1961 San Francisco Giants Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,391,251, Avg. 18,801
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Al Dark (85-69)
Location: San Francisco, California
1961 San Francisco Giants Statistics
1961 San Francisco Giants Results

The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Giants topped the league with 773 runs, fueled by 183 home runs. San Francisco yielded 655 runs. Orlando Cepeda walloped 46 home runs for the squad, while Willie McCovey, Felipe Alou and Willie Mays each added 20 or more, too. Orlando Cepeda accounted for 142 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. Stu Miller led the team with 14 wins, and Mike McCormick registered a 3.20 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Al Dark coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Felipe AlouRFRRMay 12, 19356'0"195Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R.
Matty AlouRFLLDecember 22, 19385'9"160Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R.
Joey Amalfitano2BRRJanuary 23, 19345'11"175San Pedro, CA USA
Ed BaileyCLRApril 15, 19316'2"205Strawberry Plains, TN USA
Don BlasingamePLRMarch 16, 19325'10"160Corinth, MS USA
Bobby BolinPRRJanuary 29, 19396'4"185Hickory Grove, SC USA
Ernie BowmanIFRRJuly 28, 19355'10"160Johnson City, TN USA
Eddie BressoudSSRRMay 2, 19326'1"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Orlando Cepeda1BRRSeptember 17, 19376'2"210Ponce, P.R.
Jim Davenport3BRRAugust 17, 19335'11"170Siluria, AL USA
Jim DuffaloPRRNovember 25, 19356'1"175Helvetia, PA USA
Bob FarleyLFLLNovember 15, 19376'2"200Watsontown, PA USA
Eddie FisherPRRJuly 16, 19366'2"200Shreveport, LA USA
Tom HallerCLRJune 23, 19376'4"195Lockport, IL USA
Chuck Hiller2BLROctober 1, 19345'11"170Johnsburg, IL USA
Sam JonesPRRDecember 14, 19256'4"192Stewartsville, OH USA
Harvey KuennLFRRDecember 4, 19306'2"187West Allis, WI USA
Hobie LandrithCLRMarch 16, 19305'10"170Decatur, IL USA
Dick LeMayPLLAugust 28, 19386'3"190Cincinnati, OH USA
Billy LoesPRRDecember 13, 19296'1"165Long Island City, NY USA
Juan MarichalPRROctober 20, 19376'0"185Laguna Verde, Mo D.R.
Jim Marshall1BLLMay 25, 19316'1"190Danville, IL USA
Willie MaysCFRRMay 6, 19315'10"170Westfield, AL USA
Mike McCormickPLLSeptember 29, 19386'2"195Pasadena, CA USA
Willie McCovey1BLLJanuary 10, 19386'4"198Mobile, AL USA
Stu MillerPRRDecember 26, 19275'11"165Northampton, MA USA
Billy O'DellPBLFebruary 10, 19335'11"170Whitmire, SC USA
John OrsinoCRRApril 22, 19386'3"215Teaneck, NJ USA
Jose PaganSSRRMay 5, 19355'9"160Barceloneta, P.R.
Jack SanfordPRRMay 18, 19296'0"190Wellesley Hills, MA USA
Bob SchmidtCRRApril 22, 19336'2"205St. Louis, MO USA
Dom ZanniPRRMarch 1, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY USA



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