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The1961 Boston Red Sox season was the 61st season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished sixth in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, 33games behind the AL andWorld Series championNew York Yankees.

Regular season

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FutureHall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski made his major league debut onOpening Day, April 11. He was considered the heir apparent toTed Williams,^[1] who had retired at the end of 1960.

On June 30,Wilbur Wood made his major league baseball debut with the Red Sox. In a game against theCleveland Indians, Wood pitched 4 innings, allowed 3 hits, and 2 earned runs. He had 3 strikeouts and allowed 1 walk.^[2]

On October 1, in a game against theNew York Yankees, Red Sox pitcherTracy Stallard gave upRoger Maris' 61st home run of the season, breakingBabe Ruth's record for most home runs in a season.

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	109	53	.673	—	65‍–‍16	44‍–‍37
Detroit Tigers	101	61	.623	8	50‍–‍31	51‍–‍30
Baltimore Orioles	95	67	.586	14	48‍–‍33	47‍–‍34
Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	23	53‍–‍28	33‍–‍48
Cleveland Indians	78	83	.484	30½	40‍–‍41	38‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox	76	86	.469	33	50‍–‍31	26‍–‍55
Minnesota Twins	70	90	.438	38	36‍–‍44	34‍–‍46
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	38½	46‍–‍36	24‍–‍55
Kansas City Athletics	61	100	.379	47½	33‍–‍47	28‍–‍53
Washington Senators	61	100	.379	47½	33‍–‍46	28‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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1961 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	LAA	MIN	NYY	WAS
Baltimore	—	11–7	11–7	9–9	9–9	13–5	8–10	11–7	9–9–1	14–4
Boston	7–11	—	9–9	5–13	8–10	10–8	11–7–1	11–7	5–13	10–8
Chicago	7–11	9–9	—	12–6	6–12	14–4	10–8	9–9–1	6–12	13–5
Cleveland	9–9	13–5	6–12	—	6–12	8–9	10–8	10–8	4–14	12–6
Detroit	9–9	10–8	12–6	12–6	—	12–6–1	14–4	11–7	8–10	13–5
Kansas City	5–13	8–10	4–14	9–8	6–12–1	—	9–9	7–11	4–14	9–9
Los Angeles	10–8	7–11–1	8–10	8–10	4–14	9–9	—	8–9	6–12	10–8
Minnesota	7–11	7–11	9–9–1	8–10	7–11	11–7	9–8	—	4–14	8–9
New York	9–9–1	13–5	12–6	14–4	10–8	14–4	12–6	14–4	—	11–7
Washington	4–14	8–10	5–13	6–12	5–13	9–9	8–10	9–8	7–11	—

Notable transactions

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May 17, 1961:Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[3]
June 26, 1961:Rip Repulski was released by the Red Sox.^[4]

Opening Day lineup

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2	Chuck Schilling	2B
7	Gary Geiger	CF
6	Vic Wertz	1B
4	Jackie Jensen	RF
8	Carl Yastrzemski	LF
3	Pete Runnels	3B
22	Russ Nixon	C
12	Pumpsie Green	SS
27	Bill Monbouquette	P

Roster

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1961 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 21Tom Borland 23Tom Brewer 15Galen Cisco 18Gene Conley 14Ike Delock 21Arnold Earley 20Mike Fornieles 17Dave Hillman 27Bill Monbouquette 36Billy Muffett 31Chet Nichols Jr. 37Don Schwall 39Tracy Stallard 25Ted Wills 28Wilbur Wood		Catchers 24Joe Ginsberg 22Russ Nixon 29Jim Pagliaroni Infielders 1Don Buddin 38Don Gile 12Pumpsie Green 10Billy Harrell 11Frank Malzone 3Pete Runnels 2Chuck Schilling 6Vic Wertz		Outfielders 19Lou Clinton 7Gary Geiger 16Carroll Hardy 4Jackie Jensen 28Rip Repulski 8Carl Yastrzemski		Manager 5Pinky Higgins Coaches 35Billy Herman(Third base) 33Sal Maglie(Pitching) 32Len Okrie(Bullpen) 34Rudy York(First base & Hitting)

1961 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

5Pinky Higgins

Coaches

35Billy Herman(Third base)
33Sal Maglie(Pitching)
32Len Okrie(Bullpen)
34Rudy York(First base & Hitting)

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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	Jim Pagliaroni	120	376	91	.242	16	58
1B	Pete Runnels	143	360	114	.317	3	38
2B	Chuck Schilling	158	646	167	.259	5	62
3B	Frank Malzone	151	590	157	.266	14	87
SS	Don Buddin	115	339	89	.263	6	42
LF	Carl Yastrzemski	148	583	155	.266	11	80
CF	Gary Geiger	140	499	116	.232	18	64
RF	Jackie Jensen	147	498	131	.263	13	66

Other batters

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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
Vic Wertz	99	317	83	.262	11	60
Carroll Hardy	85	281	74	.263	3	36
Russ Nixon	87	242	70	.289	1	19
Pumpsie Green	88	219	57	.260	6	27
Lou Clinton	17	51	13	.255	0	3
Billy Harrell	37	37	6	.162	0	1
Rip Repulski	15	25	7	.280	0	1
Joe Ginsberg	19	24	6	.250	0	5
Don Gile	8	18	5	.278	1	1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bill Monbouquette	32	236.1	14	14	3.39	161
Gene Conley	33	199.2	11	14	4.91	113
Don Schwall	25	178.2	15	7	3.22	91
Ike Delock	28	156.0	6	9	4.90	80

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Galen Cisco	17	52.1	2	4	6.71	26
Chet Nichols Jr.	26	51.2	3	2	2.09	20
Tom Brewer	10	42.0	3	2	3.43	13
Ted Wills	17	19.2	3	2	5.95	11
Wilbur Wood	6	13.0	0	0	5.54	7
Tom Borland	1	1.0	0	0	18.00	0

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mike Fornieles	57	9	8	15	4.68	70
Tracy Stallard	43	2	7	2	4.88	109
Billy Muffett	38	3	11	2	5.67	47
Arnold Earley	33	2	4	7	3.99	44
Dave Hillman	28	3	2	0	2.77	39

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Johnny Pesky
A	Johnstown Red Sox	Eastern League	Eddie Popowski
B	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Elmer Yoter andMatt Sczesny
D	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Matt Sczesny andBill Slack
D	Olean Red Sox	New York–Penn League	Harold Holland
D	Alpine Cowboys	Sophomore League	Mel Parnell

References

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^Cole, Milton; Kaplan, Jim (2009).The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History.North Dighton, Massachusetts: World Publications Group. p. 32.ISBN 978-1-57215-412-4.
^Wilbur Wood page at Baseball-Reference
^Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
^Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^Boston Red Sox Press TV Radio Guide. 1961. p. 2. RetrievedMarch 14, 2021 – viaWayback Machine.

External links

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v t e 1961 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1961 All-Star Game (1st,2nd) 1961 World Series 1961 MLB expansion draft

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