1961 Washington Senators season

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1961 Washington Senators
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1961)
Location
Griffith Stadium (Since 1961) Washington D.C. (Since 1961)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	Elwood Richard Quesada
Manager(s)	Mickey Vernon
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)

The Washington Senators 1961 season involved the Senators finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 61 wins and 100 losses.

Contents 1 Regular Season 1.1 Season Standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 References

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Roster

1961 Washington Senators roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers 16 Pete Burnside 21 Bennie Daniels 20 Dick Donovan 26 John Gabler 19 Mike Garcia 18 Ed Hobaugh 17 Johnny Klippstein 22 Marty Kutyna 27 Joe McClain 15 Dave Sisler		Catchers  8 Pete Daley 12 Gene Green Infielders 10 Harry Bright  7 Chuck Cottier 29 Bob Johnson  6 Billy Klaus 25 Dale Long  4 Danny O'Connell  5 Coot Veal		Outfielders 32 Chuck Hinton  9 Marty Keough 30 Jim King  1 Willie Tasby 14 Gene Woodling		Manager  3 Mickey Vernon Coaches 41 George Case 42 Rollie Hemsley 40 Sid Hudson 43 George Susce

[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

• 1961 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1961 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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 Texas Rangers Formerly the Washington Senators • Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth) The Franchise Team Records • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Managers • Players • Roster • Rangers Captain Ballparks Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • Arlington Stadium • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Important Figures Ted Williams • Mike Hargrove • Billy Martin • Ferguson Jenkins • Bobby Valentine • George W. Bush • Nolan Ryan • Kenny Rogers • Pudge Rodriguez • Alex Rodriguez • Johnny Oates • Michael Young • Hank Blalock Retired Numbers 26 • 34 • 42 Key Personnel Owner: Tom Hicks • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington Minors Oklahoma RedHawks (AAA) • Frisco RoughRiders (AA) • Bakersfield Blaze (A) • Clinton LumberKings (A) • Spokane Indians (A) • AZL Rangers (Rookie) Division Titles Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • Wild Card: none   Seasons (48) 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