1961 Baltimore Orioles season

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1961 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
Location
1961 Information
Owner(s) Jerold Hoffberger
General Manager(s) Lee MacPhail
Manager(s) Paul Richards, Lum Harris
Local television WJZ-TV
Local radio WBAL (AM)
(Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal)

The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, 14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.

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[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Detroit Tigers 101 61 .623 8
Baltimore Orioles 95 67 .623 14
Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 23
Cleveland Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Boston Red Sox 76 86 .469 33
Minnesota Twins 70 90 .438 38
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Kansas City Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5
Washington Senators 61 100 .379 47.5

[edit] Roster

1961 Baltimore Orioles roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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1961 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington
National League
1961 All-Star Game • 1961 World Series
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Baltimore Orioles
Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland
The Franchise
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Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry
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4 • 5 • 8 • 20 • 22 • 33 • 42
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Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley
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