HBP 1961 National League Season Recap
Pennant Winner		Tony Brizzolara	Cincinnati Reds
Player of the Year		Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher of the Year		Bob Purkey	Cincinnati Reds

1961 National League Standings
	Won	Lost	Pct	GB
Cincinnati Reds	98	56	.636	---
San Francisco Giants	97	57	.630	1
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	.539	15
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	.487	23
Milwaukee Braves	75	79	.487	23
Los Angeles Dodgers	74	80	.481	24
Chicago Cubs	67	87	.435	31
Philadelphia Phillies	47	107	.305	51

HBP 1961 NL All-Star Team
	C	Carl Sawatski	St. Louis Cardinals		SP	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
	1b	Orlando Cepeda	San Francisco Giants		P	Bob Purkey	Cincinnati Reds
	2b	Frank Bolling	Milwaukee Braves		P	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
	SS	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs		P	Mike McCormick	San Francisco Giants
	3b	Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals		P	Stu Miller	San Francisco Giants
	Lf	Billy Williams	Chicago Cubs		P	Jay O'Toole	cincinnati Reds
	Cf	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants		P	Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants
	Rf	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds		P	Jim Brosnan	Cincinnati Reds

1961 National League Team Stats

TEAM AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS E 1961 St. Louis .277 5481 769 1518 217 60 120 721 33 11 166 1961 Cincinnati .275 5444 828 1496 258 33 186 776 47 12 146 1961 San Francisco .268 5339 802 1430 234 39 194 761 91 46 115 1961 Pittsburgh .265 5372 705 1425 229 68 128 665 20 20 178 1961 Milwaukee .265 5329 707 1410 224 39 183 669 42 26 111 1961 Chicago .264 5380 757 1420 265 58 186 716 47 25 156 1961 Los Angeles .246 5281 711 1301 176 46 146 659 90 19 146 1961 Philadelphia .238 5203 548 1240 195 58 106 510 46 19 156 -------------------- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- LEAGUE TOTALS .262 42829 5827 11240 1798 401 1249 5477 416 178 1174 TEAM ERA W L IP H R ER HR BB SO OAVG 1961 San Francisco 3.60 97 57 1393.1 1375 635 557 156 535 957 .258 1961 Cincinnati 3.66 98 56 1405.0 1260 655 571 157 491 841 .238 1961 Pittsburgh 3.76 75 79 1387.0 1482 700 579 118 452 772 .272 1961 Milwaukee 3.85 75 79 1383.0 1374 658 592 132 532 614 .261 1961 St. Louis 4.10 83 71 1397.0 1363 745 637 164 624 851 .255 1961 Los Angeles 4.20 74 80 1381.1 1350 734 645 172 532 1085 .254 1961 Chicago 4.55 67 87 1377.0 1507 827 696 167 475 825 .277 1961 Philadelphia 5.01 47 107 1367.1 1529 873 761 183 536 779 .284 -------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ---- LEAGUE TOTALS 4.09 616 616 11091.0 11240 5827 5038 1249 4177 6724 .262

