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The following are the baseball events of the year 1961 throughout the world. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  

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Headline Event of the Year

Champions

Major League Baseball

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Awards and honors

MLB Statistical Leaders

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Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Norm Cash DET . The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees (109-53 against the Cincinnati Reds (93-61 with the Yankees winning in 5 games to earn their 19th championship The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1926) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) The is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old El Cajon (ɛlkəˈhoʊn Spanish elkaˈxon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1926) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Donald Bernard Schwall (born March 2, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher who Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Norman Dalton Cash ( November 10 1934 - October 11 1986) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball 361 Roberto Clemente PIT . Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. 351
HR Roger Maris NYY 61 Orlando Cepeda SFG 46
RBI Roger Maris NYY 142 Orlando Cepeda SFG 142
Wins Whitey Ford NYY 25 Warren Spahn MLN
Joey Jay CIN		 25
ERA Dick Donovan WSH 2. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17 1937 in) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17 1937 in) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1926) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Joseph Richard (Joey Jay (born August 15, 1935 in Middletown Connecticut) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched For Dick Donovan the pseudonym of the British author see JE Preston Muddock Richard Edward ("Dick" Donovan ( December 27 40 Warren Spahn MLN 3. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 02
SO Camilo Pascual MIN 221 Sandy Koufax LAD 269
SV Luis Arroyo NYY 29 Roy Face PIT
Stu Miller SFG		 17
SB Luis Aparicio CHW 53 Maury Wills LAD 35

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st New York Yankees 109   53 . In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus (born January 20 1934 in Havana Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher who had an Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances Luis Enrique "Tite" Arroyo, born on February 18, 1927 in Peñuelas Puerto Rico, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher Elroy Leon Face (born February 20 1928 in Stephentown New York) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Stuart Leonard (Stu Miller (born December 26, 1927 in Northampton Massachusetts) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball who In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934) is a former Shortstop in Professional baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 673     --
2nd Detroit Tigers 101   61 . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 623   8. 0
3rd Baltimore Orioles 95   67 . The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 586   14. 0
4th Chicago White Sox 86   76 . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 531   23. 0
5th Cleveland Indians 78   83 . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 484   30. 5
6th Boston Red Sox 76   86 . The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 469   33. 0
7th Minnesota Twins 70   90 . The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 438   38. 0
8th Los Angeles Angels 70   91 . The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. 435   38. 5
9th Washington Senators 61   100 . The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft 379   47. 5
10th Kansas City Athletics 61   100 . The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. 379   47. 5

National League final standings

Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Cincinnati Reds 93   61 . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 604     --
2nd Los Angeles Dodgers 89   65 . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 578   4. 0
3rd San Francisco Giants 85   69 . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 552   8. 0
4th Milwaukee Braves 83   71 . 539   10. 0
5th St. Louis Cardinals 80   74 . The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 519   13. 0
6th Pittsburgh Pirates 75   79 . The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 487   18. 0
7th Chicago Cubs 64   90 . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 416   29. 0
8th Philadelphia Phillies 47   107 . The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 305   46. 0

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Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy ( May 23 1862 – December 15 1961) was an American Center fielder in Major
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