1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 83–71 (.539), 4th place (10 games behind) in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1961 Al Spangler 68 97 23 26 2 0 0 6 28 9 4 2 .268 .432 .289 .721
1961 Billy Martin 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Bob Hendley 19 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 .030 .086 .030 .116
1961 Bob Buhl 32 62 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 30 0 0 .065 .134 .065 .199
1961 Bob Boyd 36 41 3 10 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 .244 .256 .244 .500
1961 Carl Willey 35 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 0 .018 .034 .018 .052
1961 Charlie Lau 28 85 3 17 5 0 0 5 14 11 1 1 .200 .314 .259 .573
1961 Claude Raymond 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Del Crandall 15 31 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .194 .219 .290 .509
1961 Don Nottebart 38 39 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 .179 .238 .179 .418
1961 Don McMahon 53 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
1961 Eddie Mathews 152 573 103 175 23 6 32 91 93 95 12 7 .305 .402 .534 .936
1961 Felix Mantilla 45 94 13 20 3 0 1 5 10 16 1 1 .213 .295 .277 .572
1961 Frank Thomas 124 425 58 120 13 3 25 67 29 70 2 4 .282 .334 .504 .838
1961 Frank Bolling 148 595 86 153 16 4 15 56 57 62 7 3 .257 .324 .373 .697
1961 Gino Cimoli 37 120 12 23 5 0 3 4 11 15 1 0 .192 .260 .308 .568
1961 Hank Aaron 155 604 115 197 39 10 34 120 56 64 21 9 .326 .380 .593 .973
1961 Hawk Taylor 20 26 1 5 0 0 1 1 3 11 0 1 .192 .276 .308 .584
1961 Joe Adcock 152 566 77 160 20 0 35 108 59 94 2 1 .283 .351 .504 .855
1961 Joe Torre 113 408 40 113 21 4 10 42 28 60 3 5 .277 .329 .422 .750
1961 John DeMerit 32 74 5 12 3 0 2 5 5 19 0 0 .162 .225 .284 .509
1961 Johnny Logan 18 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .105 .150 .158 .308
1961 Johnny Antonelli 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Ken Mackenzie 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Lee Maye 110 375 68 101 11 5 14 41 36 50 10 1 .269 .336 .437 .773
1961 Lew Burdette 42 106 10 21 5 0 3 11 2 39 0 0 .198 .213 .330 .543
1961 Mack Jones 28 105 13 24 3 2 0 12 12 28 4 4 .229 .319 .295 .615
1961 Mel Roach 13 37 3 6 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 .162 .238 .243 .481
1961 Moe Drabowsky 16 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1961 Neil Chrisley 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
1961 Ron Piche 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Roy McMillan 154 516 42 111 16 0 7 48 61 86 2 4 .215 .299 .287 .586
1961 Sammy White 21 65 1 14 1 0 1 5 2 9 0 0 .215 .235 .277 .512
1961 Tony Cloninger 19 32 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 .156 .182 .156 .338
1961 Warren Spahn 39 96 13 21 7 0 4 15 7 33 0 0 .219 .274 .417 .690
1961 Wes Covington 9 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .190 .261 .238 .499
– – 154 5,350 712 1,365 199 34 188 662 534 880 70 43 .255 .324 .410 .735

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1961 Bob Hendley 19 97.0 5 7 0 0 0 96 46 42 39 0 44 13 0 3 0 3.90 1.39
1961 Bob Buhl 32 188.1 9 10 0 0 0 180 99 86 98 5 77 28 0 9 1 4.11 1.48
1961 Carl Willey 35 159.2 6 12 0 0 0 147 71 68 65 2 91 22 0 4 0 3.83 1.33
1961 Chi-Chi Olivo 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 4.00
1961 Claude Raymond 13 20.1 1 0 2 0 0 22 9 9 9 1 13 0 0 0 0 3.98 1.52
1961 Don Nottebart 38 126.1 6 7 3 0 0 117 61 57 48 2 66 11 0 2 0 4.06 1.31
1961 Don McMahon 53 92.0 6 4 8 0 0 84 35 29 51 2 55 0 0 0 0 2.84 1.47
1961 George Brunet 5 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.80
1961 Johnny Antonelli 9 10.2 1 0 0 0 0 16 9 9 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 7.59 1.78
1961 Ken Mackenzie 5 7.0 0 1 0 0 0 8 5 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 5.14 1.43
1961 Lew Burdette 40 272.1 18 11 0 0 0 295 131 121 33 3 92 36 0 14 3 4.00 1.20
1961 Moe Drabowsky 16 25.1 0 2 2 0 0 26 15 13 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 4.62 1.74
1961 Ron Piche 12 23.1 2 2 1 0 0 20 12 9 16 0 16 1 0 1 0 3.47 1.54
1961 Seth Morehead 12 15.1 1 0 0 0 0 16 11 11 7 1 13 0 0 0 0 6.46 1.50
1961 Tony Cloninger 19 84.0 7 2 0 0 0 84 49 49 33 1 51 10 0 3 0 5.25 1.39
1961 Warren Spahn 38 262.2 21 13 0 0 0 236 96 88 64 4 115 34 0 21 4 3.02 1.14
– – 154 1,391.1 83 71 16 0 0 1,357 656 602 493 23 652 155 0 57 8 3.89 1.33