1961 National League Leaders

----BATTING AVERAGE---- --------AT BATS-------- ------RUNS SCORED------ C.Flood SLN .343 M.Wills LAN 641 V.Pinson CIN 139 V.Pinson CIN .339 B.Virdon PIN 635 W.Mays SFN 127 K.Boyer SLN .337 F.Bolling MLN 629 F.Robinson CIN 122 F.Robinson CIN .334 V.Pinson CIN 625 K.Boyer SLN 118 E.Mathews MLN .323 B.White SLN 625 C.Flood SLN 112 O.Cepeda SFN .321 G.Freese CIN 616 E.Mathews MLN 106 H.Aaron MLN .321 F.Robinson CIN 614 D.Stuart PIN 105 R.Clemente PIN .320 K.Boyer SLN 611 H.Aaron MLN 103 W.Moon LAN .317 C.Flood SLN 609 O.Cepeda SFN 100 J.Cunningham SLN .300 H.Aaron MLN 604 B.White SLN 99 W.Mays SFN .299 D.Stuart PIN 586 G.Altman CHN 95 D.Stuart PIN .297 W.Mays SFN 585 B.Virdon PIN 92 ----------HITS--------- --------DOUBLES-------- --------TRIPLES-------- V.Pinson CIN 212 W.Mays SFN 39 G.Altman CHN 18 C.Flood SLN 209 H.Aaron MLN 38 R.Amaro PHN 15 K.Boyer SLN 206 F.Robinson CIN 35 B.White SLN 15 F.Robinson CIN 205 J.Davenport SFN 33 K.Boyer SLN 14 H.Aaron MLN 194 R.Santo CHN 32 H.Aaron MLN 12 O.Cepeda SFN 186 D.Stuart PIN 32 S.Burgess PIN 12 B.White SLN 185 E.Banks CHN 31 M.Wills LAN 11 E.Mathews MLN 184 G.Freese CIN 31 B.Virdon PIN 11 W.Mays SFN 175 R.McMillan MLN 30 D.Stuart PIN 11 D.Stuart PIN 174 S.Musial SLN 29 J.Callison PHN 10 F.Bolling MLN 171 G.Altman CHN 28 C.Flood SLN 10 R.Clemente PIN 168 OTHERS TIED WITH 27 OTHERS TIED WITH 9 --------HOMERUNS------- -----RUNS BATTED IN---- ---------WALKS--------- F.Robinson CIN 46 F.Robinson CIN 140 W.Moon LAN 98 W.Mays SFN 43 W.Mays SFN 137 E.Mathews MLN 98 D.Stuart PIN 41 K.Boyer SLN 130 C.Flood SLN 86 O.Cepeda SFN 40 O.Cepeda SFN 119 W.Mays SFN 83 E.Mathews MLN 37 D.Stuart PIN 115 V.Pinson CIN 82 B.Williams CHN 35 H.Aaron MLN 106 D.Hoak PIN 79 K.Boyer SLN 33 G.Freese CIN 104 J.Callison PHN 77 E.Banks CHN 32 J.Adcock MLN 104 J.Gilliam LAN 76 H.Aaron MLN 32 E.Mathews MLN 102 R.Santo CHN 71 J.Adcock MLN 32 G.Altman CHN 100 E.Bouchee CHN 68 G.Freese CIN 31 G.Coleman CIN 98 R.Fairly LAN 68 G.Coleman CIN 27 B.White SLN 96 J.Adcock MLN 68 ---INTENTIONAL WALKS--- ------STRIKE OUTS------ ------HIT BY PITCH----- V.Pinson CIN 33 D.Stuart PIN 140 J.Cunningham SLN 14 C.Flood SLN 18 P.Herrera PHN 120 F.Robinson CIN 11 O.Cepeda SFN 18 E.Mathews MLN 109 T.Gonzalez PHN 11 H.Aaron MLN 17 E.Banks CHN 100 E.Bailey SFN 11 G.Coleman CIN 15 F.Thomas MLN 99 P.Herrera PHN 9 R.Clemente PIN 14 K.Boyer SLN 99 R.McMillan MLN 8 C.Sawatski SLN 14 G.Altman CHN 97 B.Williams CHN 7 K.Boyer SLN 13 J.Callison PHN 94 E.Bouchee CHN 7 G.Altman CHN 12 W.Mays SFN 91 E.Kasko CIN 7 F.Robinson CIN 10 D.Zimmer CHN 90 E.Mathews MLN 7 J.Javier SLN 10 R.McMillan MLN 89 OTHERS TIED WITH 6 OTHERS TIED WITH 9 B.White SLN 86 LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1961 