1961 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 47-107. They scored 584 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. The offense was powered by Don Demeter, who led the team with 20 home runs and 68 RBI. Johnny Callison led the team with 121 hits for a .266 average.
The team allowed 796 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Art Mahaffey led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 158 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ruben Amaro | SS | 135 | 381 | 34 | 98 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .351 | .349 | .700 | .257 |
| Pancho Herrera | 1B | 126 | 400 | 56 | 103 | 13 | 51 | 5 | .351 | .407 | .758 | .257 |
| Joe Koppe | SS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Malkmus | 2B | 121 | 342 | 39 | 79 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .276 | .327 | .603 | .231 |
| Bob Sadowski | 3B | 16 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .130 | .333 | .130 |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 112 | 411 | 43 | 102 | 9 | 47 | 3 | .294 | .365 | .659 | .248 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 106 | 400 | 47 | 100 | 2 | 26 | 11 | .304 | .322 | .626 | .250 |
| Lee Walls | 1B | 91 | 261 | 32 | 73 | 8 | 30 | 2 | .329 | .425 | .754 | .280 |
| George Williams | 2B | 17 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .250 | .575 | .250 |
| Jim Woods | 3B | 23 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .296 | .417 | .713 | .229 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Callison | OF | 138 | 455 | 74 | 121 | 9 | 47 | 10 | .363 | .418 | .781 | .266 |
| Wes Covington | OF | 57 | 165 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .355 | .485 | .840 | .303 |
| Tony Curry | OF | 15 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .250 | .466 | .194 |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 41 | 112 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .344 | .357 | .701 | .259 |
| Don Demeter | OF | 106 | 382 | 54 | 98 | 20 | 68 | 2 | .300 | .482 | .782 | .257 |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 126 | 426 | 58 | 118 | 12 | 58 | 15 | .358 | .437 | .795 | .277 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 79 | 174 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .313 | .328 | .641 | .253 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 50 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .327 | .302 | .629 | .186 |
| Ken Walters | OF | 86 | 180 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .251 | .328 | .579 | .228 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmie Coker | C | 11 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .531 | .560 | 1.091 | .400 |
| Choo Choo Coleman | C | 34 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .180 | .149 | .329 | .128 |
| Clay Dalrymple | C | 129 | 378 | 23 | 83 | 5 | 42 | 0 | .281 | .294 | .575 | .220 |
| Darrell Johnson | C | 21 | 61 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .277 | .246 | .523 | .230 |
| Al Kenders | C | 10 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .217 | .425 | .174 |
| Cal Neeman | C | 19 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .306 | .258 | .564 | .226 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5213 | 584 | 1265 | 103 | 549 | 56 | .304 | .357 | .661 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Baldschun | 65 | 0 | 99.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | 59 | 49 | 3.88 | 1.394 | |||
| Paul Brown | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.10 | 2.100 | |||
| John Buzhardt | 41 | 27 | 202.3 | 6 | 18 | .250 | 0 | 92 | 65 | 4.49 | 1.310 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6.52 | 1.649 | |||
| Don Ferrarese | 42 | 14 | 138.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 1 | 89 | 68 | 3.76 | 1.355 | |||
| Dallas Green | 42 | 10 | 128 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 51 | 47 | 4.85 | 1.617 | |||
| Ken Lehman | 41 | 2 | 63.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 4.26 | 1.359 | |||
| Art Mahaffey | 36 | 32 | 219.3 | 11 | 19 | .367 | 0 | 158 | 70 | 4.10 | 1.254 | |||
| Jack Meyer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Jim Owens | 20 | 17 | 106.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 4.47 | 1.415 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 26 | 18 | 117 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 54 | 23 | 5.85 | 1.513 | |||
| Chris Short | 39 | 16 | 127.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 80 | 71 | 5.94 | 1.791 | |||
| Frank Sullivan | 49 | 18 | 159.3 | 3 | 16 | .158 | 6 | 114 | 55 | 4.29 | 1.356 | |||
| Team Totals | 412 | 155 | 1383.3 | 47 | 107 | .305 | 13 | 775 | 521 | 4.61 | 1.426 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Callison | 138 |
| At Bats | Johnny Callison | 455 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Callison | 538 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Callison | .266 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Callison | .363 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Callison | .418 |
| OPS | Johnny Callison | .781 |
| Runs | Johnny Callison | 74 |
| Hits | Johnny Callison | 121 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Callison | 190 |
| Doubles | Johnny Callison | 20 |
| Triples | Johnny Callison | 11 |
| Home Runs | Don Demeter | 20 |
| RBI | Don Demeter | 68 |
| Walks | Johnny Callison | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Pancho Herrera | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Gonzalez | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Gonzalez and Tony Taylor | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Art Mahaffey | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Callison | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pancho Herrera | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Art Mahaffey | 11 |
| Losses | Art Mahaffey | 19 |
| Saves | Frank Sullivan | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Art Mahaffey | .367 |
| ERA | Art Mahaffey | 4.10 |
| WHIP | Art Mahaffey | 1.254 |
| Innings Pitched | Art Mahaffey | 219.3 |
| Games | Jack Baldschun | 65 |
| Games Started | Art Mahaffey | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Art Mahaffey | 158 |
| Complete Games | Art Mahaffey | 12 |
| Shutouts | Art Mahaffey | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Art Mahaffey | 916 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Buzhardt | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Art Mahaffey | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Chris Short | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Buzhardt | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Art Mahaffey | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Art Mahaffey | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Chris Short | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Art Mahaffey | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Buzhardt | 24 |
