1961 San Francisco Giants Roster
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 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 |
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Felipe Alou | RF | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R. |
Matty Alou | RF | L | L | December 22, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R. |
Joey Amalfitano | 2B | R | R | January 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | San Pedro, CA USA |
Ed Bailey | C | L | R | April 15, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | Strawberry Plains, TN USA |
Don Blasingame | P | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS USA |
Bobby Bolin | P | R | R | January 29, 1939 | 6'4" | 185 | Hickory Grove, SC USA |
Ernie Bowman | IF | R | R | July 28, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | Johnson City, TN USA |
Eddie Bressoud | SS | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Orlando Cepeda | 1B | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | Ponce, P.R. |
Jim Davenport | 3B | R | R | August 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Siluria, AL USA |
Jim Duffalo | P | R | R | November 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Helvetia, PA USA |
Bob Farley | LF | L | L | November 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Watsontown, PA USA |
Eddie Fisher | P | R | R | July 16, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | Shreveport, LA USA |
Tom Haller | C | L | R | June 23, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Lockport, IL USA |
Chuck Hiller | 2B | L | R | October 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Johnsburg, IL USA |
Sam Jones | P | R | R | December 14, 1925 | 6'4" | 192 | Stewartsville, OH USA |
Harvey Kuenn | LF | R | R | December 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 187 | West Allis, WI USA |
Hobie Landrith | C | L | R | March 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Decatur, IL USA |
Dick LeMay | P | L | L | August 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Billy Loes | P | R | R | December 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | Long Island City, NY USA |
Juan Marichal | P | R | R | October 20, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Laguna Verde, Mo D.R. |
Jim Marshall | 1B | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL USA |
Willie Mays | CF | R | R | May 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Westfield, AL USA |
Mike McCormick | P | L | L | September 29, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Pasadena, CA USA |
Willie McCovey | 1B | L | L | January 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Mobile, AL USA |
Stu Miller | P | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Northampton, MA USA |
Billy O'Dell | P | B | L | February 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Whitmire, SC USA |
John Orsino | C | R | R | April 22, 1938 | 6'3" | 215 | Teaneck, NJ USA |
Jose Pagan | SS | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Barceloneta, P.R. |
Jack Sanford | P | R | R | May 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Wellesley Hills, MA USA |
Bob Schmidt | C | R | R | April 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Dom Zanni | P | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY USA |