The Kansas City Athletics were 61-100 in 1961. They finished 9th in the AL.
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Henry Bolte's homer in the 4th inning helps Athletics beat Blue Jays 2-0
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Athletics prospects Leo De Vries and Jamie Arnold out indefinitely after injuries
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Okamoto and Smith hit homers to help Blue Jays down Athletics 4-2
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Woo, Raleigh and Crawford power the Mariners to a 2-0 win over the Athletics
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Athletics hit 4 home runs in 3rd inning of 7-6 victory over Mariners
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,423 | 683 | 1,342 | 216 | 47 | 90 | 631 | 580 | 25 | 770 | 58 | 22 | .247 | .320 | .354 |
Team Rank | 8th | 16th | 15th | 11th | 6th | 18th | 16th | 7th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 3rd | 15th | 16th | 18th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 61 | 100 | 4.74 | 703 | 5 | 23 | 1415.0 | 1,519 | 746 | 863 | 141 | 629 | 53 |
Team Rank | 16th | 16th | 18th | 16th | 16th | 13th | 10th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 6th | 16th | 18th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | 61 | .582 | ||
82 | 64 | .562 | 3.0 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 13.5 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 17.0 | |
67 | 81 | .453 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
91 | 56 | .619 | ||
81 | 66 | .551 | 10.0 | |
73 | 73 | .500 | 17.5 | |
72 | 75 | .490 | 19.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 21.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 57 | .610 | ||
78 | 68 | .534 | 11.0 | |
78 | 69 | .531 | 11.5 | |
62 | 85 | .422 | 27.5 | |
55 | 90 | .379 | 33.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 58 | .600 | ||
83 | 62 | .572 | 4.0 | |
80 | 67 | .544 | 8.0 | |
73 | 74 | .497 | 15.0 | |
71 | 76 | .483 | 17.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 70 | .517 | ||
74 | 73 | .503 | 2.0 | |
69 | 77 | .473 | 6.5 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 8.5 | |
65 | 82 | .442 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 72 | .507 | ||
72 | 74 | .493 | 2.0 | |
68 | 78 | .466 | 6.0 | |
59 | 88 | .401 | 15.5 | |
56 | 90 | .384 | 18.0 |
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