1961 Baltimore Orioles season The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, 14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees . The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris , and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium .Offseason October 13 , 1960: Del Rice was released by the Orioles. October 13, 1960: Dave Philley was released by the Orioles. January 24 , 1961: Bob Boyd , Al Pilarcik , Jim Archer , Wayne Causey , and Clint Courtney were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder . Clint Courtney was returned to the Orioles on April 14 . January 31 , 1961: Dave Philley was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. February 9, 1961: Darold Knowles was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles. February 24 , 1961: Frank House was purchased by the Orioles from the Cincinnati Reds .Regular season of the Yankees hit his 59th and 60th home runs of the season against the Orioles, tying what was at the time Babe Ruth's single-season record. The 59th was hit on September 20 at Memorial Stadium , and the 60th was hit on September 26 at Yankee Stadium .Opening Day starters Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Jim Gentile Ron Hansen Milt Pappas Brooks Robinson Russ Snyder Gene Stephens Gus TriandosSeason standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats ; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 115 397 97 .244 17 63 1B 148 486 147 .302 46 141 2B 133 386 102 .264 9 37 3B 163 668 192 .287 7 61 SS 155 533 132 .248 12 51 LF 103 310 64 .206 8 24 CF 139 516 153 .297 16 72 RF 113 323 94 .291 5 35
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 115 312 91 .292 1 13 90 244 51 .209 1 16 96 222 59 .266 8 30 99 144 36 .250 1 23 43 124 34 .274 6 19 56 96 20 .208 5 11 75 89 23 .258 0 6 32 58 11 .190 0 2 17 47 8 .170 1 4 22 45 12 .267 0 4 14 27 7 .259 1 2 4 13 1 .077 0 1 3 7 1 .143 0 1 5 4 2 .500 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 37 248.1 18 12 3.33 150 33 212 15 9 3.69 160 36 196 10 13 3.90 118 26 177.2 13 9 3.04 89 27 166.2 10 6 3.19 61
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 35 138 7 4 2.02 100 29 122.1 7 5 3.09 92
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 51 9 7 18 2.30 87 35 5 0 3 3.01 47 15 1 2 0 5.57 15 3 0 0 1 5.40 4 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 3
Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen Victoria club moved to Ardmore, May 27 , 1961
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