1961 Chicago White Sox season



































1961 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations

  • American League (since 1901)

Location

  • Comiskey Park (since 1910)

  • Chicago (since 1900)

Other information
Owner(s)
Bill Veeck, Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn
General manager(s)
Hank Greenberg, Ed Short
Manager(s) Al López
Local television
WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio
WCFL
(Bob Elson, Ralph Kiner)
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The 1961 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 61st season in the major leagues, and its 62nd season overall. They finished with a record 86–76, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 23 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Their pitching staff surrendered 13 of Roger Maris's 61 home runs that year, the most of any team.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Opening Day lineup


    • 2.4 Notable transactions


    • 2.5 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


    • 3.2 Pitching




  • 4 Farm system


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References





Offseason


  • December 14, 1960: 1960 MLB expansion draft


    • Earl Averill, Jr. was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.[1]


    • Jim McAnany was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.[2]




Regular season



Season standings

















































































American League
W
L
Pct.
GB
New York Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Detroit Tigers 101 61 .623 8
Baltimore Orioles 95 67 .586 14
Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 23
Cleveland Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Boston Red Sox 76 86 .469 33
Minnesota Twins 70 90 .438 38
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Kansas City Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5
Washington Senators 61 100 .379 47.5


Record vs. opponents




















































































































































1961 American League Records


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
LAA
MIN
NYY
WSH

Baltimore
11–7 11–7 9–9 9–9 13–5 8–10 11–7 9–9–1 14–4

Boston
7–11 9–9 5–13 8–10 10–8 11–7–1 11–7 5–13 10–8

Chicago
7–11 9–9 12–6 6–12 14–4 10–8 9–9–1 6–12 13–5

Cleveland
9–9 13–5 6–12 6–12 8–9 10–8 10–8 4–14 12–6

Detroit
9–9 10–8 12–6 12–6 12–6–1 14–4 11–7 8–10 13–5

Kansas City
5–13 8–10 4–14 9–8 6–12–1 9–9 7–11 4–14 9–9

Los Angeles
10–8 7–11–1 8–10 8–10 4–14 9–9 8–9 6–12 10–8

Minnesota
7–11 7–11 9–9–1 8–10 7–11 11–7 9–8 4–14 8–9

New York
9–9–1 13–5 12–6 14–4 10–8 14–4 12–6 14–4 11–7

Washington
4–14 8–10 5–13 6–12 5–13 9–9 8–10 9–8 7–11




Opening Day lineup




  • Luis Aparicio, SS


  • Nellie Fox, 2B


  • Minnie Miñoso, LF


  • Roy Sievers, 1B


  • J. C. Martin, 3B


  • Al Smith, RF


  • Jim Landis, CF


  • Sherm Lollar, C


  • Early Wynn, P



Notable transactions



  • May 10, 1961: Wes Covington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.[3]

  • May 15, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the White Sox.[4]

  • June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]

  • June 10, 1961: Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik.[3]



