1961 New York Yankees Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 109–53 (.673), 1st place in American 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 Downing 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Art Ditmar 12 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
1961 Bill Skowron 150 561 76 150 23 4 28 89 35 108 0 0 .267 .318 .472 .790
1961 Bill Stafford 36 70 5 12 2 1 0 3 4 11 0 0 .171 .216 .229 .445
1961 Billy Gardner 41 100 11 21 5 0 1 2 6 18 0 0 .210 .275 .290 .565
1961 Bob Cerv 57 118 17 32 5 1 6 20 12 17 1 0 .271 .344 .483 .827
1961 Bob Hale 11 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
1961 Bob Turley 15 24 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 0 .083 .080 .083 .163
1961 Bobby Richardson 162 672 80 173 17 5 3 49 30 23 9 7 .257 .290 .311 .601
1961 Bud Daley 23 47 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 .128 .146 .149 .295
1961 Clete Boyer 148 505 61 113 19 5 11 55 63 83 1 3 .224 .308 .347 .654
1961 Danny McDevitt 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
1961 Deron Johnson 13 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 .105 .182 .105 .287
1961 Earl Torgeson 22 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 1 .111 .385 .111 .496
1961 Elston Howard 129 447 64 155 17 5 21 77 28 65 0 3 .347 .386 .548 .934
1961 Hal Reniff 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Hector Lopez 93 245 27 54 7 2 3 22 24 38 1 0 .220 .289 .302 .591
1961 Jack Reed 28 13 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
1961 Jesse Gonder 15 12 2 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 .333 .467 .417 .883
1961 Jim Coates 43 43 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 0 .023 .067 .023 .090
1961 Joe DeMaestri 30 41 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 .146 .146 .146 .293
1961 Johnny Blanchard 93 243 38 74 10 1 21 54 27 28 1 0 .305 .382 .613 .995
1961 Lee Thomas 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1961 Luis Arroyo 65 28 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .321 .571
1961 Mickey Mantle 153 515 132 163 16 6 54 128 126 112 12 1 .317 .447 .685 1.133
1961 Ralph Terry 31 71 3 15 2 0 0 5 1 16 0 0 .211 .219 .239 .459
1961 Roger Maris 161 590 132 159 16 4 61 142 94 67 0 0 .269 .372 .620 .993
1961 Rollie Sheldon 36 58 1 7 0 0 0 4 2 24 0 0 .121 .150 .121 .271
1961 Tex Clevenger 21 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
1961 Tom Tresh 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1961 Tony Kubek 153 627 84 170 38 6 8 46 27 60 1 3 .271 .301 .389 .690
1961 Whitey Ford 39 101 11 17 1 0 0 10 12 17 0 0 .168 .254 .178 .433
1961 Yogi Berra 119 395 62 107 11 0 22 61 35 28 2 0 .271 .330 .466 .795
– – 162 5,616 827 1,461 194 40 240 782 543 785 28 18 .260 .327 .437 .764

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1961 Al Downing 5 9.0 0 1 0 0 0 7 8 8 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 8.00 2.11
1961 Art Ditmar 12 54.1 2 3 0 0 0 59 33 28 14 2 24 8 0 1 0 4.64 1.34
1961 Bill Stafford 36 195.0 14 9 2 0 0 168 65 58 59 5 101 25 0 8 3 2.68 1.16
1961 Bob Turley 15 72.0 3 5 0 0 0 74 47 46 51 4 48 12 0 1 0 5.75 1.74
1961 Bud Daley 23 129.2 8 9 0 0 0 127 63 57 51 4 83 17 0 7 0 3.96 1.37
1961 Danny McDevitt 8 13.0 1 2 1 0 0 18 11 11 8 1 8 2 0 0 0 7.62 2.00
1961 Duke Maas 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53.99 6.00
1961 Hal Reniff 25 45.1 2 0 2 0 0 31 14 13 31 0 21 0 0 0 0 2.58 1.37
1961 Jim Coates 43 141.1 11 5 5 0 0 128 60 54 53 7 80 11 0 4 1 3.44 1.28
1961 Johnny James 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75
1961 Luis Arroyo 65 119.0 15 5 29 0 0 83 34 29 49 3 87 0 0 0 0 2.19 1.11
1961 Ralph Terry 31 188.1 16 3 0 0 0 162 74 66 42 1 86 27 0 9 2 3.15 1.08
1961 Rollie Sheldon 35 162.2 11 5 0 0 0 149 70 65 55 2 84 21 0 6 2 3.60 1.25
1961 Ryne Duren 4 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.20
1961 Tex Clevenger 21 31.2 1 1 0 0 0 35 20 17 21 1 14 0 0 0 0 4.83 1.77
1961 Whitey Ford 39 283.0 25 4 0 0 0 242 108 101 92 1 209 39 0 11 3 3.21 1.18
– – 162 1,451.0 109 53 39 0 0 1,288 612 558 542 32 866 163 0 47 11 3.46 1.26

