1961 Baltimore Orioles roster

31 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 MLB season.

1961 Orioles roster: batting

1961 Baltimore Orioles batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Brooks Robinson163668891927611.287.334.730
Ron Hansen1555335113212511.248.329.677
Jackie Brandt13951693153167210.297.371.815
Jim Gentile14848696147461411.302.4231.069
Gus Triandos115397359717630.244.320.746
Jerry Adair133386411029375.264.326.719
Whitey Herzog11332339945351.291.387.795
Russ Snyder11531246911135.292.333.708
Dick Williams10331037648240.206.251.596
Marv Breeding9024432511165.209.250.504
Earl Robinson9622237598304.266.354.809
Dave Philley9914413361232.250.293.654
Hank Foiles4312418346190.274.336.804
Jim Busby75891523062.258.316.631
Walt Dropo142717120.259.355.725
Boog Powell41301010.077.077.154
Barry Shetrone3701010.143.143.286
Frank Zupo5412000.500.6001.350

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1961 Orioles roster: pitching

1961 Baltimore Orioles pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Steve BarberP373418123.33248.11501.301
Chuck EstradaP33311593.69212.01601.370
Jack FisherP362510133.90196.01181.431
Milt PappasP26231393.04177.2891.191
Hal BrownP27231063.19166.2611.121
Billy HoeftP3512742.02138.01001.173
Dick HallP2913753.09122.1921.084
Hoyt WilhelmP511972.30109.2871.1918
Wes StockP351503.0171.2471.193
Dick HydeP150125.5721.0151.480
Gordon JonesP30005.405.041.001
Jim LehewP20000.002.000.500
John PapaP200018.001.035.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.