1961 Boston Red Sox season

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1961 Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski's Rookie Season
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (Since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
Manager(s)	Pinky Higgins
Local television	WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson)

The 1961 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 References

[edit] Regular season

1961 would be Carl Yastrzemski’s first season with the Boston Red Sox. He was considered the heir apparent to Ted Williams. ^[1]

October 1, 1961 - Tracy Stallard gave up Roger Maris' 61st Home Run, breaking Babe Ruth's Record for most Home Runs in a season.

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	109	53	.673	--
Detroit Tigers	101	61	.623	8
Baltimore Orioles	95	67	.623	14
Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	23
Cleveland Indians	78	83	.484	30.5
Boston Red Sox	76	86	.469	33
Minnesota Twins	70	90	.438	38
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	38.5
Kansas City Athletics	61	100	.379	47.5
Washington Senators	61	100	.379	47.5

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Roster

1961 Boston Red Sox roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

5 Pinky Higgins

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

^ The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.32, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8

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American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1961 All-Star Game • 1961 World Series

v • d • e Boston Red Sox

Boston, Massachusetts

The Franchise	History • Records • Players • Managers • Coaches • Captains • Broadcasters • Seasons

Ballparks	Huntington Avenue Grounds • Fenway Park

Culture	Red Sox Nation • Royal Rooters • Curse of the Bambino • Green Monster • Pesky's Pole • Wally the Green Monster • The Impossible Dream • Fisk Waves it Fair • Bucky Dent's heroics • Buckner's Blunder • The Bloody Sock • "Idiots" Break the Curse • BostonDirtDogs.com "Tessie" • "Dirty Water" • "Sweet Caroline" • "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" • Fever Pitch

The Rivalry	Red Sox-Yankees • Babe Ruth • Roger Clemens • Wade Boggs • Johnny Damon

Important Figures	Harry Frazee • Tom Yawkey • Cy Young • "Nuf Ced" McGreevy • Harry Hooper • Ted Williams • Jimmie Foxx • Bobby Doerr • Joe Cronin • Carl Yastrzemski • Carlton Fisk • Johnny Pesky • Dwight Evans • Jim Rice • Wade Boggs • Bill Buckner • Roger Clemens • Nomar Garciaparra • Pedro Martínez • Jason Varitek • Manny Ramírez • David Ortiz • Curt Schilling • Jonathan Papelbon • Josh Beckett • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Clay Buchholz • Jon Lester

Retired Numbers	1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 27 • 42

Key Personnel	Owners: John W. Henry and Tom Werner • President and CEO: Larry Lucchino General Manager: Theo Epstein • Manager: Terry Francona

World Series Championships (7)	1903 • 1912 • 1915 • 1916 • 1918 • 2004 • 2007

American League Championships (12)	1903 • 1904 • 1912 • 1915 • 1916 • 1918 • 1946 • 1967 • 1975 • 1986 • 2004 • 2007

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Minor League Affiliates	Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) • Portland Sea Dogs (AA) • Lancaster JetHawks (A) • Greenville Drive (A) • Lowell Spinners (A) • Gulf Coast Red Sox (Rookie)

Other Assets	New England Sports Network

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