1961 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (Since 1909) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General Manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Roster 1.4 Batting 1.4.1 Other batters 1.5 Starting pitchers 1.5.1 Other pitchers 1.5.1.1 Relief pitchers 2 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	93	61	--	.604
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	65	4	.578
San Francisco Giants	85	69	8	.552
Milwaukee Braves	83	71	10	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	80	74	13	.519
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	18	.487
Chicago Cubs	64	90	29	.416
Philadelphia Phillies	47	107	46	.305

[edit] Roster

1961 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Danny Murtaugh

[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

• 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac

v • d • e 1961 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington National League Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis 1961 All-Star Game • 1961 World Series

v • d • e Pittsburgh Pirates Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Awards • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Exposition Park • Recreation Park • Exposition Park • Forbes Field • Three Rivers Stadium • PNC Park Culture Pirate Parrot • Great Pierogi Race • Lore • Drug Scandal • We Are Family Important Figures Roberto Clemente • Willie Stargell • Max Carey • Honus Wagner • Fred Clarke • Ralph Kiner • Pie Traynor • Bob Friend • Paul Waner • Lloyd Waner • Arky Vaughan • Roy Face • Bill Mazeroski • Vern Law • Dick Groat • Al Oliver • Dave Parker • Barry Bonds • Jason Kendall • Jack Wilson • Jason Bay • Freddy Sanchez Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 11 • 20 • 21 • 33 • 40 • 42 Minors AAA: Indianapolis Indians • AA: Altoona Curve • A: Lynchburg Hillcats • Hickory Crawdads • State College Spikes • Rookie: Gulf Coast Pirates • Dominican League World Series Championships (5) 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 League Pennants American Association: none • National League: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1909 • 1925 • 1927 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 Division Titles Eastern: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • Central: none • Wild Card: none   Seasons (127) 1880s 1880 • 1882 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008