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1961 Al Downing P 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.40
1961 Art Ditmar P 12 4 12 0 16 0 1.000 1.33
1961 Bill Stafford P 36 7 29 1 37 5 .973 1.00
1961 Bob Turley P 15 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 0.80
1961 Bud Daley P 23 10 16 2 28 2 .929 1.13
1961 Danny McDevitt P 8 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.37
1961 Duke Maas P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Hal Reniff P 25 3 5 1 9 0 .889 0.32
1961 Jim Coates P 43 12 19 2 33 2 .939 0.72
1961 Johnny James P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Luis Arroyo P 65 2 15 1 18 0 .944 0.26
1961 Ralph Terry P 31 20 30 0 50 1 1.000 1.61
1961 Rollie Sheldon P 35 11 30 0 41 3 1.000 1.17
1961 Ryne Duren P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Tex Clevenger P 21 5 6 0 11 1 1.000 0.52
1961 Whitey Ford P 39 12 45 5 62 5 .919 1.46
1961 Elston Howard C 111 635 43 5 683 4 20 20 50.0% .993 6.11
1961 Johnny Blanchard C 48 268 18 3 289 2 18 5 21.7% .990 5.96
1961 Yogi Berra C 15 76 8 0 84 0 6 6 50.0% 1.000 5.60
1961 Bill Skowron 1B 149 1,228 102 10 1,340 146 .993 8.93
1961 Bob Cerv 1B 3 24 3 0 27 2 1.000 9.00
1961 Bob Hale 1B 5 15 1 0 16 1 1.000 3.20
1961 Earl Torgeson 1B 8 29 2 1 32 7 .969 3.87
1961 Elston Howard 1B 9 90 4 1 95 12 .989 10.44
1961 Billy Gardner 2B 6 9 7 0 16 2 1.000 2.67
1961 Bobby Richardson 2B 161 413 376 18 807 136 .978 4.90
1961 Joe DeMaestri 2B 5 9 6 0 15 2 1.000 3.00
1961 Billy Gardner 3B 33 26 54 4 84 6 .952 2.42
1961 Clete Boyer 3B 141 151 353 17 521 36 .967 3.57
1961 Deron Johnson 3B 8 2 15 0 17 0 1.000 2.12
1961 Joe DeMaestri 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Clete Boyer SS 12 19 20 0 39 5 1.000 3.25
1961 Joe DeMaestri SS 18 15 38 1 54 9 .981 2.94
1961 Tom Tresh SS 3 3 7 0 10 1 1.000 3.33
1961 Tony Kubek SS 145 261 449 30 740 107 .959 4.90
1961 Bob Cerv LF 28 52 1 1 54 0 .981 1.89
1961 Hector Lopez LF 65 109 6 3 118 0 .975 1.77
1961 Jack Reed LF 12 5 0 1 6 0 .833 0.42
1961 Johnny Blanchard LF 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 1.62
1961 Yogi Berra LF 81 147 6 2 155 2 .987 1.89
1961 Bob Cerv CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1961 Jack Reed CF 14 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 0.57
1961 Mickey Mantle CF 150 348 6 6 360 0 .983 2.36
1961 Roger Maris CF 17 30 0 1 31 0 .968 1.76
1961 Hector Lopez RF 9 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 1.56
1961 Jack Reed RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1961 Johnny Blanchard RF 7 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 1.71
1961 Roger Maris RF 150 242 9 8 259 1 .969 1.67
1961 Yogi Berra RF 8 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 1.37
– – 162 4,357 1,754 124 6,235 500 44 31 41.3% .980 37.72

