American League

Starters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Bats

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

HR

RBI

SB

C

Elston Howard

New York Yankees

R

0.386

0.412

0.688

1.100

13

52

1

1B

Norm Cash

Detroit Tigers

L

0.394

0.539

0.682

1.221

21

72

10

2B

Johnny Temple

Cleveland Indians

R

0.308

0.375

0.428

0.803

3

32

6

3B

Brooks Robinson

Baltimore Orioles

R

0.330

0.396

0.499

0.895

9

50

1

SS

Dick Howser

Kansas City Athletics

R

0.287

0.378

0.356

0.734

1

21

25

OF

Mickey Mantle

New York Yankees

S

0.372

0.496

0.708

1.204

25

61

6

OF

Rocky Colavito

Detroit Tigers

R

0.282

0.404

0.651

1.055

32

87

0

OF

Roger Maris

New York Yankees

L

0.300

0.392

0.716

1.108

41

77

0

Pitchers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Throws

GS

W

L

SV

ERA

WHIP

Last Pitched

SP

Whitey Ford

New York Yankees

L

21

9

5

0

2.67

1.142

7/8/1961

P

Frank Lary

Detroit Tigers

R

19

15

3

0

2.88

1.063

7/9/1961

P

Jim Bunning

Detroit Tigers

R

20

14

3

0

2.55

1.138

7/9/1961

P

Dick Donovan

Washington Senators

R

12

4

6

0

2.41

1.021

7/6/1961

P

Eli Grba

Los Angeles Angels

R

17

9

5

1

2.44

1.380

7/9/1961

P

Mudcat Grant

Cleveland Indians

R

18

10

4

0

3.58

1.286

7/8/1961

P

Hoyt Wilhelm

Baltimore Orioles

R

0

3

2

13

2.70

1.238

7/6/1961

P

Terry Fox

Detroit Tigers

R

0

0

0

12

2.63

1.221

7/7/1961

Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Bats

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

HR

RBI

SB

C

Dick Brown

Detroit Tigers

R

0.308

0.345

0.636

0.981

21

58

0

1B

Jim Gentile

Baltimore Orioles

L

0.308

0.442

0.620

1.062

19

58

0

2B

Bobby Richardson

New York Yankees

R

0.326

0.347

0.398

0.745

1

27

7

3B

Frank Malzone

Boston Red Sox

R

0.293

0.343

0.446

0.789

9

44

0

SS

Tony Kubek*

New York Yankees

L

0.295

0.323

0.408

0.731

6

40

0

OF

Albie Pearson

Los Angeles Angels

L

0.367

0.458

0.488

0.946

4

40

7

OF

Al Kaline

Detroit Tigers

R

0.329

0.407

0.557

0.964

13

59

6

OF

Willie Kirkland

Cleveland Indians

L

0.296

0.352

0.586

0.938

22

65

4

OF

Roy Sievers

Chicago White Sox

R

0.292

0.377

0.537

0.914

17

60

0

* Replaces Woodie Held who was selected as starting SS, but cannot play due to injury.

National League

Starters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Bats

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

HR

RBI

SB

C

Ed Bailey

San Francisco Giants

L

0.283

0.349

0.489

0.838

11

43

0

1B

Dick Stuart

Pittsburgh Pirates

R

0.379

0.416

0.762

1.178

25

74

0

2B

Don Zimmer

Chicago Cubs

R

0.298

0.337

0.467

0.804

8

29

4

3B

Ken Boyer

St. Louis Cardinals

R

0.325

0.377

0.525

0.902

15

67

6

SS

Maury Wills

Los Angeles Dodgers

S

0.306

0.369

0.364

0.733

1

20

20

OF

Wally Moon

Los Angeles Dodgers

L

0.382

0.476

0.622

1.098

14

64

6

OF

Vada Pinson

Cincinnati Reds

L

0.369

0.409

0.568

0.977

12

50

16

OF

Roberto Clemente

Pittsburgh Pirates

R

0.376

0.421

0.594

1.015

8

51

2

Pitchers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Throws

GS

W

L

SV

ERA

WHIP

Last Pitched

SP

Warren Spahn

Milwaukee Braves

L

17

13

4

0

2.24

1.033

7/5/1961

P

Jim O'Toole

Cincinnati Reds

L

18

9

5

0

2.74

1.138

7/6/1961

P

Juan Marichal

San Francisco Giants

R

15

8

4

0

2.83

1.042

7/6/1961

P

Don Drysdale

Los Angeles Dodgers

R

20

10

5

0

3.37

1.102

7/6/1961

P

Sandy Koufax

Los Angeles Dodgers

L

18

9

4

0

2.54

1.160

7/7/1961

P

Bob Gibson

St. Louis Cardinals

R

13

10

4

0

2.45

1.399

7/5/1961

P

Bill Henry

Cincinnati Reds

L

0

5

2

2

2.56

0.983

7/8/1961

P

Roy Face

Pittsburgh Pirates

R

0

8

4

9

2.22

1.200

7/9/1961

Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pos

Player

Team

Bats

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

HR

RBI

SB

C

Dick Bertell

Chicago Cubs

R

0.317

0.342

0.388

0.730

1

22

0

1B/OF

Orlando Cepeda

San Francisco Giants

R

0.313

0.384

0.629

1.013

27

74

9

2B

Frank Bolling

Milwaukee Braves

R

0.265

0.334

0.412

0.746

9

36

2

3B

Eddie Mathews

Milwaukee Braves

L

0.305

0.419

0.508

0.927

11

39

8

SS

Ernie Banks

Chicago Cubs

R

0.263

0.302

0.483

0.785

17

54

0

OF

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati Reds

R

0.306

0.382

0.662

1.044

31

78

9

OF

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee Braves

R

0.320

0.374

0.593

0.967

15

60

7

OF

Willie Mays

San Francisco Giants

R

0.304

0.374

0.562

0.936

23

70

13

OF

Stan Musial

St. Louis Cardinals

L

0.304

0.381

0.539

0.920

11

47

0