1961 New York Yankees Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 109-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,747,725, Avg. 26,481
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 4-1
Manager: Ralph Houk (109-53)
Location: New York, New York
1961 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 109-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,747,725, Avg. 26,481
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 4-1
Manager: Ralph Houk (109-53)
Location: New York, New York
1961 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 109 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees plated 827 runs and allowed 612 runs. Roger Maris crushed 61 homers for New York, while Yogi Berra, Bill Skowron, Johnny Blanchard, Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle each walloped 20 or more also. Roger Maris drove in 142 runs. Elston Howard led all regular hitters by hitting .348. Whitey Ford earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Luis Arroyo and Ralph Terry added 15 or more victories also Bill Stafford recorded a 2.68 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ralph Houk coached the team. The 1961 New York Yankees won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arroyo | P | L | L | February 18, 1927 | 5'8" | 178 | Penuelas, P.R. |
| Yogi Berra | LF | L | R | May 12, 1925 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Johnny Blanchard | C | L | R | February 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 193 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
| Bob Cerv | LF | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE USA |
| Tex Clevenger | P | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Visalia, CA USA |
| Jim Coates | P | R | R | August 4, 1932 | 6'4" | 192 | Farnham, VA USA |
| Bud Daley | P | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Orange, CA USA |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Art Ditmar | P | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA USA |
| Al Downing | P | R | L | June 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Ryne Duren | P | R | R | February 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Cazenovia, WI USA |
| Whitey Ford | P | L | L | October 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 178 | New York, NY USA |
| Billy Gardner | 3B | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT USA |
| Jesse Gonder | P | L | R | January 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | Monticello, AR USA |
| Bob Hale | 1B | L | L | November 7, 1933 | 5'10" | 195 | Sarasota, FL USA |
| Elston Howard | C | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 196 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Johnny James | P | L | R | July 23, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | Bonners Ferry, ID USA |
| Deron Johnson | 3B | R | R | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Tony Kubek | SS | L | R | October 12, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
| Hector Lopez | LF | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Duke Maas | P | R | R | January 31, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Utica, MI USA |
| Mickey Mantle | CF | B | R | October 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Spavinaw, OK USA |
| Roger Maris | RF | L | R | September 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | Hibbing, MN USA |
| Danny McDevitt | P | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Jack Reed | CF | R | R | February 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Silver City, MS USA |
| Hal Reniff | P | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Warren, OH USA |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Sumter, SC USA |
| Rollie Sheldon | P | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 185 | Putnam, CT USA |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Bill Stafford | P | R | R | August 13, 1938 | 6'1" | 188 | Catskill, NY USA |
| Ralph Terry | P | R | R | January 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Cabin, OK USA |
| Lee Thomas | P | L | R | February 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Peoria, IL USA |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | L | L | January 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Snohomish, WA USA |
| Tom Tresh | SS | B | R | September 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Bob Turley | P | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Troy, IL USA |
