1961 Los Angeles Angels
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Los Angeles Angels finished with a record of 70-91. They scored 744 runs and belted 189 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Leon Wagner provided the power for the team with 28 homers. Ken Hunt was the best run producer with 84 RBI. Lee Thomas led the team with 128 hits for a .284 average.
The team allowed 784 runs and had a team ERA of 4.31. Ken McBride led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 180 strikeouts. Art Fowler led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dan Ardell | 1B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 66 | 238 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .322 | .290 | .612 | .223 |
| Julio Becquer | 1B | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 114 | 294 | 49 | 82 | 20 | 59 | 1 | .395 | .544 | .939 | .279 |
| Fritz Brickell | SS | 21 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .218 | .122 | .340 | .122 |
| Rocky Bridges | 2B | 84 | 229 | 20 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .320 | .297 | .617 | .240 |
| Jim Fregosi | SS | 11 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .222 |
| Ken Hamlin | SS | 42 | 91 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .298 | .275 | .573 | .209 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 107 | 263 | 32 | 64 | 15 | 39 | 0 | .303 | .460 | .763 | .243 |
| Joe Koppe | SS | 91 | 338 | 46 | 85 | 5 | 40 | 3 | .339 | .343 | .682 | .251 |
| Gene Leek | 3B | 57 | 199 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .260 | .357 | .617 | .226 |
| Billy Moran | 2B | 54 | 173 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .328 | .347 | .675 | .260 |
| Tom Satriano | 3B | 35 | 96 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .294 | .302 | .596 | .198 |
| Eddie Yost | 3B | 76 | 213 | 29 | 43 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .358 | .263 | .621 | .202 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Cerv | OF | 18 | 57 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .169 | .316 | .485 | .158 |
| Ken Hunt | OF | 149 | 479 | 70 | 122 | 25 | 84 | 8 | .325 | .484 | .809 | .255 |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Albie Pearson | OF | 144 | 427 | 92 | 123 | 7 | 41 | 11 | .420 | .400 | .820 | .288 |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| George Thomas | OF | 79 | 282 | 39 | 79 | 13 | 59 | 3 | .334 | .468 | .802 | .280 |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 130 | 450 | 77 | 128 | 24 | 70 | 0 | .353 | .491 | .844 | .284 |
| Faye Throneberry | OF | 24 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .226 | .532 | .194 |
| Leon Wagner | OF | 133 | 453 | 74 | 127 | 28 | 79 | 5 | .348 | .517 | .865 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | C | 115 | 323 | 56 | 86 | 21 | 59 | 1 | .384 | .489 | .873 | .266 |
| Del Rice | C | 44 | 83 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .385 | .434 | .819 | .241 |
| Buck Rodgers | C | 16 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .333 | .464 | .797 | .321 |
| Ed Sadowski | C | 69 | 164 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .278 | .384 | .662 | .232 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Leo Burke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5424 | 744 | 1331 | 189 | 700 | 37 | .327 | .398 | .725 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Bowsfield | 41 | 21 | 157 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 88 | 63 | 3.73 | 1.382 | |||
| Jerry Casale | 13 | 7 | 42.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 6.54 | 1.803 | |||
| Dean Chance | 5 | 4 | 18.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6.87 | 2.077 | |||
| Tex Clevenger | 12 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1.69 | 1.625 | |||
| Jim Donohue | 38 | 7 | 100.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 79 | 50 | 4.31 | 1.426 | |||
| Ryne Duren | 40 | 14 | 99 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 2 | 108 | 75 | 5.18 | 1.636 | |||
| Art Fowler | 53 | 3 | 89 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 11 | 78 | 29 | 3.64 | 1.090 | |||
| Ned Garver | 12 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 5.59 | 1.931 | |||
| Eli Grba | 40 | 30 | 211.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 2 | 105 | 114 | 4.25 | 1.469 | |||
| Russ Heman | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | 0.600 | |||
| Johnny James | 36 | 3 | 71.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 5.30 | 1.683 | |||
| Ron Kline | 26 | 12 | 104.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 70 | 44 | 4.90 | 1.557 | |||
| Ken McBride | 38 | 36 | 241.7 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 1 | 180 | 102 | 3.65 | 1.369 | |||
| Ron Moeller | 33 | 18 | 112.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 87 | 83 | 5.83 | 1.819 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 59 | 0 | 91.7 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 10 | 39 | 17 | 2.36 | 0.992 | |||
| Ray Semproch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Jack Spring | 18 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 4.26 | 1.316 | |||
| Bob Sprout | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 473 | 162 | 1438.1 | 70 | 91 | .435 | 34 | 973 | 713 | 4.31 | 1.463 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Hunt | 149 |
| At Bats | Ken Hunt | 479 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Hunt | 541 |
| Batting Average | Albie Pearson | .288 |
| On-Base % | Albie Pearson | .420 |
| Slugging % | Leon Wagner | .517 |
| OPS | Leon Wagner | .865 |
| Runs | Albie Pearson | 92 |
| Hits | Lee Thomas | 128 |
| Total Bases | Leon Wagner | 234 |
| Doubles | Ken Hunt | 29 |
| Triples | Lee Thomas | 5 |
| Home Runs | Leon Wagner | 28 |
| RBI | Ken Hunt | 84 |
| Walks | Albie Pearson | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Hunt | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Albie Pearson | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | George Thomas | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eli Grba | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Leon Wagner | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Hunt and Lee Thomas | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken McBride | 12 |
| Losses | Ken McBride | 15 |
| Saves | Art Fowler | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Ted Bowsfield | .579 |
| ERA | Ken McBride | 3.65 |
| WHIP | Ken McBride | 1.369 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken McBride | 241.7 |
| Games | Tom Morgan | 59 |
| Games Started | Ken McBride | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Ken McBride | 180 |
| Complete Games | Ken McBride | 11 |
| Shutouts | Ted Bowsfield, Ryne Duren, Ken McBride, and Ron Moeller | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ken McBride | 1038 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eli Grba | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken McBride | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Eli Grba | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken McBride | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken McBride | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Donohue | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken McBride and Ron Moeller | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eli Grba and Ken McBride | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ken McBride | 24 |
