The Kansas City Athletics were 61-100 in 1961. They finished 9th in the AL.
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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
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Bolte's first career multihomer game leads Athletics over Rangers 9-2
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 | 59 | .590 | ||
81 | 63 | .563 | 4.0 | |
72 | 73 | .497 | 13.5 | |
67 | 79 | .459 | 19.0 | |
66 | 78 | .458 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
89 | 56 | .614 | ||
81 | 64 | .559 | 8.0 | |
72 | 73 | .497 | 17.0 | |
71 | 73 | .493 | 17.5 | |
69 | 75 | .479 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
87 | 57 | .604 | ||
77 | 68 | .531 | 10.5 | |
76 | 68 | .528 | 11.0 | |
60 | 85 | .414 | 27.5 | |
55 | 88 | .385 | 31.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | 58 | .594 | ||
81 | 62 | .566 | 4.0 | |
80 | 65 | .552 | 6.0 | |
72 | 73 | .497 | 14.0 | |
70 | 75 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 68 | .524 | ||
73 | 72 | .503 | 3.0 | |
68 | 76 | .472 | 7.5 | |
66 | 78 | .458 | 9.5 | |
64 | 81 | .441 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
73 | 71 | .507 | ||
71 | 73 | .493 | 2.0 | |
67 | 77 | .465 | 6.0 | |
58 | 87 | .400 | 15.5 | |
54 | 90 | .375 | 19.0 |
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