HBP National League PAGE 2 -----SACRIFICE HITS---- ------STOLEN BASES----- ----STOLEN BASE PCT---- F.Bolling MLN 24 M.Wills LAN 36 J.Amalfitano SFN .862 J.Gilliam LAN 20 J.Amalfitano SFN 25 J.Gilliam LAN .857 M.Wills LAN 19 V.Pinson CIN 24 M.Wills LAN .818 D.Groat PIN 18 J.Gilliam LAN 18 V.Pinson CIN .774 C.Flood SLN 18 W.Davis LAN 15 R.Ashburn CHN .667 J.Javier SLN 18 R.Ashburn CHN 14 O.Cepeda SFN .542 B.Lillis SLN 16 F.Robinson CIN 14 D.Cardwell CHN 15 T.Taylor PHN 14 A.Mahaffey PHN 15 O.Cepeda SFN 13 D.Blasingame CIN 13 B.White SLN 12 S.Koufax LAN 13 W.Mays SFN 12 J.Marichal SFN 13 OTHERS TIED WITH 11 ----------GIDP--------- -----HITTING STREAK---- ---PINCH HIT BAT AVG--- F.Robinson CIN 28 V.Pinson CIN 18 W.Post CIN .438 T.Gonzalez PHN 24 H.Aaron MLN 18 D.Snider LAN .419 H.Aaron MLN 22 E.Banks CHN 17 G.Bell CIN .417 F.Thomas MLN 21 C.Flood SLN 16 J.Marshall SFN .405 O.Cepeda SFN 21 W.Mays SFN 16 D.Taussig SLN .370 G.Freese CIN 19 K.Boyer SLN 15 W.McCovey SFN .348 D.Groat PIN 19 G.Coleman CIN 14 J.Lynch CIN .333 B.Williams CHN 17 F.Robinson CIN 13 L.Cardenas CIN .318 R.Santo CHN 17 E.Mathews MLN 13 E.Chacon CIN .306 E.Mathews MLN 17 S.Burgess PIN 13 J.Christopher PIN .303 D.Stuart PIN 17 D.Hoak PIN 13 OTHERS TIED WITH .300 J.Pagan SFN 17 B.White SLN 13 ------SLUGGING PCT----- ------ON BASE PCT------ ---RUNSCREATED/27OUT--- F.Robinson CIN .642 W.Moon LAN .435 E.Mathews MLN 9.7 W.Mays SFN .607 C.Flood SLN .428 F.Robinson CIN 9.3 D.Stuart PIN .599 E.Mathews MLN .424 K.Boyer SLN 8.8 O.Cepeda SFN .587 V.Pinson CIN .415 W.Mays SFN 8.5 K.Boyer SLN .584 J.Cunningham SLN .404 V.Pinson CIN 8.3 H.Aaron MLN .583 F.Robinson CIN .401 W.Moon LAN 8.2 E.Mathews MLN .582 K.Boyer SLN .391 J.Cunningham SLN 7.7 G.Altman CHN .535 D.Hoak PIN .385 H.Aaron MLN 7.7 B.Williams CHN .525 W.Mays SFN .383 C.Flood SLN 7.4 R.Clemente PIN .520 J.Callison PHN .379 O.Cepeda SFN 7.4 E.Banks CHN .515 O.Cepeda SFN .377 R.Clemente PIN 7.2 V.Pinson CIN .493 H.Aaron MLN .376 D.Stuart PIN 7.2 -----TOTAL AVERAGE----- ------TOTAL BASES------ ----BAT AVG VS. LEFT--- E.Mathews MLN 1.104 F.Robinson CIN 394 H.Aaron MLN .383 F.Robinson CIN 1.101 K.Boyer SLN 357 R.Amaro PHN .364 W.Mays SFN 1.054 W.Mays SFN 355 G.Freese CIN .361 K.Boyer SLN 1.000 H.Aaron MLN 352 C.Flood SLN .345 V.Pinson CIN .972 D.Stuart PIN 351 K.Boyer SLN .333 W.Moon LAN .966 O.Cepeda SFN 340 O.Cepeda SFN .325 H.Aaron MLN .961 E.Mathews MLN 331 C.James SLN .323 O.Cepeda SFN .958 V.Pinson CIN 308 D.Stuart PIN .320 D.Stuart PIN .928 G.Altman CHN 302 D.Hoak PIN .318 J.Cunningham SLN .916 B.Williams CHN 297 G.Coleman CIN .312 G.Altman CHN .880 G.Freese CIN 290 E.Kasko CIN .310 C.Flood SLN .873 E.Banks CHN 289 F.Thomas MLN .305 LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1961 HBP National League PAGE 3 ------HR VS. LEFT------ ---BAT AVG VS. RIGHT--- ------HR VS. RIGHT----- O.Cepeda SFN 18 E.Mathews MLN .394 F.Robinson CIN 37 E.Mathews MLN 16 V.Pinson CIN .361 D.Stuart PIN 34 W.Post CIN 15 W.Moon LAN .354 B.Williams CHN 31 H.Aaron MLN 15 E.Bouchee CHN .351 W.Mays SFN 30 S.Musial SLN 14 F.Robinson CIN .350 K.Boyer SLN 29 F.Howard LAN 13 R.Clemente PIN .345 G.Altman CHN 23 W.Mays SFN 13 C.Flood SLN .342 J.Adcock MLN 23 G.Freese CIN 11 K.Boyer SLN .339 W.McCovey SFN 23 OTHERS TIED WITH 10 S.Burgess PIN .335 E.Banks CHN 22 O.Cepeda SFN .319 J.Lynch CIN 22 R.Fairly LAN .313 O.Cepeda SFN 22 W.Mays SFN .313 E.Mathews MLN 21 ----FIRST BASE X-PCT--- ---SECOND BASE X-PCT--- ----THIRD BASE X-PCT--- B.White SLN .677 F.Bolling MLN .836 K.Boyer SLN .771 E.Bouchee CHN .658 B.Mazeroski PIN .825 E.Mathews MLN .696 P.Herrera PHN .553 D.Zimmer CHN .721 J.Davenport SFN .682 G.Coleman CIN .471 J.Javier SLN .718 G.Freese CIN .643 J.Adcock MLN .426 C.Neal LAN .664 D.Hoak PIN .620 D.Stuart PIN .405 D.Blasingame CIN .607 R.Santo CHN .597 J.Amalfitano SFN .495 ----SHORT STOP X-PCT--- -----OUTFIELD X-PCT---- -----CATCHER X-PCT----- R.McMillan MLN .933 W.Mays SFN .971 J.Zimmerman CIN .861 M.Wills LAN .831 C.Flood SLN .963 C.Sawatski SLN .846 E.Kasko CIN .746 B.Virdon PIN .952 D.Bertell CHN .833 J.Pagan SFN .742 V.Pinson CIN .947 J.Torre MLN .833 R.Amaro PHN .728 F.Robinson CIN .927 J.Edwards CIN .750 D.Groat PIN .680 D.Demeter PHN .917 J.Roseboro LAN .732 E.Banks CHN .556 R.Clemente PIN .911 E.Bailey SFN .719 H.Aaron MLN .853 S.Burgess PIN .681 W.Davis LAN .839 C.Dalrymple PHN .655 G.Cimoli MLN .833 S.Taylor CHN .636 J.Callison PHN .821 A.Heist CHN .789 ---------ERRORS-------- ----OPPONENT STEALS---- ----OPPONENT SB PCT---- D.Groat PIN 39 C.Sawatski SLN 77 D.Bertell CHN .471 J.Javier SLN 38 J.Edwards CIN 38 J.Torre MLN .545 M.Wills LAN 34 C.Dalrymple PHN 30 E.Bailey SFN .590 E.Kasko CIN 26 J.Zimmerman CIN 25 N.Sherry LAN .611 E.Banks CHN 25 J.Roseboro LAN 25 C.Dalrymple PHN .625 E.Mathews MLN 25 S.Burgess PIN 25 D.Johnson PHN .667 D.Hoak PIN 25 E.Bailey SFN 23 S.Taylor CHN .667 D.Blasingame CIN 22 S.Taylor CHN 20 S.Burgess PIN .694 R.Amaro PHN 22 J.Schaffer SLN 17 J.Roseboro LAN .694 B.Lillis SLN 22 B.Schmidt CIN 14 J.Zimmerman CIN .758 B.Mazeroski PIN 21 J.Torre MLN 12 J.Edwards CIN .760 OTHERS TIED WITH 20 D.Johnson PHN 12 C.Sawatski SLN .762 LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1961 HBP National League PAGE 4 ----------WINS--------- ---------LOSSES-------- ------WINNING PCT------ B.Purkey CIN 25 A.Mahaffey PHN 24 B.Purkey CIN .833 W.Spahn MLN 23 F.Sullivan PHN 21 J.Marichal SFN .810 M.McCormick SFN 20 D.Drysdale LAN 20 