1961 Houston Buffs Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 73-77
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Grady Hatton (0-0), Fred Martin (0-0), Lou Klein (0-0), Harry Craft (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 120,104, Avg. 1,601
1961 Houston Buffs Roster

Playoffs - Houston Buffs 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 1
Finals - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Houston Buffs 2

The Houston Buffs of the American Association ended the 1961 season with a record of 73 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Buffs scored 703 runs and allowed 672 runs. Jim McKnight led Houston with 24 home runs, while Bud Zipfel walloped 15 or more, too. Jim McKnight drove in 102 runs. Henry Mitchell paced batters with significant playing time with a .292 average. Al Lary topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.58 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Harvey Branch, Pidge Browne, Cal Browning, Jim Campbell, Ron Davis, Ed Donnelly, Sammy Drake, George Freese, Dave Gerard, Dave Giusti, J C Hartman, Tom Hughes, Ben Johnson, Al Lary, Gordon Massa, Jim McAnany, Jim McKnight, Phil Mudrock, Cholly Naranjo, Ray Noble, Aaron Pointer, Jim Proctor, Dave Roberts, Al Schroll, Barney Schultz, Moe Thacker, Wally Wolf, Mel Wright and Bud Zipfel were all players from the 1961 Houston Buffs who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Grady Hatton, Fred Martin, Lou Klein and Harry Craft 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
Al Lary159.6253.583732122231.02171029227729149007
Dave Gerard119.5503.79481841145.01367561671682407
Gerry Nelson98.5293.91292371159.016082691246260312
Barney Schultz61.8572.762400049.0371615617140010
Ben Johnson610.3754.05292171140.013975631139187406
Phil Mudrock611.3535.81321811127.0154888214677762210
Wallace Mixon56.4554.1619152293.0895143540142104
Ed Donnelly44.5003.364810083.0683731733256103
Harvey Branch34.4294.181561156.0642926526138102
Dave Giusti201.0003.003218.02366130
Bill Griffin22.5002.082700039.031129316220003
Cal Browning101.0002.881510025.02298113317100
Cholly Naranjo11.5003.326019.018117750
Al Schroll12.3335.82861034.0382322611022102
Jack Caffery13.2504.765217.0181093100
Gordon Massa0020.00
Boyd Linker000.00101.00
Antonio Diaz000.00305.00
Mel Wright01.0003.756012.01165110
Tom Hughes01.0005.006218.0261010280
Wally Wolf01.00010.50316.0897060
Jim Proctor04.0004.326425.0271212290
Totals7377.4873.99372152035901302.0128666357711949335689184460

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
Jim McKnight152643562971593642410216145.283.355.489.8442756684
J C Hartman1446335996415519365372050.259.283.331.61319811031
Jack Waters14759754981147255124754066.268.315.397.7122180352
Henry Mitchell134557493841443751475754137.292.367.473.8402336133
Wayne Connally1485875065913025624416459.257.345.342.68717351024
Bud Zipfel10144537875118184216226571.312.413.548.96120710110
Sammy Drake833092613780124104564735.307.411.498.9091300016
Jim McAnany80242223297110283901733.318.364.489.8521090020
Pidge Browne62208180396314093602419.350.425.5781.0031041124
Jim Campbell88270241326314263412340.261.320.411.730990150
Moe Thacker55212190134710012301849.247.311.316.627600311
George Freese58998611272061801210.314.394.547.940470015
Dave Roberts4114713020275132101326.208.281.331.612431122
Layton Ducote4215013618266152201139.191.257.360.617491200
Gordon Massa3197827155011001112.183.284.280.565231211
Phil Borders163127182102048.296.387.444.832120000
Ben Johnson2948393820050612.205.311.256.568100300
Al Lary4686766800041721.105.181.105.28680300
Phil Mudrock3344422610010119.143.163.167.32970100
Gerry Nelson3058534610120122.113.130.189.318100400
Ron Davis113128451012035.179.258.321.57990000
Wallace Mixon1937303500000413.167.265.167.43150300
Dave Gerard4847372500020314.135.200.135.33550700
Ed Donnelly482217040001017.235.263.235.49840310
Lenny Neal154441042004028.098.136.146.28360010
Jim Proctor9663.500.500.5001.0003
Cholly Naranjo6663.500.500.5001.0003
Aaron Pointer4883000.375.375.375.7503
Tom Hughes7883.375.375.375.7503
Barney Schultz241110030002002.300.300.300.60030100
Al Schroll8772.286.286.286.5712
Harvey Branch201514120000113.143.200.143.34320000
Ray Noble5441000.250.250.250.5001
Jack Caffery5441.250.250.250.5001
Bill Griffin2744010000002.250.250.250.50010000
Cal Browning1566010003000.167.167.167.33310000
Dave Giusti4661.167.167.167.3331
Wally Wolf3110000.000.000.000.0000
Mel Wright6440000.000.000.000.0000
Totals180457345094692135524738130659320513827.266.334.406.7402068023653943


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Bud Zipfel1B1019835521111.9801.277
Pidge Browne1B4538933348.9939.378
Wayne Connally2B14832445425130.9695.257
Jim McKnight2B14303166.9104.357
Jim McKnight3B1301062231526.9562.531
Sammy Drake3B22164176.8912.591
George Freese3B1141413.9471.636
Jim CampbellC7032427133.9645.0147
Moe ThackerC532882664.9815.9255
Gordon MassaC271362113.9945.8151
Lenny NealC1557232.9523.9330
Jack WatersOF14132517123.9662.426
Henry MitchellOF1302211150.9791.785
Sammy DrakeOF5672211.9871.321
Jim McAnanyOF5276230.9631.500
Dave RobertsOF3663130.9551.778
Layton DucoteOF3551411.9821.571
Ron DavisOF1091001.0001.000
Dave GerardP48123522.959.979
Ed DonnellyP4811413.938.312
Al LaryP371138021.0001.324
Phil MudrockP32824021.0001.000
Gerry NelsonP291230021.0001.448
Ben JohnsonP291321021.0001.172
Bill GriffinP27012011.000.444
Barney SchultzP241712.889.333
Wallace MixonP19412011.000.842
Cal BrowningP1512001.000.200
Harvey BranchP15115001.0001.067
J C HartmanSS14025447028100.9635.171
Jim McKnightSS14214449.9424.643
Totals157338131689162473.9713.4981300

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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