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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
Manager(s) | Alvin Dark |
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KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) |
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KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) |
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The 1961 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 79th year in Major League Baseball, their 4th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their second at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 85-69 record, eight games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds. The Giants were managed by Alvin Dark.
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Offseason
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Regular season
Willie Mays had both a three home run game (on June 29) and a four home run game (on April 30)[1] during the 1961 season. Mays became the ninth player, and first Giant, in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game.
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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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 |
Opening Day starters
- Felipe Alou
- Eddie Bressoud
- Orlando Cepeda
- Tom Haller
- Chuck Hiller
- Sam Jones
- Harvey Kuenn
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey[2]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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 |
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CF | Mays, WillieWillie Mays | 154 | 572 | 176 | .308 | 40 | 123 |
RF | Alou, FelipeFelipe Alou | 132 | 415 | 120 | .289 | 18 | 52 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin | 37 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.19 | 48 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game (first game) All-Star Game (second game)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tacoma, Springfield, Quincy
Rio Grande Valley club moved to Victoria, June 10, 1961; Pocatello affiliation shared with Kansas City Athletics[3]
Notes
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1961&t=SFN
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1961 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1961 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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