1961 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 69th in franchise history. The Phillies finished the season in last place in the National League at 47–107, 46 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds. The team also lost 23 games in a row, the most in the majors since 1900.

Offseason

• November 28, 1960: Choo-Choo Coleman was drafted by the Phillies from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1961: Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Charley Smith and Don Demeter.^[2]
• June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased from the Phillies by the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
• July 2, 1961: Bobby Del Greco was traded by the Phillies to the Kansas City Athletics for Wes Covington.^[4]

1961 Game log

Roster

^[20]

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Minor league system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Chattanooga^[21]

Notes

1. "Choo-Choo Coleman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
2. "Charley Smith Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
3. "Warren Hacker Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
4. "Wes Covington Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
5. "1961 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
6. Thisted, Red (April 19, 1961). "Rain Stops Braves, Phils". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. pp. 1, 3, part 2. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
7. Wolf, Bob (April 20, 1961). "McHale Cools Off on Owens, but Farrell Is Still Hot Issue: Braves and Phils Officials Talk of Possible Deal as Second Game Is Called Off". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. pp. 16, 18, part 2. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
8. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 20, 1961. p. 43. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
9. Hernon, Jack (April 26, 1961). "Pirates-Phillies' Series Lidlifter Washed Out: Awards Night Ceremonies Also Victim Of Weather, Postponed Until May 14". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 24. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
10. "The Majors". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 26, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
11. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 7, 1961. p. 2, section 3. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
12. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 26, 1961. p. 22. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
13. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 27, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
14. "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. June 15, 1961. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
15. Hernon, Jack (June 22, 1961). "Don't Count Out Pirates–Murtaugh: 'We'll Make Noise Yet,' Says Pilot; Game Rained Out". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
16. "Giants, Phils Deadlock in Marathon, 7-7: 15-Frame Battle Is Longest Night Game in History". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). June 29, 1961. p. 29. Retrieved March 10, 2016. The contest was called after each team had scored three runs in the 15th by the National League rule which prohibits starting an inning after 12:50 a. m.
17. "Giants, Phillies Battle to a Tie". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). June 29, 1961. p. 15, part 2. Retrieved March 10, 2016. ... the longest night game, in time, in major league history ...
18. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 24, 1961. p. 32. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
19. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. August 27, 1961. p. 2 (sports). Retrieved March 17, 2016.
20. "1961 Philadelphia Phillies Roster by Baseball Almanac". Retrieved March 18, 2016.
21. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1961 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference