1961 MLB season (Jayverse)
The 1961 MLB Season is the 61st Season for Major League Baseball and is also the Final Season before the League Expands to 32 Teams
Top Draft Choices
Paul Edmondson (SP) - Chicago White Sox
Roy Gleason (LF) - Boston Red Sox
Tommy John (SP) - Chicago White Sox
Dan McGinn (RP) - Kansas City Monarchs
Merv Rettenmund (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
Jerry Robertson (RP) - St. Louis Cardinals
Vicente Romo (SP) - Cleveland Buckeyes
Jose Vidal (CF) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Nelson Briles (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Epstein (1B) - Washington Senators
Bob Gebhard (RP) - Minnesota Twins
John Hiller (RP) - Detroit Tigers
Bob Johnson (SP) - New York Giants
Ricky Ledesma (CL) - Minnesota Twins
Mickey Lolich (SP) - Detroit Tigers
Final Standings
AL East: Baltimore Orioles (120-46), Cleveland Buckeyes (96-70), Detroit Tigers (92-74), New York Yankees (92-74), Boston Red Sox (82-84), Philadelphia Athletics (76-90)
AL West: Seattle Rainiers (86-80), San Francisco Seals (85-81), Chicago White Sox (79-87), Los Angeles Angels (69-97), Kansas City Monarchs (64-102), Dallas Rangers (55-111)
NL East: New York Giants (104-62), Brooklyn Dodgers (97-69), Philadelphia Phillies (82-84), Atlanta Braves (81-85), Pittsburgh Pirates (73-93), Washington Nationals (56-110)
NL West: Minnesota Twins (96-70), Cincinnati Reds (90-76), St. Louis Cardinals (89-77), Chicago Cubs (83-83), Milwaukee Brewers (81-85), Los Angeles Knights (64-102)
ALCS: Baltimore def. Seattle 4-1
NLCS: Minnesota def. NY Giants 4-3
WS: Minnesota def. Baltimore 4-1
League Leaders
Batting Average - Brooks Robinson (Brooklyn) .356
Home Runs - Mike Solomko (Cincinnati) 44
RBI - Bob Perry (Detroit) 131
Stolen Bases - Luis Camejo (Dallas) 34
OBP + Slugging % - Mike Solomko (Cincinnati) 1.030
ERA - Tom Gibson (Baltimore) 1.93
Wins - Kazuhisa Inao (Baltimore) 24
Strikeouts - Ed Albrecht (Chicago Cubs) 285