1961 American Association Leaders
1961 American Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 American Association Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wert | Denver Bears | .328 | 170 | 519 |
| Howie Bedell | Louisville Colonels | .327 | 194 | 593 |
| Mack Jones | Louisville Colonels | .326 | 123 | 377 |
| Bill Lajoie | Omaha Dodgers | .320 | 162 | 506 |
| Joe Gaines | Indianapolis Indians | .315 | 163 | 517 |
| Bud Zipfel | Houston Buffs | .312 | 118 | 378 |
| Cliff Cook | Indianapolis Indians | .311 | 160 | 515 |
| Jim Baumer | Denver Bears | .310 | 148 | 478 |
| Mickey Harrington | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | .304 | 123 | 404 |
| George Alusik | Denver Bears | .298 | 113 | 379 |
| Len Johnston | Indianapolis Indians | .297 | 110 | 370 |
| Don Pavletich | Indianapolis Indians | .295 | 151 | 511 |
| Henry Mitchell | Houston Buffs | .292 | 144 | 493 |
| Lee Tate | Louisville Colonels | .291 | 166 | 571 |
| Tom Burgess | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | .288 | 130 | 452 |
| Buck Rodgers | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | .286 | 122 | 427 |
| Jim McKnight | Houston Buffs | .283 | 159 | 562 |
| Jay Porter | Denver Bears | .283 | 133 | 470 |
| Jimmie McDaniel | Denver Bears | .282 | 156 | 554 |
| Johnny Goryl | Omaha Dodgers | .280 | 146 | 521 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Bedell | Louisville Colonels | 194 | 31 | 15 | 4 |
| Don Wert | Denver Bears | 170 | 25 | 8 | 12 |
| Lee Tate | Louisville Colonels | 166 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Chico Ruiz | Indianapolis Indians | 164 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| Joe Gaines | Indianapolis Indians | 163 | 20 | 12 | 10 |
| Bill Lajoie | Omaha Dodgers | 162 | 29 | 4 | 3 |
| Cliff Cook | Indianapolis Indians | 160 | 33 | 7 | 32 |
| Jim McKnight | Houston Buffs | 159 | 36 | 4 | 24 |
| Jimmie McDaniel | Denver Bears | 156 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| J C Hartman | Houston Buffs | 155 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Krsnich | Louisville Colonels | 155 | 40 | 7 | 9 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Botz | Louisville Colonels | 2.11 | 9 | 7 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | Louisville Colonels | 2.66 | 7 | 4 |
| Jack Hannah | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3.30 | 5 | 4 |
| Laurin Pepper | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3.45 | 15 | 11 |
| Claude Osteen | Indianapolis Indians | 3.53 | 15 | 11 |
| Don Rudolph | Indianapolis Indians | 3.54 | 18 | 9 |
| Winston Brown | Louisville Colonels | 3.56 | 9 | 11 |
| Ron Nischwitz | Denver Bears | 3.56 | 11 | 10 |
| Al Lary | Houston Buffs | 3.58 | 15 | 9 |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | Indianapolis Indians | 3.63 | 13 | 8 |
| Dean Chance | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3.66 | 9 | 12 |
| Dave Gerard | Houston Buffs | 3.79 | 11 | 9 |
| Gene Snyder | Omaha Dodgers | 3.80 | 7 | 13 |
| Ron Blackburn | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3.91 | 13 | 11 |
| Jerry Nelson | Houston Buffs | 3.91 | 9 | 8 |
| Cecil Butler | Louisville Colonels | 3.95 | 9 | 11 |
| Jack Spring | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 4.01 | 8 | 7 |
| Ben Johnson | Houston Buffs | 4.05 | 6 | 10 |
| Nelson Chittum | Omaha Dodgers | 4.18 | 12 | 9 |
| Larry Foster | Denver Bears | 4.19 | 6 | 14 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