S.Koufax LAN .783 J.O'Toole CIN 18 L.Burdette MLN 18 W.Spahn MLN .742 S.Koufax LAN 18 D.Ferrarese PHN 17 M.McCormick SFN .690 B.Gibson SLN 17 J.Curtis CHN 16 J.Jay CIN .682 J.Marichal SFN 17 J.Buzhardt PHN 15 H.Haddix PIN .667 L.Burdette MLN 16 J.Podres LAN 14 B.Gibson SLN .654 J.Jay CIN 15 OTHERS TIED WITH 13 J.O'Toole CIN .600 D.Cardwell CHN 14 B.O'Dell SFN .600 L.Jackson SLN 13 J.Maloney CIN .533 OTHERS TIED WITH 12 B.Friend PIN .533 ----------ERA---------- ----INNINGS PITCHED---- ----------TBF---------- S.Koufax LAN 2.21 W.Spahn MLN 305.1 W.Spahn MLN 1229 W.Spahn MLN 2.62 S.Koufax LAN 288.2 D.Drysdale LAN 1193 B.Purkey CIN 2.79 B.Purkey CIN 286.2 L.Burdette MLN 1179 L.Jackson SLN 3.14 L.Burdette MLN 276.1 B.Purkey CIN 1172 J.Marichal SFN 3.25 J.O'Toole CIN 274.0 A.Mahaffey PHN 1160 J.Jay CIN 3.36 A.Mahaffey PHN 265.1 J.O'Toole CIN 1158 M.McCormick SFN 3.38 D.Drysdale LAN 265.0 S.Koufax LAN 1143 D.Ferrarese PHN 3.41 M.McCormick SFN 258.1 S.Williams LAN 1120 B.Friend PIN 3.41 J.Jay CIN 257.0 D.Cardwell CHN 1097 C.Simmons SLN 3.49 S.Williams LAN 254.0 M.McCormick SFN 1092 J.Gibbon PIN 3.50 D.Cardwell CHN 250.2 J.Jay CIN 1066 C.Willey MLN 3.69 J.Buzhardt PHN 244.1 J.Buzhardt PHN 1046 -----GAMES PITCHED----- -----GAMES STARTED----- -----COMPLETE GAMES---- B.Anderson CHN 77 D.Drysdale LAN 40 W.Spahn MLN 26 L.McDaniel SLN 68 A.Mahaffey PHN 39 L.Burdette MLN 17 R.Face PIN 63 J.O'Toole CIN 38 B.Purkey CIN 14 S.Miller SFN 60 S.Koufax LAN 38 S.Koufax LAN 14 R.Perranoski LAN 59 S.Williams LAN 38 J.O'Toole CIN 12 D.Elston CHN 55 D.Cardwell CHN 37 J.Buzhardt PHN 12 J.Brosnan CIN 55 J.Jay CIN 37 B.Buhl MLN 11 D.Ferrarese PHN 55 B.Purkey CIN 37 L.Jackson SLN 9 C.Labine PIN 55 L.Burdette MLN 36 C.Willey MLN 7 B.Miller SLN 52 M.McCormick SFN 35 B.Gibson SLN 7 R.Craig LAN 51 W.Spahn MLN 34 OTHERS TIED WITH 6 D.Green PHN 49 OTHERS TIED WITH 33 -----GAMES FINISHED---- ---------SAVES--------- --------SAVE PCT------- S.Miller SFN 53 S.Miller SFN 29 B.Henry CIN .833 R.Perranoski LAN 46 R.Face PIN 28 L.McDaniel SLN .818 R.Face PIN 46 J.Brosnan CIN 24 S.Miller SFN .806 L.McDaniel SLN 44 L.McDaniel SLN 18 J.Brosnan CIN .774 J.Brosnan CIN 41 B.Schultz CHN 15 R.Face PIN .718 B.Anderson CHN 39 B.Henry CIN 15 D.McMahon MLN .688 D.McMahon MLN 34 R.Perranoski LAN 11 D.Elston CHN .667 B.Schultz CHN 33 L.Sherry LAN 11 B.Schultz CHN .652 L.Sherry LAN 33 D.McMahon MLN 11 R.Perranoski LAN .550 C.Labine PIN 30 D.Elston CHN 10 L.Sherry LAN .500 D.Ferrarese PHN 28 E.Bauta SLN 8 C.Anderson SLN 28 J.Baldschun PHN 6 LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1961 HBP National League PAGE 5 --------SHUTOUTS------- ------HITS ALLOWED----- ----------RUNS--------- D.Cardwell CHN 3 L.Burdette MLN 331 D.Drysdale LAN 175 