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1961 Bob Hendley P 19 6 24 1 31 0 .968 1.58
1961 Bob Buhl P 32 16 37 1 54 1 .981 1.66
1961 Carl Willey P 35 9 42 0 51 3 1.000 1.46
1961 Chi-Chi Olivo P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Claude Raymond P 13 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 0.54
1961 Don Nottebart P 38 9 31 1 41 1 .976 1.05
1961 Don McMahon P 53 7 23 3 33 1 .909 0.57
1961 George Brunet P 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 0.60
1961 Johnny Antonelli P 9 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.22
1961 Ken Mackenzie P 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 0.60
1961 Lew Burdette P 40 27 60 1 88 2 .989 2.17
1961 Moe Drabowsky P 16 1 7 1 9 0 .889 0.50
1961 Ron Piche P 12 0 6 0 6 1 1.000 0.50
1961 Seth Morehead P 12 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.17
1961 Tony Cloninger P 19 11 16 0 27 0 1.000 1.42
1961 Warren Spahn P 38 16 63 2 81 7 .975 2.08
1961 Charlie Lau C 25 114 7 4 125 2 9 5 35.7% .968 4.84
1961 Del Crandall C 5 17 3 0 20 0 2 1 33.3% 1.000 4.00
1961 Hawk Taylor C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% .000 0.00
1961 Joe Torre C 112 494 50 10 554 4 29 28 49.1% .982 4.86
1961 Phil Roof C 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.00
1961 Sammy White C 20 107 5 3 115 0 3 2 40.0% .974 5.60
1961 Bob Boyd 1B 3 20 5 0 25 3 1.000 8.33
1961 Frank Thomas 1B 11 48 4 0 52 6 1.000 4.73
1961 Joe Adcock 1B 148 1,471 102 11 1,584 133 .993 10.63
1961 Mel Roach 1B 2 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 9.00
1961 Felix Mantilla 2B 10 25 27 1 53 4 .981 5.20
1961 Frank Bolling 2B 148 326 489 10 825 112 .988 5.51
1961 Eddie Mathews 3B 151 168 281 18 467 30 .961 2.97
1961 Felix Mantilla 3B 6 5 11 1 17 1 .941 2.67
1961 Hank Aaron 3B 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 2.00
1961 Felix Mantilla SS 19 5 9 1 15 2 .933 0.74
1961 Johnny Logan SS 2 0 3 0 3 1 1.000 1.50
1961 Roy McMillan SS 154 257 496 19 772 110 .975 4.89
1961 Al Spangler LF 23 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 0.83
1961 Felix Mantilla LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1961 Frank Thomas LF 108 199 4 10 213 0 .953 1.88
1961 Hawk Taylor LF 5 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 1.80
1961 John DeMerit LF 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 2.50
1961 Lee Maye LF 25 39 1 1 41 0 .976 1.60
1961 Mel Roach LF 9 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 1.33
1961 Wes Covington LF 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.60
1961 Al Spangler CF 21 38 2 0 40 0 1.000 1.90
1961 Felix Mantilla CF 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1961 Gino Cimoli CF 30 61 0 1 62 0 .984 2.03
1961 Hank Aaron CF 83 211 2 4 217 0 .982 2.57
1961 John DeMerit CF 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 2.00
1961 Mack Jones CF 26 44 2 0 46 1 1.000 1.77
1961 Al Spangler RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Felix Mantilla RF 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 1.67
1961 Frank Thomas RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Gino Cimoli RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1961 Hank Aaron RF 78 167 11 3 181 2 .983 2.28
1961 John DeMerit RF 15 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 1.80
1961 Lee Maye RF 73 124 5 4 133 0 .970 1.77
– – 154 4,162 1,848 111 6,121 427 43 36 45.6% .982 39.03

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Frequently asked questions about the 1961 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 197 hits in 155 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with a .326 batting average in 155 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Joe Adcock led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 35 home runs in 152 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with a .402 on-base percentage (OBP) in 152 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with a .593 slugging percentage in 155 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Hank Aaron led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 21 stolen bases in 155 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn had a 3.02 earned-run average (ERA) in 38 games, the lowest on the 1961 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn had a 1.14 WHIP in 38 games, the lowest on the 1961 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 115 strikeouts in 38 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 21 wins in 38 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1961 Atlanta Braves?

Don McMahon led the 1961 Atlanta Braves with 8 saves in 53 games.