1961 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 93-61. They scored 710 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Robinson, who led the team with 37 home runs and 124 RBI. Vada Pinson led the team with 208 hits for a .343 average.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.78. Joey Jay led the team with 21 wins. Jim O'Toole struck out 178 batters to lead the team. Jim Brosnan and Bill Henry were tied for the team lead in saves with 16.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Baumer | 2B | 10 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 123 | 450 | 59 | 100 | 1 | 21 | 4 | .286 | .287 | .573 | .222 |
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 74 | 198 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .353 | .485 | .838 | .308 |
| Elio Chacon | 2B | 61 | 132 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .374 | .371 | .745 | .265 |
| Gordy Coleman | 1B | 150 | 520 | 63 | 149 | 26 | 87 | 1 | .341 | .504 | .845 | .287 |
| Cliff Cook | 3B | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 152 | 575 | 78 | 159 | 26 | 87 | 8 | .307 | .466 | .773 | .277 |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 40 | 63 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .361 | .317 | .678 | .302 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | 126 | 469 | 64 | 127 | 2 | 27 | 4 | .320 | .335 | .655 | .271 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Bell | OF | 103 | 235 | 27 | 60 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .298 | .345 | .643 | .255 |
| Joe Gaines | OF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 96 | 181 | 33 | 57 | 13 | 50 | 2 | .407 | .624 | 1.031 | .315 |
| Claude Osteen | OF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 154 | 607 | 101 | 208 | 16 | 87 | 23 | .379 | .504 | .883 | .343 |
| Wally Post | OF | 99 | 282 | 44 | 83 | 20 | 57 | 0 | .346 | .585 | .931 | .294 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 153 | 545 | 117 | 176 | 37 | 124 | 22 | .404 | .611 | 1.015 | .323 |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .200 | .494 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Bailey | C | 12 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .348 | .395 | .743 | .302 |
| Johnny Edwards | C | 52 | 145 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .279 | .262 | .541 | .186 |
| Darrell Johnson | C | 20 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .321 | .407 | .728 | .315 |
| Bob Schmidt | C | 27 | 70 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .218 | .171 | .389 | .129 |
| Jerry Zimmerman | C | 76 | 204 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .252 | .230 | .482 | .206 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harry Anderson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Hal Bevan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5243 | 710 | 1414 | 158 | 675 | 70 | .322 | .421 | .743 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall Bridges | 13 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 7.84 | 1.787 | |||
| Jim Brosnan | 53 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 3.04 | 1.188 | |||
| Bill Henry | 47 | 0 | 53.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 16 | 53 | 15 | 2.19 | 1.220 | |||
| Jay Hook | 22 | 5 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 7.76 | 1.675 | |||
| Ken Hunt | 29 | 22 | 136.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 3.96 | 1.438 | |||
| Joey Jay | 34 | 34 | 247.3 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 0 | 157 | 92 | 3.53 | 1.249 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 15 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 3.25 | 1.120 | |||
| Sherman Jones | 24 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 4.42 | 1.418 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 27 | 11 | 94.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | 57 | 59 | 4.37 | 1.531 | |||
| Howie Nunn | 24 | 0 | 37.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 3.58 | 1.565 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jim O'Toole | 39 | 35 | 252.7 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2 | 178 | 93 | 3.10 | 1.274 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 36 | 34 | 246.3 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 1 | 116 | 51 | 3.73 | 1.202 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 154 | 1370 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 40 | 829 | 500 | 3.78 | 1.314 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vada Pinson | 154 |
| At Bats | Vada Pinson | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vada Pinson | 659 |
| Batting Average | Vada Pinson | .343 |
| On-Base % | Frank Robinson | .404 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .611 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | 1.015 |
| Runs | Frank Robinson | 117 |
| Hits | Vada Pinson | 208 |
| Total Bases | Frank Robinson | 333 |
| Doubles | Vada Pinson | 34 |
| Triples | Vada Pinson | 8 |
| Home Runs | Frank Robinson | 37 |
| RBI | Frank Robinson | 124 |
| Walks | Frank Robinson | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Gene Freese | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Vada Pinson | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Vada Pinson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Blasingame | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Robinson | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gene Freese | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joey Jay | 21 |
| Losses | Bob Purkey | 12 |
| Saves | Jim Brosnan and Bill Henry | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Brosnan | .714 |
| ERA | Jim O'Toole | 3.10 |
| WHIP | Bob Purkey | 1.202 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim O'Toole | 252.7 |
| Games | Jim Brosnan | 53 |
| Games Started | Jim O'Toole | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim O'Toole | 178 |
| Complete Games | Joey Jay | 14 |
| Shutouts | Joey Jay | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim O'Toole | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Purkey | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Purkey | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim O'Toole | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Purkey | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Purkey | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim O'Toole and Bob Purkey | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Joey Jay | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Hunt and Bob Purkey | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim O'Toole | 19 |
