1961 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 735 runs and belted 157 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. John Roseboro led the team in home runs with 18. Wally Moon knocked in 88 runs. Maury Wills led the team with 173 hits for a .282 average. Maury Wills had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 697 runs and had a team ERA of 4.04. Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres were tied for the team lead in wins with 18. Sandy Koufax led the team with 269 strikeouts. Larry Sherry was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | 47 | 58 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .293 | .583 | .241 |
| Jim Gilliam | 3B | 144 | 439 | 74 | 107 | 4 | 32 | 8 | .358 | .344 | .702 | .244 |
| Tim Harkness | 1B | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .636 | .750 | 1.386 | .500 |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 109 | 215 | 25 | 52 | 8 | 31 | 3 | .313 | .372 | .685 | .242 |
| Norm Larker | 1B | 97 | 282 | 29 | 76 | 5 | 38 | 0 | .326 | .387 | .713 | .270 |
| Bob Lillis | 3B | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Charlie Neal | 2B | 108 | 341 | 40 | 80 | 10 | 48 | 3 | .297 | .346 | .643 | .235 |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 9 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .280 | .542 | .822 | .250 |
| Daryl Spencer | 3B | 60 | 189 | 27 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .327 | .407 | .734 | .243 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 148 | 613 | 105 | 173 | 1 | 31 | 35 | .346 | .339 | .685 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | OF | 132 | 460 | 60 | 128 | 15 | 58 | 10 | .325 | .413 | .738 | .278 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 128 | 339 | 56 | 86 | 12 | 45 | 12 | .316 | .451 | .767 | .254 |
| Don Demeter | OF | 15 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .276 | .526 | .172 |
| Ron Fairly | OF | 111 | 245 | 42 | 79 | 10 | 48 | 0 | .434 | .522 | .956 | .322 |
| Frank Howard | OF | 92 | 267 | 36 | 79 | 15 | 45 | 0 | .347 | .517 | .864 | .296 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 134 | 463 | 79 | 152 | 17 | 88 | 7 | .434 | .505 | .939 | .328 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 85 | 233 | 35 | 69 | 16 | 56 | 1 | .375 | .562 | .937 | .296 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .091 | .322 | .091 |
| Gordie Windhorn | OF | 34 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .324 | .545 | .869 | .242 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doug Camilli | C | 13 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .161 | .433 | .594 | .133 |
| John Roseboro | C | 128 | 394 | 59 | 99 | 18 | 59 | 6 | .346 | .459 | .805 | .251 |
| Norm Sherry | C | 47 | 121 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .308 | .397 | .705 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5189 | 735 | 1358 | 157 | 673 | 86 | .333 | .405 | .738 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Craig | 40 | 14 | 112.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 63 | 52 | 6.15 | 1.615 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 40 | 37 | 244 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 182 | 83 | 3.69 | 1.307 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 50 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 10 | 80 | 43 | 5.06 | 1.685 | |||
| Jim Golden | 28 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 5.79 | 1.714 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 42 | 35 | 255.7 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1 | 269 | 96 | 3.52 | 1.205 | |||
| Phil Ortega | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5.54 | 0.923 | |||
| Ed Palmquist | 5 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6.23 | 1.954 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 53 | 1 | 91.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 56 | 41 | 2.65 | 1.341 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 32 | 29 | 182.7 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 0 | 124 | 51 | 3.74 | 1.330 | |||
| Ed Roebuck | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 53 | 1 | 94.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 15 | 79 | 39 | 3.90 | 1.362 | |||
| Stan Williams | 41 | 35 | 235.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 205 | 108 | 3.90 | 1.364 | |||
| Team Totals | 393 | 154 | 1378.5 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 35 | 1105 | 544 | 4.04 | 1.371 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Maury Wills | 148 |
| At Bats | Maury Wills | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Maury Wills | 687 |
| Batting Average | Wally Moon | .328 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moon | .434 |
| Slugging % | Wally Moon | .505 |
| OPS | Wally Moon | .939 |
| Runs | Maury Wills | 105 |
| Hits | Maury Wills | 173 |
| Total Bases | Wally Moon | 234 |
| Doubles | Jim Gilliam | 26 |
| Triples | Maury Wills | 10 |
| Home Runs | John Roseboro | 18 |
| RBI | Wally Moon | 88 |
| Walks | Wally Moon | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Moon | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Maury Wills | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Maury Wills | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Maury Wills | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Roseboro | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tommy Davis | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres | 18 |
| Losses | Sandy Koufax | 13 |
| Saves | Larry Sherry | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Podres | .783 |
| ERA | Sandy Koufax | 3.52 |
| WHIP | Sandy Koufax | 1.205 |
| Innings Pitched | Sandy Koufax | 255.7 |
| Games | Ron Perranoski and Larry Sherry | 53 |
| Games Started | Don Drysdale | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Sandy Koufax | 269 |
| Complete Games | Sandy Koufax | 15 |
| Shutouts | Don Drysdale | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Sandy Koufax | 1068 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Stan Williams | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Drysdale | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Stan Williams | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Drysdale | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Sandy Koufax | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 20 |
| Double Plays Induced | Don Drysdale and Stan Williams | 24 |