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1961 Bill Skowron 5 17 3 6 0 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 .353 .450 .529 .979
1961 Bill Stafford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Billy Gardner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Bobby Richardson 5 23 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .391 .391 .435 .826
1961 Bud Daley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Clete Boyer 5 15 0 4 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .267 .421 .400 .821
1961 Elston Howard 5 20 5 5 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 .250 .318 .550 .868
1961 Hector Lopez 4 10 3 3 0 1 1 7 2 3 0 0 .300 .417 .800 1.217
1961 Jack Reed 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Jim Coates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Johnny Blanchard 4 10 4 4 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.100 1.600
1961 Luis Arroyo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Mickey Mantle 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1961 Ralph Terry 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 Roger Maris 5 19 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 .105 .261 .316 .577
1961 Tony Kubek 5 22 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 .227 .261 .227 .488
1961 Whitey Ford 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1961 Yogi Berra 4 11 2 3 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 .273 .500 .545 1.045
– – 5 168 27 42 8 1 7 26 24 25 1 1 .250 .342 .435 .776

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1961 Bill Stafford 1 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2.70 1.35
1961 Bud Daley 2 7.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.71
1961 Jim Coates 1 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50
1961 Luis Arroyo 2 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.50
1961 Ralph Terry 2 9.1 0 1 0 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 4.82 1.50
1961 Whitey Ford 2 14.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 0.00 0.50
– – 8 45.0 4 1 1 0 0 35 13 8 8 3 27 5 0 1 1 1.60 0.96

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1961 Bill Stafford P 1 1 0 1 2 0 .500 1.00
1961 Bud Daley P 2 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0.00
1961 Jim Coates P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Luis Arroyo P 2 1 1 1 3 0 .667 1.00
1961 Ralph Terry P 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1961 Whitey Ford P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1961 Elston Howard C 5 31 0 0 31 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 6.20
1961 Bill Skowron 1B 5 46 5 0 51 1 1.000 10.20
1961 Bobby Richardson 2B 5 10 16 0 26 1 1.000 5.20
1961 Clete Boyer 3B 5 6 12 1 19 0 .947 3.60
1961 Tony Kubek SS 5 5 11 0 16 1 1.000 3.20
1961 Hector Lopez LF 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.00
1961 Yogi Berra LF 4 11 0 1 12 0 .917 2.75
1961 Jack Reed CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1961 Mickey Mantle CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1961 Roger Maris CF 4 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 1.75
1961 Hector Lopez RF 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1961 Johnny Blanchard RF 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1961 Roger Maris RF 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.25
– – 5 135 50 5 190 3 0 0 .974 37.00

Awards

Player Award Stats
Roger Maris Most Valuable Player (CF) .269–61–142
Whitey Ford Cy Young Award (P) 25–4, 209 SO, 3.21 ERA
Luis Arroyo All-Star (P) 15–5, 29 Sv, 87 SO, 2.19 ERA
Whitey Ford All-Star (P) 25–4, 209 SO, 3.21 ERA
Whitey Ford All-Star (P) 25–4, 209 SO, 3.21 ERA
Elston Howard All-Star (C) .347–21–77
Elston Howard All-Star (C) .347–21–77
Yogi Berra All-Star (C) .271–22–61, 2 SB
Yogi Berra All-Star (C) .271–22–61, 2 SB
Bill Skowron All-Star (1B) .267–28–89
Tony Kubek All-Star (SS) .271–8–46, 1 SB
Tony Kubek All-Star (SS) .271–8–46, 1 SB
Mickey Mantle All-Star (CF) .317–54–128, 12 SB
Mickey Mantle All-Star (CF) .317–54–128, 12 SB
Roger Maris All-Star (CF) .269–61–142
Roger Maris All-Star (RF) .269–61–142
Bobby Richardson Gold Glove (2B) .978 FPct, 4.90 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1961 New York Yankees

Who had the most hits on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Bobby Richardson led the 1961 New York Yankees with 173 hits in 162 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1961 New York Yankees with a .317 batting average in 153 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Roger Maris led the 1961 New York Yankees with 61 home runs in 161 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1961 New York Yankees with a .447 on-base percentage (OBP) in 153 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1961 New York Yankees with a .685 slugging percentage in 153 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Mickey Mantle led the 1961 New York Yankees with 12 stolen bases in 153 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Bill Stafford had a 2.68 earned-run average (ERA) in 36 games, the lowest on the 1961 New York Yankees.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Ralph Terry had a 1.08 WHIP in 31 games, the lowest on the 1961 New York Yankees.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Whitey Ford led the 1961 New York Yankees with 209 strikeouts in 39 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Whitey Ford led the 1961 New York Yankees with 25 wins in 39 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1961 New York Yankees?

Luis Arroyo led the 1961 New York Yankees with 29 saves in 65 games.