1961 New York Yankees roster

23 players appeared for the New York Yankees in the 1961 MLB season. They won the 1961 World Series, 4-1.

1961 Yankees roster: batting

1961 New York Yankees 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.
Bobby Richardson162662801733499.261.295.610
Tony Kubek153617841708461.276.306.701
Roger Maris161590132159611420.269.372.993
Bill Skowron1505617615028890.267.318.790
Mickey Mantle1535141321635412812.317.4481.135
Clete Boyer1485046111311551.224.308.656
Elston Howard1294466415521770.348.387.936
Yogi Berra1193956210722612.271.330.795
Hector Lopez9324327543221.222.292.596
Johnny Blanchard93243387421541.305.382.995
Joe Demaestri304116020.146.146.293
Jack Reed281342010.154.214.368
Jesse Gonder151224030.333.467.883
Tom Tresh9812000.250.250.500

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

1961 Yankees roster: pitching

1961 New York Yankees 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.
Whitey FordP39392543.21283.02091.180
Ralph TerryP31271633.15188.1861.080
Rollie SheldonP35211153.60162.2841.250
Jim CoatesP43111153.44141.1801.285
Luis ArroyoP6501552.19119.0871.1129
Bob TurleyP1512355.7572.0481.740
Hal ReniffP250202.5845.1211.372
Al DowningP51018.009.0122.110
Duke MaasP100054.000.106.000

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.