1961 Carolina League Leaders
1961 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 Carolina League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Brown | Durham Bulls | .324 | 140 | 432 |
| Fred Krase | Alamance Indians | .307 | 126 | 411 |
| Ike Futch | Greensboro Yankees | .305 | 164 | 538 |
| Duke Sims | Alamance Indians | .304 | 123 | 404 |
| Dean Robbins | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .302 | 133 | 440 |
| Wayne Coleman | Raleigh Capitals | .294 | 124 | 422 |
| Chico Salmon | Durham Bulls | .292 | 150 | 513 |
| Ronnie Retton | Greensboro Yankees | .291 | 148 | 509 |
| Joe McCabe | Wilson Tobs | .290 | 101 | 348 |
| Dan Briner | Durham Bulls | .286 | 118 | 412 |
| Lew Randall | Alamance Indians | .286 | 125 | 437 |
| Charles Boone | Greensboro Yankees | .284 | 90 | 317 |
| Eugene Domzalski | Greensboro Yankees | .284 | 90 | 317 |
| Donald Dingwerth | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .279 | 120 | 430 |
| Bob Immediato | Alamance Indians | .277 | 130 | 470 |
| Russ Gibson | Winston-Salem Red Sox | .275 | 99 | 360 |
| Charles Reidell | Greensboro Yankees | .275 | 142 | 517 |
| Rufus Anderson | Durham Bulls | .272 | 143 | 526 |
| Chuck Weatherspoon | Wilson Tobs | .271 | 133 | 490 |
| Tommy Thompson | Wilson Tobs | .268 | 94 | 351 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Futch | Greensboro Yankees | 164 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| Chico Salmon | Durham Bulls | 150 | 25 | 3 | 8 |
| Ronnie Retton | Greensboro Yankees | 148 | 19 | 3 | 8 |
| Rufus Anderson | Durham Bulls | 143 | 21 | 5 | 19 |
| Charles Reidell | Greensboro Yankees | 142 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| Gates Brown | Durham Bulls | 140 | 33 | 3 | 15 |
| Gene Giannini | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 136 | 29 | 2 | 6 |
| Dean Robbins | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 133 | 28 | 4 | 5 |
| Chuck Weatherspoon | Wilson Tobs | 133 | 18 | 5 | 31 |
| Bob Immediato | Alamance Indians | 130 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy MacLeod | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 2.31 | 15 | 8 |
| William Jones | Wilson Tobs | 2.48 | 15 | 8 |
| Julius French | Alamance Indians | 2.50 | 8 | 4 |
| Richard Klunder | Durham Bulls | 2.55 | 13 | 8 |
| Norman Shanahan | Raleigh Capitals | 2.62 | 4 | 9 |
| Carmine Lemma | Raleigh Capitals | 2.92 | 6 | 6 |
| Clifford Adams | Durham Bulls | 2.97 | 8 | 11 |
| Ed Merritt | Greensboro Yankees | 2.98 | 15 | 10 |
| Marc Hoy | Raleigh Capitals | 3.06 | 10 | 9 |
| Gary Dotter | Wilson Tobs | 3.10 | 14 | 8 |
| Jim Roland | Wilson Tobs | 3.15 | 7 | 6 |
| Joel Kiger | Wilson Tobs | 3.25 | 12 | 7 |
| Frank Kreutzer | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3.39 | 12 | 11 |
| Gale Dennis | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3.45 | 4 | 8 |
| Harry Stigelman | Durham Bulls | 3.56 | 8 | 13 |
| Norman Forsythe | Greensboro Yankees | 3.57 | 11 | 5 |
| Al Eisele | Alamance Indians | 3.65 | 15 | 11 |
| Pete Pekich | Alamance Indians | 3.66 | 9 | 10 |
| Raymond Geiser | Greensboro Yankees | 3.73 | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Paffel | Durham Bulls | 3.85 | 5 | 5 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