B.Purkey CIN 3 D.Drysdale LAN 302 A.Mahaffey PHN 164 L.Jackson SLN 3 A.Mahaffey PHN 278 J.O'Toole CIN 138 D.Ellsworth CHN 2 W.Spahn MLN 261 J.Curtis CHN 137 G.Hobbie CHN 2 J.Curtis CHN 254 S.Williams LAN 136 J.Jay CIN 2 B.Friend PIN 254 L.Burdette MLN 136 S.Koufax LAN 2 J.Buzhardt PHN 250 F.Sullivan PHN 135 C.Willey MLN 2 B.Purkey CIN 244 J.Sanford SFN 125 A.Jackson PIN 2 J.O'Toole CIN 241 R.Roberts PHN 124 B.Gibson SLN 2 M.McCormick SFN 240 D.Cardwell CHN 122 J.Marichal SFN 2 J.Sanford SFN 239 J.Buzhardt PHN 115 J.Sanford SFN 2 D.Cardwell CHN 237 R.Sadecki SLN 113 ------EARNED RUNS------ ---HOME RUNS ALLOWED--- ---------WALKS--------- D.Drysdale LAN 149 D.Drysdale LAN 41 S.Williams LAN 126 A.Mahaffey PHN 146 F.Sullivan PHN 37 B.Gibson SLN 122 L.Burdette MLN 128 M.McCormick SFN 33 B.Buhl MLN 117 F.Sullivan PHN 124 R.Sadecki SLN 32 D.Cardwell CHN 112 J.O'Toole CIN 122 R.Roberts PHN 30 D.Drysdale LAN 102 J.Curtis CHN 117 J.O'Toole CIN 28 J.O'Toole CIN 99 S.Williams LAN 116 J.Buzhardt PHN 28 R.Sadecki SLN 97 J.Sanford SFN 115 S.Koufax LAN 27 A.Mahaffey PHN 95 R.Roberts PHN 111 L.Burdette MLN 27 E.Broglio SLN 95 D.Cardwell CHN 106 A.Mahaffey PHN 27 M.McCormick SFN 94 J.Buzhardt PHN 104 J.Sanford SFN 27 D.Ferrarese PHN 86 R.Sadecki SLN 98 OTHERS TIED WITH 26 F.Sullivan PHN 85 -------STRIKEOUTS------ ------WILD PITCHES----- ---------BALKS--------- S.Koufax LAN 282 S.Williams LAN 15 T.Cloninger MLN 11 S.Williams LAN 210 A.Mahaffey PHN 15 J.Sanford SFN 9 D.Drysdale LAN 209 L.McDaniel SLN 15 V.Mizell PIN 6 J.O'Toole CIN 193 D.Ellsworth CHN 13 D.Cardwell CHN 4 M.McCormick SFN 186 J.O'Toole CIN 11 S.Jones CIN 4 A.Mahaffey PHN 172 D.Drysdale LAN 10 J.O'Toole CIN 4 D.Cardwell CHN 155 D.Cardwell CHN 9 D.Drysdale LAN 4 B.Gibson SLN 155 R.Craig LAN 9 R.Perranoski LAN 4 J.Jay CIN 153 C.Short PHN 9 S.Williams LAN 3 F.Sullivan PHN 153 E.Francis PIN 9 B.Loes SFN 3 J.Marichal SFN 152 B.Gibson SLN 9 M.Drabowsky MLN 2 J.Gibbon PIN 150 OTHERS TIED WITH 8 B.Gibson SLN 2 -----PITCHER X-PCT----- ----OPPONENT STEALS---- ----OPPONENT SB PCT---- C.Willey MLN 1.000 J.Jay CIN 30 F.Sullivan PHN .615 L.Jackson SLN 1.000 K.Hunt CIN 19 S.Williams LAN .667 M.McCormick SFN 1.000 L.Jackson SLN 18 J.Jay CIN .789 J.Podres LAN .900 E.Broglio SLN 17 E.Broglio SLN .810 W.Spahn MLN .875 D.Drysdale LAN 16 L.Jackson SLN .857 B.Purkey CIN .857 S.Williams LAN 16 K.Hunt CIN .864 S.Koufax LAN .833 F.Sullivan PHN 16 L.Burdette MLN .818 A.Cicotte SLN 14 J.Jay CIN .800 J.Maloney CIN 13 B.Buhl MLN .800 B.Miller SLN 13 OTHERS TIED WITH .750 OTHERS TIED WITH 11 LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1961 HBP National League PAGE 6 ---PITCHER'S BAT AVG--- -----PITCHER'S HRs----- ----HITS / 9 INNINGS--- A.Cicotte SLN .429 