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Friday, December 15,1961

Friday, December 15,1961

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1961 Final Standings
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1961 AL -- New York Yankees franchise | log 163 109 54 .669 0.0 827 612 215 W3 44-38 65-16 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1961 AL -- Detroit Tigers franchise | log 163 102 61 .626 7.0 841 671 170 W4 51-30 50-32 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 163 96 67 .589 13.0 691 588 103 W3 47-34 48-34 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Chicago White Sox franchise | log 163 86 77 .528 23.0 765 726 39 L4 33-49 53-28 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Cleveland Indians franchise | log 161 78 83 .484 30.0 737 752 -15 W1 38-42 40-41 5 5 11 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Boston Red Sox franchise | log 163 76 87 .466 33.0 729 792 -63 L3 26-55 50-32 6 6 12 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Minnesota Twins franchise | log 161 71 90 .441 37.0 708 782 -74 L4 34-46 36-45 7 7 13 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Washington Senators II franchise | log 161 61 100 .379 47.0 618 776 -158 L1 28-54 33-46 8 8 15 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Kansas City Athletics franchise | log 162 61 101 .377 47.5 687 864 -177 W1 28-54 33-47 9 9 16 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 27.5 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 10 10 18 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 154 93 61 .604 0.0 710 653 57 L2 46-31 47-30 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1961 NL -- Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 154 89 65 .578 4.0 735 697 38 W1 44-33 45-32 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- San Francisco Giants franchise | log 155 85 70 .548 8.5 773 655 118 L1 40-38 45-32 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- Milwaukee Braves franchise | log 155 83 72 .535 10.5 712 656 56 W1 38-40 45-32 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 155 81 74 .523 12.5 703 668 35 W2 32-45 48-30 5 5 9 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 154 75 79 .487 18.0 694 675 19 W2 37-40 38-39 6 6 10 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Chicago Cubs franchise | log 156 65 91 .417 29.0 689 800 -111 L1 24-54 40-38 7 7 14 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 155 48 107 .310 45.5 584 796 -212 L3 25-52 22-56 8 8 17 -- dnq
18 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Bob Sadowski Chicago White Sox Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Taylor Phillips, Andy Carey and Lou Vassie to Chicago White Sox for Andy Carey, Frank Barnes and Cal McLish (3/24/1962)
Taylor Phillips Chicago White Sox Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies with Bob Sadowski, Andy Carey and Lou Vassie to Chicago White Sox for Andy Carey, Frank Barnes and Cal McLish (3/24/1962)
Andy Carey Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Chicago White Sox with Frank Barnes and Cal McLish to Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Sadowski, Taylor Phillips and Lou Vassie (3/24/1962)
Frank Barnes Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Chicago White Sox with Andy Carey and Cal McLish to Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Sadowski, Taylor Phillips, Andy Carey (3/24/1962) and Lou Vassie (3/24/1962)
Johnny Klippstein Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Washington Senators II with Marty Keough to Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt
Marty Keough Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Washington Senators II with Johnny Klippstein to Cincinnati Reds for Dave Stenhouse and Bob Schmidt
Dave Stenhouse Washington Senators II Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Bob Schmidt to Washington Senators II for Johnny Klippstein and Marty Keough
Bob Schmidt Washington Senators II Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Dave Stenhouse to Washington Senators II for Johnny Klippstein and Marty Keough
Lee Walls Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers for Charlie Neal and Willard Hunter (5/25/1962)
Charlie Neal -- Hist Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers with Willard Hunter to for Lee Walls
Jose Tartabull Kansas City Athletics Hist Traded from San Francisco Giants to Kansas City Athletics for Joe Pignatano
Joe Pignatano San Francisco Giants Hist Traded from Kansas City Athletics to San Francisco Giants for Jose Tartabull
Joe Azcue Kansas City Athletics Hist Traded from Milwaukee Braves with Ed Charles and Manny Jimenez to Kansas City Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock
Ed Charles Kansas City Athletics Hist Traded from Milwaukee Braves with Joe Azcue and Manny Jimenez to Kansas City Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock
Manny Jimenez Kansas City Athletics Hist Traded from Milwaukee Braves with Joe Azcue and Ed Charles to Kansas City Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock
Bob Shaw Milwaukee Braves Hist Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Lou Klimchock to Milwaukee Braves for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jimenez
Lou Klimchock Milwaukee Braves Hist Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Bob Shaw to Milwaukee Braves for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jimenez
17 record(s)