Roster














1961 Chicago White Sox

Roster

Pitchers


  • 38 Frank Baumann


  • 46 Alan Brice


  • 36 Mike DeGerick


  • 28 Warren Hacker


  • 21,23 Ray Herbert


  • 20 Joe Horlen


  • 44 Russ Kemmerer


  • 26 Don Larsen


  • 27 Turk Lown


  • 15 Cal McLish


  • 23 Gary Peters


  • 19 Billy Pierce


  • 32 Juan Pizarro


  • 18 Herb Score


  • 35 Bob Shaw


  • 21 Jerry Staley


  • 24 Early Wynn




Catchers


  • 45 Cam Carreon


  • 28 Joe Ginsberg


  • 10 Sherm Lollar


  • 31 Bob Roselli


Infielders




  • 11 Luis Aparicio


  •  7 Andy Carey


  • 14 Sammy Esposito


  •  2 Nellie Fox


  •  6 Billy Goodman


  • 36 Ted Lepcio


  • 12 J. C. Martin


  •  5 Roy Sievers


  • 16 Al Smith


  • 17 Earl Torgeson




Outfielders


  • 26 Wes Covington


  • 40 Mike Hershberger


  •  1 Jim Landis


  • 30 Dean Look


  •  9 Minnie Miñoso


  • 29 Al Pilarcik


  •  3 Floyd Robinson


Other batters



  •  7 Jim Rivera



Manager

  • 42 Al López

Coaches




  • 37 Ray Berres


  • 34 Johnny Cooney


  • 33 Tony Cuccinello


  • 39 Don Gutteridge




Player stats



Batting


Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases




























































































































































































































































































































































Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
SB

Luis Aparicio, SS
156
625
90
170
24
4
6
45
38
33
.272
53

Andy Carey, 3B
56
143
21
38
12
3
0
14
11
24
.266
0

Cam Carreon, C
78
229
32
62
5
1
4
27
21
24
.271
0

Wes Covington, LF,RF
22
59
5
17
1
0
4
15
4
5
.288
0

Sammy Esposito, 3B,SS,2B
63
94
12
16
5
0
1
8
12
21
.170
0

Nellie Fox, 2B
159
606
67
152
11
5
2
51
59
12
.251
2

Joe Ginsberg, C
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
.000
0

Billy Goodman, 3B
41
51
4
13
4
0
1
10
7
6
.255
0

Mike Hershberger, OF
15
55
9
17
3
0
0
5
2
2
.309
1

Jim Landis, CF
140
534
87
151
18
8
22
85
65
71
.283
19

Ted Lepcio, 3B
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
0

Sherm Lollar, C
116
337
38
95
10
1
7
41
37
22
.282
0

Dean Look, LF
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
0

J. C. Martin, 1B,3B
110
274
26
63
8
3
5
32
21
31
.230
1

Minnie Miñoso, LF
152
540
91
151
28
3
14
82
67
46
.280
9

Al Pilarcik, CF
47
62
9
11
1
0
1
6
9
5
.177
1

Jim Rivera, PR
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0

Floyd Robinson, RF
132
432
69
134
20
7
11
59
52
32
.310
7

Bob Roselli, C
22
38
2
10
3
0
0
4
0
11
.263
0

Roy Sievers, 1B
141
492
76
145
26
6
27
92
61
62
.295
1

Al Smith, 3B,OF
147
532
88
148
29
4
28
93
56
67
.278
4

Earl Torgeson, 1B
20
15
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
5
.067
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Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
SB

Frank Baumann, P
55
61
8
16
2
0
2
10
5
25
.262
1

Warren Hacker, P
42
9
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
.111
0

Ray Herbert, P
21
53
7
12
1
0
2
3
3
8
.226
0

Joe Horlen, P
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
0

Russ Kemmerer, P
47
15
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
7
.200
0

Don Larsen, P
25
25
2
8
0
0
1
4
0
5
.320
0

Turk Lown, P
60
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
.000
0

Cal McLish, P
31
54
2
9
1
0
0
5
1
24
.167
0

Gary Peters, P
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
0

Billy Pierce, P
39
56
3
8
0
0
0
3
1
11
.143
0

Juan Pizarro, P
40
69
10
17
3
1
0
5
5
19
.246
1

Herb Score, P
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
.000
0

Bob Shaw, P
14
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
.000
0

Early Wynn, P
17
37
4
6
0
0
0
2
3
11
.162
0

Team totals
163
5556
765
1475
216
46
138
704
550
612
.265
100


Pitching


Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts



















































































































































































































































































































Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
K

Frank Baumann
10
13
5.61
53
23
3
187.2
249
128
117
22
63
75

Alan Brice
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
3.1
4
2
0
0
3
3

Mike DeGerick
0
0
5.40
1
0
0
1.2
2
1
1
0
1
0

Warren Hacker
3
3
3.77
42
0
8
57.1
62
26
24
8
9
40

Ray Herbert
9
6
4.05
21
20
0
137.2
142
69
62
15
38
50

Joe Horlen
1
3
6.62
5
4
0
17.2
25
15
13
2
13
11

Russ Kemmerer
3
3
4.38
47
2
2
96.2
102
53
47
10
27
35

Don Larsen
7
2
4.12
25
3
2
74.1
64
36
34
5
31
53

Turk Lown
7
5
2.76
59
0
11
101.0
87
37
31
13
38
50

Cal McLish
10
13
4.38
31
27
1
162.1
178
87
79
21
48
80

Gary Peters
0
0
1.74
3
0
1
10.1
10
2
2
0
2
6

Billy Pierce
10
9
3.80
39
28
3
180.0
190
85
76
17
57
106

Juan Pizarro
14
7
3.05
39
25
2
194.2
164
73
66
17
90
188

Herb Score
1
2
6.66
8
5
0
24.1
22
19
18
3
25
14

Bob Shaw
3
4
3.79
14
10
0
71.1
85
40
30
11
25
31

Gerry Staley
0
3
5.00
16
0
0
18.0
17
10
10
3
6
8

Early Wynn
8
2
3.51
17
16
0
110.1
88
43
43
11
47
64

Team totals
86
76
4.06
163
163
33
1448.2
1491
726
653
158
523
814


Farm system




















































Level
Team
League
Manager

AAA

San Diego Padres

Pacific Coast League

Jimmie Reese, Whitey Wietelmann
and Bill Norman

A

Charleston White Sox

Sally League

Ira Hutchinson

B

Lincoln Chiefs

Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League

George Noga

C

Idaho Falls Russets

Pioneer League

Herman Reich and Chips Sobek

D

Harlan Smokies

Appalachian League

Frank Parenti and Eddie Lyons

D

Daytona Beach Islanders

Florida State League

Homer Ray Wilson

D

Clinton C-Sox

Midwest League

Dick Kinaman

Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees[6]



Notes





  1. ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference


  2. ^ Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference


  3. ^ ab Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference


  4. ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference


  5. ^ Warren Hacker page at Baseball Reference


  6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997




References


  • 1961 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference









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