1961 Cincinnati Reds Roster
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,117,603, Avg. 16,517
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-1
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (93-61)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1961 Cincinnati Reds Results
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Reds topped the league with just 653 runs allowed. Cincinnati scored 710 runs. Frank Robinson walloped 37 home runs for the team, while Gene Freese, Vada Pinson, Wally Post and Gordy Coleman each added 20 or more also. Frank Robinson accounted for 124 RBI. Vada Pinson led batters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Joey Jay paced the squad with 21 wins, and Jim O'Toole and Bob Purkey contributed 15 or more victories also Jim O'Toole recorded a 3.10 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Hutchinson coached the team. The 1961 Cincinnati Reds won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Anderson | P | L | R | September 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 205 | North East, MD USA |
| Ed Bailey | C | L | R | April 15, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | Strawberry Plains, TN USA |
| Jim Baumer | 2B | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK USA |
| Gus Bell | LF | L | R | November 15, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Hal Bevan | P | R | R | November 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 198 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS USA |
| Marshall Bridges | P | B | L | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Jackson, MS USA |
| Jim Brosnan | P | R | R | October 24, 1929 | 6'4" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Leo Cardenas | SS | R | R | December 17, 1938 | 5'11" | 160 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
| Elio Chacon | 2B | R | R | October 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
| Gordy Coleman | 1B | L | R | July 5, 1934 | 6'3" | 215 | Rockville, MD USA |
| Cliff Cook | 3B | R | R | August 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Johnny Edwards | C | L | R | June 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbus, OH USA |
| Gene Freese | 3B | R | R | January 8, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Wheeling, WV USA |
| Joe Gaines | CF | R | R | November 22, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Bryan, TX USA |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | R | R | September 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 209 | Reading, PA USA |
| Bill Henry | P | L | L | October 15, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Alice, TX USA |
| Jay Hook | P | L | R | November 18, 1936 | 6'2" | 182 | Waukegan, IL USA |
| Ken Hunt | P | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Ogden, UT USA |
| Joey Jay | P | B | R | August 15, 1935 | 6'4" | 228 | Middletown, CT USA |
| Darrell Johnson | C | R | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Horace, NE USA |
| Ken Johnson | P | R | R | June 16, 1933 | 6'4" | 210 | West Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Sherman Jones | P | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC USA |
| Willie Jones | 3B | R | R | August 16, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Dillon, SC USA |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | R | R | June 27, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Elizabeth, NJ USA |
| Jerry Lynch | LF | L | R | July 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Bay City, MI USA |
| Jim Maloney | P | L | R | June 2, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Howie Nunn | P | R | R | October 18, 1935 | 6'0" | 173 | Westfield, NC USA |
| Jim O'Toole | P | B | L | January 10, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Claude Osteen | P | L | L | August 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 160 | Caney Springs, TN USA |
| Vada Pinson | CF | L | L | August 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Wally Post | LF | R | R | July 9, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Wendelin, OH USA |
| Bob Purkey | P | R | R | July 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Frank Robinson | RF | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | Beaumont, TX USA |
| Bob Schmidt | C | R | R | April 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Pete Whisenant | LF | R | R | December 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Asheville, NC USA |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | R | R | September 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Omaha, NE USA |
