1961 Washington Senators

61-100 • .379 Win% • 9th in AL

The 1961 Washington Senators went 61-100 (.379) finishing 9th in the AL. The club scored 618 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Gene Green (18 HR, 62 RBI) and Bennie Daniels (12-11, 3.44 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

61 Wins
100 Losses
.379 Win %
9th Rank
618 R 776 RA
Diff -158

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618 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-158 Run Diff
597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1961 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 5% below the 1961 league average (.255)
OBP .314 4% below the 1961 league average (.329)
SLG .366 7% below the 1961 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.23 5% worse than the 1961 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 618 16% below the 1961 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 597,597
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Avg per Game 7,564

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1961

Batting Avg

1 Ken Retzer 0.340 2 Gene Woodling 0.313 3 Bob Johnson 0.295 4 Gene Green 0.280 5 Jim King 0.270

Home Runs

1 Gene Green 18 2 Dale Long 17 3 Willie Tasby 17 4 Jim King 11 5 Gene Woodling 10

RBI

1 Willie Tasby 63 2 Gene Green 62 3 Gene Woodling 57 4 Dale Long 49 5 Jim King 46
1961 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Tasby 141 494 54 124 13 2 17 63 58 94 4 0.251
Danny O'Connell 138 493 61 128 30 1 1 37 77 62 15 0.260
Marty Keough 135 390 57 97 18 9 9 34 32 60 12 0.249
Dale Long 123 377 52 94 20 4 17 49 39 41 0 0.249
Gene Green 110 364 52 102 16 3 18 62 35 65 0 0.280
Gene Woodling 110 342 39 107 16 4 10 57 50 24 1 0.313
Chuck Hinton 106 339 51 88 13 5 6 34 40 81 22 0.260
Chuck Cottier 101 337 37 79 14 4 2 34 30 51 9 0.234
Jim King 110 263 43 71 12 1 11 46 38 45 4 0.270
Billy Klaus 91 251 26 57 8 2 7 30 30 34 2 0.227
Bob Johnson 61 224 27 66 13 1 6 28 19 26 4 0.295
Coot Veal 69 218 21 44 10 0 0 8 19 29 1 0.202
Pete Daley 72 203 12 39 7 1 2 17 14 37 0 0.192
Harry Bright 72 183 20 44 6 0 4 21 19 23 0 0.240
Bud Zipfel 50 170 17 34 7 5 4 18 15 49 1 0.200
Jim Mahoney 43 108 10 26 0 1 0 6 5 23 1 0.241
Bennie Daniels 32 76 6 15 0 0 2 5 6 34 0 0.197
Joe McClain 33 68 4 14 4 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.206
R C Stevens 33 62 2 8 1 0 0 2 7 15 1 0.129
Dick Donovan 24 56 6 10 1 0 1 7 6 23 0 0.179
Ken Retzer 16 53 7 18 4 0 1 3 4 5 1 0.340
Ed Hobaugh 27 41 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 12 1 0.098
Pete Burnside 33 34 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.059
Marty Kutyna 50 34 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.206
Joe Hicks 12 29 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0.172
Tom Sturdivant 15 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.077
John Gabler 34 25 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 11 1 0.200
Dutch Dotterer 7 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.263
Ron Stillwell 8 16 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.125
Hal Woodeshick 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.125
Ed Brinkman 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.091
Tom Cheney 13 8 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.500
Chet Boak 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
Johnny Klippstein 42 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Claude Osteen 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Dave Sisler 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Carl Mathias 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Roy Heiser 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Bouldin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Maestri 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Garcia 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Hernandez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1961

ERA

1 Dick Donovan 2.40 2 Bennie Daniels 3.44 3 Joe McClain 3.86 4 Marty Kutyna 3.97 5 Hal Woodeshick 4.02

Wins

1 Bennie Daniels 12 2 Dick Donovan 10 3 Joe McClain 8 4 Ed Hobaugh 7 5 Marty Kutyna 6

Strikeouts

1 Bennie Daniels 110 2 Joe McClain 76 3 Ed Hobaugh 67 4 Marty Kutyna 64 5 Dick Donovan 62
1961 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bennie Daniels 12 11 3.44 32 28 0 212.0 184 81 80 110
Joe McClain 8 18 3.86 33 29 1 212.0 221 91 48 76
Dick Donovan 10 10 2.40 23 22 0 168.2 138 45 35 62
Marty Kutyna 6 8 3.97 50 6 3 143.0 147 63 48 64
Ed Hobaugh 7 9 4.42 26 18 0 126.1 142 62 64 67
Pete Burnside 4 9 4.53 33 16 2 113.1 106 57 51 56
John Gabler 3 8 4.86 29 9 4 92.2 104 50 37 33
Tom Sturdivant 2 6 4.61 15 10 0 80.0 67 41 40 39
Johnny Klippstein 2 2 6.78 42 1 0 71.2 83 54 43 41
Dave Sisler 2 8 4.18 45 1 11 60.1 55 28 48 30
Hal Woodeshick 3 2 4.02 7 6 0 40.1 38 18 24 24
Tom Cheney 1 3 8.80 10 7 0 29.2 32 29 26 20
Mike Garcia 0 1 4.74 16 0 0 19.0 23 10 13 14
Claude Osteen 1 1 4.91 3 3 0 18.1 14 10 9 14
Carl Mathias 0 1 11.20 4 3 0 13.2 22 17 4 7
Rudy Hernandez 0 1 3.00 7 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 4
Hector Maestri 0 1 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 6 1 2 2
Roy Heiser 0 0 6.35 3 0 0 5.2 6 4 9 1
Carl Bouldin 0 1 16.20 2 1 0 3.1 9 6 2 2

👥 Roster (42)

Chet Boak Carl Bouldin Harry Bright Ed Brinkman Pete Burnside Tom Cheney Chuck Cottier Pete Daley Bennie Daniels Dick Donovan Dutch Dotterer John Gabler +30 more

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The 1961 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1961 Washington Senators reads 61 wins and 100 losses, good for 9th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 618 runs and allowed 776, a run differential of -158. Against a league average of .255, the 1961 Washington Senators batted .243. Pitchers allowed 4.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. Measured against the 734-run league average, the offense was 16% behind.

Griffith Stadium II was home in 1961, drawing a total attendance of 597,597. For power, Gene Green led the way with 18 homers. Willie Tasby led in RBI with 63. The hits leader was Danny O'Connell with 128. Bennie Daniels was the top winner, with 12 victories. Dave Sisler saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1961 Washington Senators

What was the 1961 Washington Senators record?
The 1961 Washington Senators finished 61-100 (.379 win pct).
Who led the 1961 Washington Senators in home runs?
Gene Green led the 1961 Washington Senators with 18 home runs.
What was the 1961 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1961 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 1961 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1961 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1961 Washington Senators play?
The 1961 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1961 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gene Green (18 HR, 62 RBI) and Bennie Daniels (12-11, 3.44 ERA).
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