1961 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 703 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Boyer, who led the team with 24 home runs, 95 RBI, and 194 hits.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. Larry Jackson and Ray Sadecki were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Bob Gibson led the team with 166 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 153 | 589 | 109 | 194 | 24 | 95 | 6 | .397 | .533 | .930 | .329 |
| Jerry Buchek | SS | 31 | 90 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .151 | .156 | .307 | .133 |
| Julio Gotay | SS | 10 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .625 | .244 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 89 | 170 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .293 | .282 | .575 | .212 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 113 | 445 | 58 | 124 | 2 | 41 | 11 | .326 | .337 | .663 | .279 |
| Bob Lillis | SS | 86 | 230 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .245 | .235 | .480 | .217 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 72 | 120 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .364 | .400 | .764 | .300 |
| Daryl Spencer | SS | 37 | 130 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .366 | .377 | .743 | .254 |
| Bill White | 1B | 153 | 591 | 89 | 169 | 20 | 90 | 8 | .354 | .472 | .826 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Clemens | OF | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 | .167 |
| Joe Cunningham | OF | 113 | 322 | 60 | 92 | 7 | 40 | 1 | .403 | .398 | .801 | .286 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 132 | 335 | 53 | 108 | 2 | 21 | 6 | .391 | .415 | .806 | .322 |
| Charlie James | OF | 108 | 349 | 43 | 89 | 4 | 44 | 2 | .288 | .355 | .643 | .255 |
| Don Landrum | OF | 28 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .225 | .242 | .467 | .167 |
| Walt Moryn | OF | 17 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .152 | .188 | .340 | .125 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 123 | 372 | 46 | 107 | 15 | 70 | 0 | .371 | .489 | .860 | .288 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .471 | .529 | 1.000 | .471 |
| Ed Olivares | OF | 21 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .161 | .167 | .328 | .167 |
| Don Taussig | OF | 98 | 188 | 27 | 54 | 2 | 25 | 2 | .338 | .447 | .785 | .287 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 55 | 152 | 27 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 3 | .324 | .395 | .719 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 22 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .239 | .343 | .582 | .239 |
| Gene Oliver | C | 22 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .367 | .538 | .905 | .269 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 86 | 174 | 23 | 52 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .385 | .517 | .902 | .299 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 68 | 153 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .301 | .320 | .621 | .255 |
| Hal Smith | C | 45 | 125 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .309 | .296 | .605 | .248 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Crowe | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5307 | 703 | 1436 | 103 | 657 | 46 | .330 | .393 | .723 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Craig Anderson | 25 | 0 | 38.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3.26 | 1.292 | |||
| Ed Bauta | 13 | 0 | 19.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1.40 | 0.881 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 29 | 26 | 174.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 113 | 75 | 4.12 | 1.380 | |||
| Al Cicotte | 29 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 51 | 34 | 5.28 | 1.560 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 35 | 27 | 211.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 166 | 119 | 3.24 | 1.443 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 33 | 28 | 211 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 113 | 56 | 3.75 | 1.227 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 55 | 0 | 94.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 9 | 65 | 31 | 4.87 | 1.569 | |||
| Mickey McDermott | 19 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3.67 | 1.630 | |||
| Bob Miller | 34 | 5 | 74.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 39 | 46 | 4.24 | 1.723 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 31 | 31 | 222.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 114 | 102 | 3.72 | 1.338 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 30 | 29 | 195.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 99 | 64 | 3.13 | 1.364 | |||
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.23 | 3.023 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 3 | 2 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1.77 | 0.837 | |||
| Team Totals | 339 | 155 | 1368.6 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 24 | 823 | 570 | 3.74 | 1.391 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Boyer and Bill White | 153 |
| At Bats | Bill White | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Boyer and Bill White | 663 |
| Batting Average | Ken Boyer | .329 |
| On-Base % | Ken Boyer | .397 |
| Slugging % | Ken Boyer | .533 |
| OPS | Ken Boyer | .930 |
| Runs | Ken Boyer | 109 |
| Hits | Ken Boyer | 194 |
| Total Bases | Ken Boyer | 314 |
| Doubles | Bill White | 28 |
| Triples | Ken Boyer and Bill White | 11 |
| Home Runs | Ken Boyer | 24 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 95 |
| Walks | Ken Boyer | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Boyer | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Julian Javier | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill White | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Curt Flood | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Stan Musial | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill White | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jackson and Ray Sadecki | 14 |
| Losses | Ernie Broglio and Bob Gibson | 12 |
| Saves | Lindy McDaniel | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Lindy McDaniel | .625 |
| ERA | Curt Simmons | 3.13 |
| WHIP | Larry Jackson | 1.227 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Sadecki | 222.7 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 55 |
| Games Started | Ray Sadecki | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 166 |
| Complete Games | Ray Sadecki | 13 |
| Shutouts | Larry Jackson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ray Sadecki | 949 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Sadecki | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jackson and Curt Simmons | 203 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 119 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Sadecki | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ray Sadecki | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Jackson and Ray Sadecki | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson, Lindy McDaniel, and Ray Sadecki | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Gibson | 22 |