D.Drysdale LAN 4 S.Koufax LAN 6.24 A.McBean PIN .381 D.Cardwell CHN 3 R.Sadecki SLN 7.00 J.Maloney CIN .377 A.McBean PIN 3 D.Ferrarese PHN 7.31 B.Shantz PIN .370 W.Spahn MLN 2 B.Gibson SLN 7.38 B.Gibson SLN .296 J.Maloney CIN 1 B.Purkey CIN 7.66 D.Ferrarese PHN .289 B.Purkey CIN 1 W.Spahn MLN 7.69 R.Sadecki SLN .288 J.Sanford SFN 1 J.O'Toole CIN 7.92 C.Simmons SLN .264 J.Jay CIN 8.16 K.Johnson CIN .258 L.Jackson SLN 8.22 J.Podres LAN .254 S.Williams LAN 8.33 D.Drysdale LAN .218 M.McCormick SFN 8.36 D.Nottebart MLN .207 B.Buhl MLN 8.43 -----BB / 9 INNINGS---- -----Ks / 9 INNINGS---- ----HRs / 9 INNINGS---- L.Burdette MLN 1.27 S.Koufax LAN 8.79 B.Friend PIN 0.50 G.Hobbie CHN 1.88 S.Williams LAN 7.44 C.Willey MLN 0.61 B.Purkey CIN 2.07 J.Marichal SFN 7.15 W.Spahn MLN 0.68 W.Spahn MLN 2.27 D.Drysdale LAN 7.10 D.Cardwell CHN 0.68 L.Jackson SLN 2.35 F.Sullivan PHN 7.10 B.Gibson SLN 0.75 J.Podres LAN 2.35 J.Gibbon PIN 6.55 B.Purkey CIN 0.75 J.Marichal SFN 2.40 M.McCormick SFN 6.48 C.Simmons SLN 0.83 B.Friend PIN 2.44 B.Gibson SLN 6.43 S.Koufax LAN 0.84 J.Curtis CHN 2.49 J.O'Toole CIN 6.34 S.Williams LAN 0.85 D.Ellsworth CHN 2.52 J.Podres LAN 6.11 L.Burdette MLN 0.88 C.Simmons SLN 2.53 A.Mahaffey PHN 5.83 J.Jay CIN 0.91 S.Koufax LAN 2.62 G.Hobbie CHN 5.81 J.Curtis CHN 0.91 ----OPPONENT BAT AVG--- ----LEFT OPP BAT AVG--- ---RIGHT OPP BAT AVG--- S.Koufax LAN .193 R.Sadecki SLN .143 S.Koufax LAN .202 R.Sadecki SLN .212 D.Ferrarese PHN .154 B.Purkey CIN .216 D.Ferrarese PHN .220 S.Koufax LAN .169 S.Williams LAN .219 B.Gibson SLN .225 J.O'Toole CIN .193 J.Jay CIN .219 B.Purkey CIN .227 B.Gibson SLN .212 L.Jackson SLN .226 W.Spahn MLN .232 J.Gibbon PIN .213 D.Cardwell CHN .228 J.O'Toole CIN .233 E.Broglio SLN .225 W.Spahn MLN .228 J.Jay CIN .242 D.Ellsworth CHN .236 R.Sadecki SLN .229 L.Jackson SLN .243 B.Purkey CIN .242 B.Gibson SLN .236 M.McCormick SFN .243 W.Spahn MLN .243 M.McCormick SFN .237 G.Hobbie CHN .246 G.Hobbie CHN .251 G.Hobbie CHN .241 S.Williams LAN .246 B.Buhl MLN .253 D.Ferrarese PHN .244 ------RUN SUPPORT------ ---INHERITED SCORE %--- ----STRIKEOUTS/WALKS--- J.Marichal SFN 6.30 L.McDaniel SLN .300 S.Koufax LAN 3.36 B.Purkey CIN 5.46 D.McMahon MLN .333 G.Hobbie CHN 3.10 D.Cardwell CHN 5.38 B.Anderson CHN .405 J.Marichal SFN 2.98 R.Sadecki SLN 5.33 B.Schultz CHN .471 L.Burdette MLN 2.77 B.Gibson SLN 5.23 R.Craig LAN .485 J.Podres LAN 2.60 J.Sanford SFN 5.18 R.Face PIN .512 J.Gibbon PIN 2.38 J.O'Toole CIN 5.16 L.Sherry LAN .667 B.Purkey CIN 2.14 J.Jay CIN 5.14 D.Drysdale LAN 2.05 D.Ellsworth CHN 5.10 L.Jackson SLN 2.00 E.Broglio SLN 5.00 M.McCormick SFN 1.98 W.Spahn MLN 4.88 J.O'Toole CIN 1.95 L.Burdette MLN 4.83 C.Simmons SLN 1.95

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