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The1961Chicago White Sox season was the team's 61st season in the major leagues, and its 62nd season overall. They finished with a record of 86–76, good enough for fourth place in theAmerican League, 23 games behind the first-placeNew York Yankees. Their pitching staff surrendered 13 of Roger Maris's 61 home runs that year, the most of any team.

Offseason

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December 14, 1960:1960 MLB expansion draft
- Earl Averill, Jr. was drafted from the White Sox by theLos Angeles Angels.^[1]
- Jim McAnany was drafted from the White Sox by theLos Angeles Angels.^[2]

Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
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	—

Opening Day lineup

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Notable transactions

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May 10, 1961:Wes Covington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from theMilwaukee Braves.^[3]
May 15, 1961:Joe Ginsberg was released by the White Sox.^[4]
June 1, 1961:Warren Hacker was purchased by the White Sox from thePhiladelphia Phillies.^[5]
June 10, 1961: Wes Covington,Stan Johnson,Bob Shaw, andGerry Staley were traded by the White Sox to theKansas City Athletics forRay Herbert,Don Larsen,Andy Carey, andAl Pilarcik.^[3]

Roster

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1961 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers 38Frank Baumann 46Alan Brice 36Mike DeGerick 28Warren Hacker 21,23Ray Herbert 20Joe Horlen 44Russ Kemmerer 26Don Larsen 27Turk Lown 15Cal McLish 23Gary Peters 19Billy Pierce 32Juan Pizarro 18Herb Score 35Bob Shaw 21Jerry Staley 24Early Wynn		Catchers 45Cam Carreon 28Joe Ginsberg 10Sherm Lollar 31Bob Roselli Infielders 11Luis Aparicio 7Andy Carey 14Sammy Esposito 2Nellie Fox 6Billy Goodman 36Ted Lepcio 12J. C. Martin 5Roy Sievers 16Al Smith 17Earl Torgeson		Outfielders 26Wes Covington 40Mike Hershberger 1Jim Landis 30Dean Look 9Minnie Miñoso 29Al Pilarcik 3Floyd Robinson Other batters 7Jim Rivera		Manager 42Al López Coaches 37Ray Berres 34Johnny Cooney 33Tony Cuccinello 39Don Gutteridge

1961 Chicago White Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

7Jim Rivera

Manager

42Al López

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Luis Aparicio, SS	156	625	90	170	24	4	6	45	38	33	.272	53
Andy Carey, 3B	56	143	21	38	12	3	0	14	11	24	.266	0
Cam Carreon, C	78	229	32	62	5	1	4	27	21	24	.271	0
Wes Covington, LF, RF	22	59	5	17	1	0	4	15	4	5	.288	0
Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS, 2B	63	94	12	16	5	0	1	8	12	21	.170	0
Nellie Fox, 2B	159	606	67	152	11	5	2	51	59	12	.251	2
Joe Ginsberg, C	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	0
Billy Goodman, 3B	41	51	4	13	4	0	1	10	7	6	.255	0
Mike Hershberger, OF	15	55	9	17	3	0	0	5	2	2	.309	1
Jim Landis, CF	140	534	87	151	18	8	22	85	65	71	.283	19
Ted Lepcio, 3B	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0
Sherm Lollar, C	116	337	38	95	10	1	7	41	37	22	.282	0
Dean Look, LF	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0
J. C. Martin, 1B, 3B	110	274	26	63	8	3	5	32	21	31	.230	1
Minnie Miñoso, LF	152	540	91	151	28	3	14	82	67	46	.280	9
Al Pilarcik, CF	47	62	9	11	1	0	1	6	9	5	.177	1
Jim Rivera, PR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Floyd Robinson, RF	132	432	69	134	20	7	11	59	52	32	.310	7
Bob Roselli, C	22	38	2	10	3	0	0	4	0	11	.263	0
Roy Sievers, 1B	141	492	76	145	26	6	27	92	61	62	.295	1
Al Smith, 3B, OF	147	532	88	148	29	4	28	93	56	67	.278	4
Earl Torgeson, 1B	20	15	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	5	.067	0

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	SB
Frank Baumann, P	55	61	8	16	2	0	2	10	5	25	.262	1
Warren Hacker, P	42	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.111	0
Ray Herbert, P	21	53	7	12	1	0	2	3	3	8	.226	0
Joe Horlen, P	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0
Russ Kemmerer, P	47	15	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	7	.200	0
Don Larsen, P	25	25	2	8	0	0	1	4	0	5	.320	0
Turk Lown, P	60	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	0
Cal McLish, P	31	54	2	9	1	0	0	5	1	24	.167	0
Gary Peters, P	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	0
Billy Pierce, P	39	56	3	8	0	0	0	3	1	11	.143	0
Juan Pizarro, P	40	69	10	17	3	1	0	5	5	19	.246	1
Herb Score, P	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	0
Bob Shaw, P	14	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	.000	0
Early Wynn, P	17	37	4	6	0	0	0	2	3	11	.162	0
Team Totals	163	5556	765	1475	216	46	138	704	550	612	.265	100

Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Frank Baumann	10	13	5.61	53	23	3	187.2	249	128	117	22	63	75
Alan Brice	0	1	0.00	3	0	0	3.1	4	2	0	0	3	3
Mike DeGerick	0	0	5.40	1	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Warren Hacker	3	3	3.77	42	0	8	57.1	62	26	24	8	9	40
Ray Herbert	9	6	4.05	21	20	0	137.2	142	69	62	15	38	50
Joe Horlen	1	3	6.62	5	4	0	17.2	25	15	13	2	13	11
Russ Kemmerer	3	3	4.38	47	2	2	96.2	102	53	47	10	27	35
Don Larsen	7	2	4.12	25	3	2	74.1	64	36	34	5	31	53
Turk Lown	7	5	2.76	59	0	11	101.0	87	37	31	13	38	50
Cal McLish	10	13	4.38	31	27	1	162.1	178	87	79	21	48	80
Gary Peters	0	0	1.74	3	0	1	10.1	10	2	2	0	2	6
Billy Pierce	10	9	3.80	39	28	3	180.0	190	85	76	17	57	106
Juan Pizarro	14	7	3.05	39	25	2	194.2	164	73	66	17	90	188
Herb Score	1	2	6.66	8	5	0	24.1	22	19	18	3	25	14
Bob Shaw	3	4	3.79	14	10	0	71.1	85	40	30	11	25	31
Gerry Staley	0	3	5.00	16	0	0	18.0	17	10	10	3	6	8
Early Wynn	8	2	3.51	17	16	0	110.1	88	43	43	11	47	64
Team Totals	86	76	4.06	163	163	33	1448.2	1491	726	653	158	523	814

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Jimmie Reese,Whitey Wietelmann andBill Norman
A	Charleston White Sox	Sally League	Ira Hutchinson
B	Lincoln Chiefs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	George Noga
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Herman Reich andChips Sobek
D	Harlan Smokies	Appalachian League	Frank Parenti andEddie Lyons
D	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	Homer Ray Wilson
D	Clinton C-Sox	Midwest League	Dick Kinaman

Notes

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^Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
^Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference
^^a ^bWes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
^Warren Hacker page at Baseball Reference
^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

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1961 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

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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Based inChicago, Illinois

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Chairman:Jerry Reinsdorf
General manager:Chris Getz
Special assistant to the GM:Jim Thome
Manager:Will Venable

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Division championships (6)

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Wild Card berths (1)

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