1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1] | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | |
General managers | Joe L. Brown | |
Managers | Danny Murtaugh | |
Television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods | |
Radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods | |
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The 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates fell from World Champions the previous season to sixth place in the National League, as they won 75 games and lost 79, 18 games behind NL Champion Cincinnati.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | 47–30 | 46–31 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4 | 45–32 | 44–33 |
San Francisco Giants | 85 | 69 | .552 | 8 | 45–32 | 40–37 |
Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 10 | 45–32 | 38–39 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 48–29 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | 38–39 | 37–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 29 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 107 | .305 | 46 | 22–55 | 25–52 |
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Chicago | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 15–7 | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | |||||
Milwaukee | 13–9–1 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 3–19 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | |||||
San Francisco | 17–5 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | — |
1961 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 38–39; Away: 37–40) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Away: 5–4)
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May: 12–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–6)
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June: 15–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 5–4)
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July: 9–17 (Home: 4–10; Away: 5–7)
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August: 16–16 (Home: 8–7; Away: 8–9)
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September: 13–15 (Home: 4–5; Away: 9–10)
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October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day Lineup | ||
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Bill Virdon | CF |
24 | Dick Groat | SS |
4 | Bob Skinner | LF |
14 | Rocky Nelson | 1B |
21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
12 | Don Hoak | 3B |
9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
6 | Smoky Burgess | C |
19 | Bob Friend | SP |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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