
1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,101,441, Avg. 15,735
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Chuck Dressen (71-58)
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (12-13)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1961 Milwaukee Braves Results
The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Braves scored 712 runs and yielded 656 runs. Joe Adcock walloped 35 home runs for Milwaukee, while Frank Thomas, Hank Aaron, Frank Bolling and Eddie Mathews each added 20 or more also. Hank Aaron drove in 120 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .327. Warren Spahn led the squad with 21 wins, plus Lew Burdette, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Warren Spahn recorded a 3.02 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Chuck Dressen and Birdie Tebbetts coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Hank Aaron | RF | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Mobile, AL USA |
Joe Adcock | 1B | R | R | October 30, 1927 | 6'4" | 210 | Coushatta, LA USA |
Johnny Antonelli | P | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Rochester, NY USA |
Frank Bolling | 2B | R | R | November 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Mobile, AL USA |
Bob Boyd | 1B | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS USA |
George Brunet | P | R | L | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Houghton, MI USA |
Bob Buhl | P | R | R | August 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | Saginaw, MI USA |
Lew Burdette | P | R | R | November 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Nitro, WV USA |
Neil Chrisley | P | L | R | December 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | Calhoun Falls, SC USA |
Gino Cimoli | CF | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Tony Cloninger | P | R | R | August 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 210 | Lincoln County, NC USA |
Wes Covington | LF | L | R | March 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | Laurinburg, NC USA |
Del Crandall | C | R | R | March 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Ontario, CA USA |
John DeMerit | RF | R | R | January 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | West Bend, WI USA |
Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
Bob Hendley | P | R | L | April 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Macon, GA USA |
Mack Jones | CF | L | R | November 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Charlie Lau | C | L | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Romulus, MI USA |
Johnny Logan | SS | R | R | March 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Endicott, NY USA |
Ken MacKenzie | P | R | L | March 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Gore Bay, ON CAN |
Felix Mantilla | IF | R | R | July 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Isabella, P.R. |
Billy Martin | P | R | R | May 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Berkeley, CA USA |
Eddie Mathews | 3B | L | R | October 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Texarkana, TX USA |
Lee Maye | RF | L | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Tuscaloosa, AL USA |
Don McMahon | P | R | R | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Roy McMillan | SS | R | R | July 17, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Bonham, TX USA |
Seth Morehead | P | L | L | August 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX USA |
Don Nottebart | P | R | R | January 23, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | West Newton, MA USA |
Chi-Chi Olivo | P | R | R | March 18, 1926 | 6'2" | 215 | Guayubin, Monte Cristi D.R. |
Ron Piche | P | R | R | May 22, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Verdun, QC CAN |
Claude Raymond | P | R | R | May 7, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Jean, QC CAN |
Mel Roach | LF | R | R | January 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Richmond, VA USA |
Phil Roof | C | R | R | March 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Paducah, KY USA |
Warren Spahn | P | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Al Spangler | LF | L | L | July 8, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Hawk Taylor | LF | R | R | April 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | Metropolis, IL USA |
Frank Thomas | LF | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Joe Torre | C | R | R | July 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 212 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Sammy White | C | R | R | July 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Wenatchee, WA USA |
Carl Willey | P | R | R | June 6, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Cherryfield, ME USA |