The Chicago Cubs were 64-90 in 1961. They finished 7th in the NL.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong's first career walk-off homer gives Cubs 7-5 win over White Sox in 10 innings
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Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker both homer and drive in 4 runs as the Cardinals pound the Cubs 11-4
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Dansby Swanson headed to IL after hurting himself on a swing in Cubs 11-4 loss to the Cardinals
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Joshua Báez hits 3 homers in first 3 MLB at-bats, Cardinals beat Cubs 8-4
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Joshua Báez first player to homer in first 3 at-bats in the majors, leads Cardinals past Cubs 8-4
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 156 | 5,344 | 689 | 1,364 | 238 | 51 | 176 | 650 | 539 | 32 | 1,027 | 35 | 25 | .255 | .325 | .418 |
Team Rank | 11th | 15th | 12th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 13th | 11th | 8th | 17th | 15th | 4th | 11th | 14th | 5th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 156 | 64 | 90 | 4.48 | 755 | 6 | 25 | 1385.0 | 1,492 | 690 | 800 | 165 | 465 | 35 |
Team Rank | 15th | 13th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 11th | 13th | 17th | 16th | 17th | 13th | 2nd | 15th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 51 | .592 | ||
68 | 58 | .540 | 6.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 10.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 14.5 | |
57 | 69 | .452 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
77 | 48 | .616 | ||
73 | 53 | .579 | 4.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 13.5 | |
61 | 66 | .480 | 17.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 17.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 51 | .595 | ||
67 | 59 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 60 | .524 | 9.0 | |
51 | 73 | .411 | 23.0 | |
50 | 75 | .400 | 24.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 49 | .605 | ||
69 | 55 | .556 | 6.0 | |
67 | 58 | .536 | 8.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 59 | .524 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 4.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 5.5 | |
52 | 74 | .413 | 14.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 62 | .504 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 2.0 | |
59 | 66 | .472 | 4.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 |