1961 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1961 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 95–67 (.586) 3rd Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart Lee MacPhail Paul Richards, Lum Harris WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal) The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third 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. The 95 wins set a new franchise record for wins in a season, beating the 93 wins by the 1922 St. Louis Browns. It was only the second time that the Orioles, and their previous incarnations as the Milwaukee Brewers and Browns, ever won 90 games in a season. Offseason October 13, 1960: Del Rice was released by the Orioles.Del Rice page at Baseball Reference October 13, 1960: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference January 24, 1961: Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer, Wayne Causey, and Clint Courtney were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder. Clint Courtney was returned to the Orioles on April 14.Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference January 31, 1961: Dave Philley was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. February 9, 1961: Darold Knowles was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference February 24, 1961: Frank House was purchased by the Orioles from the Cincinnati Reds.Frank House page at Baseball Reference Regular season Roger Maris of the Yankees hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season against the Orioles, tying what was at the time Babe Ruth's single-season record. The 59th was hit on September 20 at Memorial Stadium,http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196109200BAL Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, September 20, 1961 at Memorial Stadium and the 60th was hit on September 26 at Yankee Stadium. Opening Day starters Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Jim Gentile Ron Hansen Milt Pappas Brooks Robinson Russ Snyder Gene Stephens Gus Triandoshttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1961&t=BAL 1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 12, 1961: Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Dick Hall and Dick Williams.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/essegch01.shtml#trans Chuck Essegian Stats May 24, 1961: Walt Dropo was released by the Orioles.Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1961: Gene Stephens was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Marv Throneberry.Marv Throneberry page at Baseball Reference July 21, 1961: Frank House was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Harry Chiti. Roster 1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 28 Hal Brown 23 Chuck Estrada 48 Jack Fisher 38,29 Dick Hall 20 Billy Hoeft 38 Dick Hyde 19 Gordon Jones 39 Jim Lehew 39 John Papa 32 Milt Pappas 18 Wes Stock 15 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers  2 Clint Courtney 36 Hank Foiles 44 Charley Lau 11 Gus Triandos 42 Frank Zupo Infielders  7 Jerry Adair  1 Marv Breeding 17 Walt Dropo  4 Jim Gentile  3 Ron Hansen  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders 25 Jackie Brandt 16 Jim Busby 6,27 Whitey Herzog 22 Dave Philley 30 Boog Powell 14 Earl Robinson 40 Barry Shetrone  9 Russ Snyder  8 Gene Stephens  8 Marv Throneberry 10 Dick Williams Other batters 10 Chuck Essegian Manager 12 Paul Richards 26 Lum Harris Coaches 45 Jimmy Adair 31 Harry Brecheen 26 Lum Harris Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Gus Triandos 115 397 97 .244 17 63 1B Jim Gentile 148 486 147 .302 46 141 2B Jerry Adair 133 386 102 .264 9 37 3B Brooks Robinson 163 668 192 .287 7 61 SS Ron Hansen Ron Hansen (baseball) 155 533 132 .248 12 51 LF Dick Williams 103 310 64 .206 8 24 CF Jackie Brandt 139 516 153 .297 16 72 RF Whitey Herzog 113 323 94 .291 5 35 Other batters 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 Russ Snyder 115 312 91 .292 1 13 Marv Breeding 90 244 51 .209 1 16 Earl Robinson Earl Robinson (baseball) 96 222 59 .266 8 30 Dave Philley 99 144 36 .250 1 23 Hank Foiles 43 124 34 .274 6 19 Marv Throneberry 56 96 20 .208 5 11 Jim Busby 75 89 23 .258 0 6 Gene Stephens 32 58 11 .190 0 2 Charley Lau 17 47 8 .170 1 4 Clint Courtney 22 45 12 .267 0 4 Walt Dropo 14 27 7 .259 1 2 Boog Powell 4 13 1 .077 0 1 Barry Shetrone 3 7 1 .143 0 1 Frank Zupo 5 4 2 .500 0 0 Chuck Essegian 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Steve Barber 37 248.1 18 12 3.33 150 Chuck Estrada 33 212.0 15 9 3.69 160 Jack Fisher 36 196.0 10 13 3.90 118 Milt Pappas 26 177.2 13 9 3.04 89 Hal Brown 27 166.2 10 6 3.19 61 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Billy Hoeft 35 138.0 7 4 2.02 100 Dick Hall Dick Hall (baseball) 29 122.1 7 5 3.09 92 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Hoyt Wilhelm 51 9 7 18 2.30 87 Wes Stock 35 5 0 3 3.01 47 Dick Hyde baseball 15 1 2 0 5.57 15 Gordon Jones Gordon Jones (baseball) 3 0 0 1 5.40 4 Jim Lehew 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 John Papa 2 0 0 0 18.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Clyde King AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Fred Hatfield AA Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds Texas League George Staller B Tri-City Braves Northwest League Whitey McDowell and Billy DeMars B Fox Cities Foxes Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Earl Weaver C Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Lou Fitzgerald D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Dee Phillips, Walter Youse, Joe Cusick and Bud Bates D Leesburg Orioles Florida State League Billy DeMars, Cal Ripken Sr. and Ray Scarborough LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AberdeenVictoria club moved to Ardmore, May 27, 1961 Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1961 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1961 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore