mickey McDermott 1 0 3.67 19 0 4 27.0 29 11 15 15
Ray Washburn 1 1 1.77 3 2 0 20.1 10 4 7 12
Ed Bauta 2 0 1.40 13 0 5 19.1 12 3 5 12
Bobby Tiefenauer 0 0 6.23 3 0 0 4.1 9 3 4 3

👥 Roster (40)

Craig Anderson Ed Bauta Ken Boyer Ernie Broglio Jerry Buchek Chris Cannizzaro Al Cicotte Doug Clemens George Crowe Joe Cunningham Curt Flood Bob Gibson +28 more

40 players

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The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals reads 80 wins and 74 losses, good for 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 703 scored against 668 allowed (+35). Against a league average of .261, the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals batted .270. The staff ERA of 3.74 was 7% better than the league average of 4.03. Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1961, drawing a total attendance of 856,025.

For power, Ken Boyer led the way with 24 homers. Ray Sadecki was the top winner, with 14 victories. Bob Gibson struck out 166, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1960 season and the 1962 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ken Boyer led the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals with 24 home runs.
What was the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Did the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1961 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Boyer (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Larry Jackson (14-11, 3.75 ERA).
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