1961 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Fred Hutchinson

Reached the 1961 World Series, lost 4-1

29 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1961 MLB season. They reached the 1961 World Series and lost 4-1.

1961 Reds roster: batting

1961 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Vada Pinson22154607101208168723.343.379.883
Gene Freese271525757815926878.277.307.774
Frank Robinson251535451171763712422.323.4041.015
Gordy Coleman261505206314926871.287.341.845
Eddie Kasko29126469641272274.271.320.655
Wally Post3199282448320570.294.346.932
Gus Bell3210323527603331.255.298.642
Jerry Zimmerman26762048420101.206.252.483
Leo Cardenas227419823615241.308.353.838
Jerry Lynch3096181335713502.315.4071.031
Johnny Edwards235214514272141.186.279.541
Elio Chacon24611322635251.265.374.745
Jim Baumer30102403000.125.125.250
Willie Jones359710000.000.222.222
Cliff Cook244500000.000.000.000
Harry Anderson294401000.250.250.500
Joe Gaines245320000.000.400.400
Hal Bevan303311110.333.3331.667

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

1961 Reds roster: pitching

1961 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Jim O'tooleP2439351993.10252.21781.272
Joey JayP25343421103.53247.11571.250
Bob PurkeyP31363416123.73246.11161.201
Ken HuntP2229229103.96136.1751.440
Jim MaloneyP212711674.3794.2571.532
Jim BrosnanP315301043.0480.0401.1916
Jay HookP24225137.7662.2361.680
Sherman JonesP26242114.4255.0321.422
Bill HenryP33470212.1953.1531.2216
Howie NunnP25240213.5837.2261.570
Marshall BridgesP30130017.8420.2171.790

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.