1961 Austin Senators Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Bill Adair (69-71)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 68,761, Avg. 982
1961 Austin Senators Roster

Playoffs - Austin Senators 1 game, Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
Playoffs - Austin Senators 3 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 2
Finals - San Antonio Missions 3 games, Austin Senators 0

The Austin Senators of the Texas League ended the 1961 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.

The Senators scored 543 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 544 runs. Tommie Aaron led Austin with 15 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Larry Maxie topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Tommie Aaron, Ossie Álvarez, Bruce Brubaker, Em Lindbeck, Larry Maxie, Phil Niekro, Dennis Ribant and Corky Withrow were all players from the 1961 Austin Senators who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bill Adair served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Larry Maxie177.7082.082723154203.0122554799714715017
Les Bass137.6502.833325122197.0180726213546122314
Hank Hemmerly1010.5003.32341971160.014481591265378406
Roger Clapp1011.4763.34351770159.0148695911583684012
Paul Chenger810.4443.19312281155.013873558934102605
Dennis Ribant42.6671.17765254.03387218146102
Phil Niekro44.5002.9551100110.010045366531084119
Jim Grimm12.33340.0
Richard Smith13.2502.76951149.0472315524017104
Bruce Brubaker18.1114.2721151097.0976046656284206
Michael Marinko50.0
Dennis Overby0010.0
Bernard Poupore0040.0
Lorne Johnson0020.0
William Marnie01.00040.0
Antonio Diaz02.00020.0
David Fracaro02.0006.601000015.0171411011116104
Totals6969.5002.982801330561101199.010265003977252931664382690

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tommie Aaron138609528771582531570526672.299.377.443.8202342103
James Hay108387362418885541221765.243.279.334.613121170
Lorne Johnson117464394398762347625349.221.313.269.582106449
Juan Guzman109403346448450642114935.243.337.309.646107152
Billy Shields1124003553484191846513884.237.310.363.673129133
Bill Lucas8738030960701022252066751.227.365.291.65690121
Pepper Thomas61262218255693223513723.257.363.353.71677133
Bill Davidson56249187274952216005314.262.431.342.77364432
James Callaway5822319916493002410187.246.307.261.56952051
Corky Withrow502031752047112829002035.269.345.491.83686233
Em Lindbeck59225199204671110202138.231.306.291.59858131
Ossie Álvarez6721818323444006523112.240.350.262.61348040
Thomas Brown54196171254170521102128.240.326.368.69563130
Charles Smith3613111814313321510928.263.315.390.70546112
Don Williams35112967234026201321.240.330.344.67433030
Carl Derr371191098231001030718.211.263.220.48324111
Robert Jacobs3412610382030210111729.194.306.282.58729051
Gene Johnson25847681511041175.197.265.237.50218010
Les Bass347772313110600421.181.224.222.44616010
Hank Hemmerly39605169101300411.176.246.255.50113131
Roger Clapp35574868201300819.167.286.271.55713010
Phil Niekro5130263700010038.269.345.269.6147010
John Garofalo1143345610032049.176.250.206.4567032
Wayne McDonald1651464630010034.130.184.196.3799020
Paul Chenger31595106010300224.118.164.157.3208141
Larry Maxie27796926100200619.087.160.101.2617040
David Fracaro10441200000002.500.500.5001.0002000
Richard Smith917171.059.059.059.1181
Bruce Brubaker21333020000000114.000.032.000.0320020
Jim Grimm4330000.000.000.000.0000
Dennis Ribant717170000.000.000.000.0000
William Marnie4220000.000.000.000.0000
Antonio Diaz2440000.000.000.000.0000
Totals154453274602528107914027654676319579745.234.321.319.640146802387360


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Tommie Aaron1B13712368812113.9919.664
Bill Lucas2B691661881338.9655.130
Pepper Thomas2B3410785428.9805.647
Robert Jacobs2B286179420.9725.000
Ossie Álvarez2B17422929.9734.176
Juan Guzman3B95721571816.9272.411
Pepper Thomas3B22214916.9863.182
Gene Johnson3B22153933.9472.455
James HayC905573575.9886.57818
James CallawayC372052231.9876.1353
Don WilliamsC20871232.9714.9504
Billy ShieldsCF52140511.9932.788
Em LindbeckCF42117540.9682.905
Thomas BrownCF2757110.9832.148
Corky WithrowLF4983230.9661.735
Charles SmithLF3137590.8241.355
Billy ShieldsLF2742421.9581.704
Thomas BrownLF1630010.9681.875
Em LindbeckLF108020.800.800
James CallawayLF1016210.9471.800
Phil NiekroP5162310.967.569
Roger ClappP3563611.9771.200
Hank HemmerlyP34145122.9701.912
Les BassP3334043.9151.303
Paul ChengerP3153034.9211.129
Larry MaxieP2782721.9461.296
Bruce BrubakerP2161011.941.762
David FracaroP1006001.000.600
Richard SmithP9.000
Dennis RibantP7.000
Michael MarinkoP5.000
Bernard PouporeP4.000
William MarnieP4.000
Jim GrimmP4.000
Lorne JohnsonP2.000
Antonio DiazP2.000
Dennis OverbyP1.000
Lorne JohnsonRF1101521291.9481.491
Billy ShieldsRF18270001.0001.500
Em LindbeckRF1101001.000.091
Bill DavidsonSS551001811940.9375.109
Ossie ÁlvarezSS375493212.9873.973
Carl DerrSS3451881216.9214.088
Bill LucasSS15303335.9554.200
Totals139535611438153329.9703.5842500

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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