The Pittsburgh Pirates were 75-79 in 1961. They finished 6th in the NL.
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Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings
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Endy Rodriguez was once a cornerstone of the Pirates' rebuild. Now he's just hoping to stick around
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Endy Rodriguez drives in a pair of runs in his return to the majors, Pirates top Rockies 7-2
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Moniak has 3 hits, McCarthy gets unassisted double play from LF as Rockies beat Pirates 10-4
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Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 7th, strikes out 10 as Pirates topple Rockies 3-1
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 5,311 | 694 | 1,448 | 232 | 57 | 128 | 646 | 428 | 27 | 721 | 26 | 30 | .273 | .328 | .410 |
Team Rank | 12th | 13th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 13th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 3rd | 18th | 7th | 1st | 9th | 7th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 75 | 79 | 3.92 | 759 | 9 | 29 | 1362.0 | 1,442 | 593 | 675 | 121 | 400 | 25 |
Team Rank | 12th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 5th | 10th | 18th | 13th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 5th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 14 | .689 | ||
22 | 23 | .489 | 9.0 | |
22 | 23 | .489 | 9.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 11.0 | |
18 | 26 | .409 | 12.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 16 | .644 | ||
25 | 17 | .595 | 2.5 | |
26 | 18 | .591 | 2.5 | |
24 | 21 | .533 | 5.0 | |
24 | 21 | .533 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 18 | .600 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 0.5 | |
21 | 22 | .488 | 5.0 | |
18 | 27 | .400 | 9.0 | |
17 | 28 | .378 | 10.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 14 | .674 | ||
28 | 17 | .622 | 2.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 10.0 | |
19 | 25 | .432 | 10.5 | |
18 | 26 | .409 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 22 | .522 | ||
22 | 22 | .500 | 1.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 3.5 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 3.5 | |
19 | 26 | .422 | 4.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 21 | .523 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 2.0 | |
21 | 23 | .477 | 2.0 | |
18 | 28 | .391 | 6.0 | |
16 | 29 | .356 | 7.5 |