1961 Florida State League Leaders
1961 Florida State League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 Florida State League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Livesey | Leesburg Orioles | .339 | 156 | 460 |
| Timothy Strickland | Palatka Redlegs | .332 | 124 | 373 |
| Pete Rose | Tampa Tarpons | .331 | 160 | 484 |
| Buddy Reedy | Sarasota Sun Sox | .314 | 138 | 439 |
| Perry McGriff | Sarasota Sun Sox | .310 | 117 | 377 |
| Dale Shuey | Tampa Tarpons | .309 | 126 | 408 |
| Donald Marrs | Sarasota Sun Sox | .298 | 116 | 389 |
| Lawson Mitchell | Daytona Beach Islanders | .298 | 143 | 480 |
| Walter James | St. Petersburg Saints | .293 | 94 | 321 |
| Larry Johnson | Daytona Beach Islanders | .287 | 98 | 341 |
| Ronnie Flender | Tampa Tarpons | .283 | 116 | 410 |
| Martin Rosell | Tampa Tarpons | .282 | 113 | 400 |
| Paul Catto | Palatka Redlegs | .279 | 122 | 438 |
| Jack McGowan | Leesburg Orioles | .277 | 101 | 364 |
| William Meyer | St. Petersburg Saints | .276 | 112 | 406 |
| Lee Speca | Tampa Tarpons | .273 | 97 | 355 |
| Joseph Faraci | St. Petersburg Saints | .267 | 104 | 389 |
| Eugene Deutsch | Tampa Tarpons | .262 | 98 | 374 |
| John Castro | Orlando Dodgers | .260 | 115 | 443 |
| Louis Haas | Palatka Redlegs | .258 | 116 | 449 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Tampa Tarpons | 160 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
| James Livesey | Leesburg Orioles | 156 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| Lawson Mitchell | Daytona Beach Islanders | 143 | 26 | 11 | 6 |
| Buddy Reedy | Sarasota Sun Sox | 138 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| Dale Shuey | Tampa Tarpons | 126 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Timothy Strickland | Palatka Redlegs | 124 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Catto | Palatka Redlegs | 122 | 18 | 4 | 12 |
| Ted Kubiak | Sarasota Sun Sox | 117 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Perry McGriff | Sarasota Sun Sox | 117 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Flender | Tampa Tarpons | 116 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| Louis Haas | Palatka Redlegs | 116 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| Donald Marrs | Sarasota Sun Sox | 116 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Neville | Tampa Tarpons | 1.94 | 15 | 4 |
| Pete Cianflone | Orlando Dodgers | 2.12 | 18 | 8 |
| John Zahn | Daytona Beach Islanders | 2.46 | 11 | 7 |
| James Farland | Orlando Dodgers | 2.67 | 17 | 10 |
| Arsenio Sotolongo | Tampa Tarpons | 2.68 | 16 | 7 |
| Edward Stein | Tampa Tarpons | 3.00 | 12 | 8 |
| Michael McCarthy | Daytona Beach Islanders | 3.05 | 14 | 12 |
| Dick Hardy | Sarasota Sun Sox | 3.20 | 11 | 11 |
| Al Malkasian | St. Petersburg Saints | 3.26 | 11 | 12 |
| Tom Metcalf | St. Petersburg Saints | 3.27 | 9 | 8 |
| Ronald Banovic | Sarasota Sun Sox | 3.35 | 18 | 9 |
| Charles Heath | Palatka Redlegs | 3.41 | 10 | 10 |
| Joseph Materile | Leesburg Orioles | 3.49 | 10 | 7 |
| Simon Perez | Palatka Redlegs | 3.61 | 10 | 11 |
| Sigfield Tyler | Leesburg Orioles | 3.63 | 10 | 11 |
| Bob Olson | Leesburg Orioles | 3.85 | 11 | 12 |
| Bill Murphy | Daytona Beach Islanders | 3.89 | 12 | 11 |
| Robert St. John | Palatka Redlegs | 3.93 | 10 | 9 |
| Jack Erwin | Tampa Tarpons | 4.10 | 8 | 7 |
| Rupe Toppin | Sarasota Sun Sox | 4.26 | 14 | 11 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
