who was nl rookie of the year in 1961

Billy Williams won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 1961.

NAMENLROYSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Billy Williams
B. Williams
1
1961
146
529
75
147
20
7
25
86
45
5
70
6
0
584
256
52
1
4
11
11
.278
.338
.484
.822
83
14.1
.354
111
7.9
NAMEDATENLROYSEASONTMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Billy Williams
B. Williams
10/1/1961
1
1961
vs
5
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
2Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/30/1961
1
1961
vs
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/27/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
4Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/26/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/24/1961
1
1961
@
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
6Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/24/1961
1
1961
@
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
7Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/23/1961
1
1961
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/20/1961
1
1961
@
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/19/1961
1
1961
@
5
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
1
0
0
0
0
10Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/18/1961
1
1961
@
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
11Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/17/1961
1
1961
@
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
12Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/16/1961
1
1961
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/15/1961
1
1961
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/14/1961
1
1961
@
6
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
15Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/14/1961
1
1961
@
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
16Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/12/1961
1
1961
@
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
17Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/10/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
2
0
0
0
0
18Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/9/1961
1
1961
vs
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
19Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/8/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/7/1961
1
1961
vs
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
21Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/6/1961
1
1961
vs
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
22Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/5/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
23Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/4/1961
1
1961
vs
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
24Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/3/1961
1
1961
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Billy Williams
B. Williams
9/3/1961
1
1961
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total1529751472072586455706058425652141111

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