1961 Appalachian League Leaders
1961 Appalachian League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 Appalachian League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Oliva | Wytheville Twins | .410 | 102 | 249 |
| Richard Jones | Bluefield Orioles | .380 | 82 | 216 |
| Dan Hagan | Wytheville Twins | .376 | 83 | 221 |
| Bill Oplinger | Bluefield Orioles | .364 | 82 | 225 |
| Royce McDaniel | Kingsport Pirates | .357 | 87 | 244 |
| Wallace Cockrell | Salem Rebels | .333 | 58 | 174 |
| Dave Wissman | Kingsport Pirates | .332 | 88 | 265 |
| Jerry May | Kingsport Pirates | .328 | 77 | 235 |
| Ronald Shumate | Johnson City Cardinals | .322 | 59 | 183 |
| Dick Hickerson | Bluefield Orioles | .320 | 70 | 219 |
| Ramon Almont | Salem Rebels | .314 | 80 | 255 |
| Frank Johnson | Salem Rebels | .314 | 70 | 223 |
| Jack Seymore | Bluefield Orioles | .313 | 72 | 230 |
| Donald Barnett | Morristown Cubs | .311 | 66 | 212 |
| Stan Majesky | Middlesboro Senators | .311 | 75 | 241 |
| James Winn | Harlan Smokies | .297 | 69 | 232 |
| Jim Martin | Salem Rebels | .295 | 67 | 227 |
| Robert Litchfield | Bluefield Orioles | .291 | 71 | 244 |
| Spencer Davis | Morristown Cubs | .283 | 72 | 254 |
| Reginald Pryor | Harlan Smokies | .282 | 66 | 234 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Oliva | Wytheville Twins | 102 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| Dave Wissman | Kingsport Pirates | 88 | 19 | 5 | 10 |
| Royce McDaniel | Kingsport Pirates | 87 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Hagan | Wytheville Twins | 83 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| Richard Jones | Bluefield Orioles | 82 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| Bill Oplinger | Bluefield Orioles | 82 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramon Almont | Salem Rebels | 80 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| Jerry May | Kingsport Pirates | 77 | 16 | 2 | 11 |
| Stan Majesky | Middlesboro Senators | 75 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| Spencer Davis | Morristown Cubs | 72 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Jack Seymore | Bluefield Orioles | 72 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Lawrence | Harlan Smokies | 2.17 | 4 | 1 |
| Roy Heiser | Middlesboro Senators | 2.19 | 4 | 2 |
| Carlos Medrano | Middlesboro Senators | 2.94 | 11 | 2 |
| Juan Duran | Salem Rebels | 3.00 | 5 | 3 |
| Carl Bouldin | Middlesboro Senators | 3.23 | 6 | 5 |
| Johnnie Stott | Wytheville Twins | 3.28 | 9 | 3 |
| Gary Justice | Bluefield Orioles | 3.53 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Taylor | Johnson City Cardinals | 3.57 | 3 | 5 |
| Joseph Gocek | Wytheville Twins | 3.60 | 5 | 4 |
| Ernie Kunkle | Kingsport Pirates | 3.90 | 3 | 2 |
| Donald Loweree | Morristown Cubs | 3.95 | 3 | 2 |
| Raul Oro | Wytheville Twins | 3.95 | 4 | 3 |
| Larry Gable | Kingsport Pirates | 4.19 | 3 | 5 |
| Robert Flynn | Morristown Cubs | 4.20 | 7 | 6 |
| Ken Hultzapple | Johnson City Cardinals | 4.37 | 3 | 5 |
| Lynn Bridwell | Wytheville Twins | 4.44 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike DeGerick | Harlan Smokies | 4.50 | 9 | 2 |
| George Nanton | Morristown Cubs | 4.68 | 3 | 2 |
| Walter Grayson | Harlan Smokies | 4.96 | 4 | 7 |
| Jerry Steffey | Kingsport Pirates | 5.05 | 5 | 4 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
