1961 Southern Association Leaders
1961 Southern Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 Southern Association Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Saner | Little Rock Travelers | .349 | 141 | 404 |
| Joseph Christian | Nashville Vols | .336 | 183 | 545 |
| Stan Palys | Birmingham Barons | .333 | 164 | 492 |
| Wayne Graham | Chattanooga Lookouts | .331 | 199 | 601 |
| Gerald Reimer | Chattanooga Lookouts | .323 | 171 | 530 |
| Ernie Rodriguez | Atlanta Crackers | .314 | 137 | 437 |
| Legrant Scott | Birmingham Barons | .314 | 186 | 592 |
| Ev Joyner | Nashville Vols | .308 | 162 | 526 |
| Norm Gigon | Chattanooga Lookouts | .306 | 165 | 540 |
| Rod Kanehl | Nashville Vols | .304 | 174 | 572 |
| Ron Debus | Shreveport Sports | .303 | 166 | 547 |
| Bob Meisner | Nashville Vols | .303 | 155 | 511 |
| Tony Bartirome | Macon Peaches | .299 | 146 | 488 |
| Bob Thorpe | Little Rock Travelers | .295 | 148 | 502 |
| Cal Emery | Chattanooga Lookouts | .292 | 126 | 432 |
| John Herrnstein | Chattanooga Lookouts | .292 | 166 | 569 |
| Phil Shartzer | Nashville Vols | .286 | 120 | 419 |
| George McCue | Birmingham Barons | .282 | 146 | 517 |
| Bob Saverine | Little Rock Travelers | .282 | 158 | 561 |
| Bill Kern | Shreveport Sports | .278 | 127 | 457 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Graham | Chattanooga Lookouts | 199 | 51 | 9 | 4 |
| Legrant Scott | Birmingham Barons | 186 | 22 | 7 | 4 |
| Joseph Christian | Nashville Vols | 183 | 35 | 9 | 9 |
| Rod Kanehl | Nashville Vols | 174 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| Gerald Reimer | Chattanooga Lookouts | 171 | 35 | 14 | 9 |
| Ron Debus | Shreveport Sports | 166 | 31 | 3 | 12 |
| John Herrnstein | Chattanooga Lookouts | 166 | 22 | 6 | 17 |
| Norm Gigon | Chattanooga Lookouts | 165 | 28 | 6 | 7 |
| Stan Palys | Birmingham Barons | 164 | 33 | 7 | 13 |
| Ev Joyner | Nashville Vols | 162 | 40 | 5 | 5 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Smith | Atlanta Crackers | 2.09 | 12 | 7 |
| Howie Koplitz | Birmingham Barons | 2.11 | 23 | 3 |
| Jim Lehew | Little Rock Travelers | 2.58 | 10 | 7 |
| John Boozer | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2.61 | 19 | 9 |
| Dale Willis | Shreveport Sports | 3.09 | 11 | 11 |
| Johnnie Seale | Birmingham Barons | 3.16 | 12 | 10 |
| Al Neiger | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.17 | 11 | 9 |
| Charlie Rabe | Macon Peaches | 3.19 | 15 | 10 |
| Wally Seward | Nashville Vols | 3.28 | 8 | 6 |
| John Davolio | Nashville Vols | 3.44 | 10 | 7 |
| Don Bradey | Little Rock Travelers | 3.51 | 12 | 7 |
| Alan Koch | Birmingham Barons | 3.53 | 15 | 10 |
| Doug Gallagher | Birmingham Barons | 3.54 | 15 | 9 |
| Ken Rowe | Atlanta Crackers | 3.54 | 13 | 7 |
| Larry Williams | Atlanta Crackers | 3.61 | 9 | 13 |
| Bo Belinsky | Little Rock Travelers | 3.72 | 9 | 10 |
| Glen Stabelfeld | Mobile Bears | 3.74 | 8 | 9 |
| Bob Milo | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3.79 | 12 | 7 |
| Chuck Daniel | Little Rock Travelers | 3.80 | 12 | 13 |
| Oscar Chinique | Nashville Vols | 3.82 | 6 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
