1961 Chicago White Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-76
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,146,019, Avg. 17,607
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Al Lopez (86-76)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1961 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1961 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The White Sox scored 765 runs and yielded 726 runs. Al Smith paced Chicago with 28 home runs, while Jim Landis and Roy Sievers walloped 20 or more also. Al Smith recorded 93 runs batted in. Roy Sievers led all regular batters by hitting .295. Juan Pizarro topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Al Lopez coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luis AparicioSSRRApril 29, 19345'9"160Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
Frank BaumannPLLJuly 1, 19336'0"205St. Louis, MO USA
Alan BricePRROctober 1, 19376'5"215New York, NY USA
Andy Carey3BRROctober 18, 19316'1"190Oakland, CA USA
Cam CarreonCRRAugust 6, 19376'1"190Colton, CA USA
Wes CovingtonLFLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC USA
Mike DeGerickPRRApril 1, 19436'2"178New York, NY USA
Sammy Esposito3BRRDecember 15, 19315'9"165Chicago, IL USA
Nellie Fox2BLRDecember 25, 19275'10"160St. Thomas, PA USA
Joe GinsbergCLROctober 11, 19265'11"180New York, NY USA
Billy Goodman3BLRMarch 22, 19265'11"165Concord, NC USA
Warren HackerPRRNovember 21, 19246'1"185Marissa, IL USA
Ray HerbertPRRDecember 15, 19295'11"185Detroit, MI USA
Mike HershbergerCFRROctober 9, 19395'10"175Massillon, OH USA
Joe HorlenPRRAugust 14, 19376'0"170San Antonio, TX USA
Russ KemmererPRRNovember 1, 19306'2"198Pittsburgh, PA USA
Jim LandisCFRRMarch 9, 19346'1"180Fresno, CA USA
Don LarsenPRRAugust 7, 19296'4"215Michigan City, IN USA
Ted Lepcio3BRRJuly 28, 19295'10"177Utica, NY USA
Sherm LollarCRRAugust 23, 19246'1"185Durham, AR USA
Dean LookLFRRJuly 23, 19375'11"185Lansing, MI USA
Turk LownPRRMay 30, 19246'0"180Brooklyn, NY USA
J. C. Martin1BLRDecember 13, 19366'2"188Axton, VA USA
Cal McLishPBRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK USA
Minnie MinosoLFRRNovember 29, 19235'10"175Perico, Matanzas Cuba
Gary PetersPLLApril 21, 19376'2"200Grove City, PA USA
Billy PiercePLLApril 2, 19275'10"160Detroit, MI USA
Al PilarcikCFLLJuly 3, 19305'10"180Whiting, IN USA
Juan PizarroPLLFebruary 7, 19375'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Jim RiveraPLLJuly 22, 19216'0"196New York, NY USA
Floyd RobinsonRFLRMay 9, 19365'9"175Prescott, AR USA
Bob RoselliCRRDecember 10, 19315'11"185San Francisco, CA USA
Herb ScorePLLJune 7, 19336'2"185Rosedale, NY USA
Bob ShawPRRJune 29, 19336'2"195Bronx, NY USA
Roy Sievers1BRRNovember 18, 19266'1"195St. Louis, MO USA
Al Smith3BRRFebruary 7, 19286'0"189Kirkwood, MO USA
Gerry StaleyPRRAugust 21, 19206'0"195Brush Prairie, WA USA
Earl Torgeson1BLLJanuary 1, 19246'3"180Snohomish, WA USA
Early WynnPBRJanuary 6, 19206'0"190Hartford, AL USA



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