The St. Louis Cardinals were 80-74 in 1961. They finished 5th in the NL.
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Alec Burleson drives in 3 as Cardinals beat Phillies 7-1 to win series
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Pallante silences the Phillies as Pereira’s homer lifts the Cardinals over Phillies 2-0
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Schwarber, Sosa and Painter power the Phillies to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals
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JJ Wetherholt hits tiebreaking double and Alec Burleson homers as Cardinals top Rockies 7-4
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Jake McCarthy homers twice as the Rockies get past the Cardinals, 8-6
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 5,307 | 703 | 1,436 | 236 | 51 | 103 | 657 | 494 | 33 | 745 | 46 | 28 | .271 | .334 | .393 |
Team Rank | 13th | 12th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 16th | 12th | 14th | 6th | 4th | 12th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 13th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 80 | 74 | 3.74 | 823 | 9 | 24 | 1368.2 | 1,334 | 569 | 668 | 136 | 570 | 24 |
Team Rank | 9th | 8th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 12th | 17th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 11th | 4th |
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| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 46 | .617 | ||
68 | 52 | .567 | 6.0 | |
64 | 56 | .533 | 10.0 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 16.0 | |
58 | 63 | .479 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 57 | .521 | ||
60 | 62 | .492 | 3.5 | |
59 | 61 | .492 | 3.5 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 4.0 | |
49 | 73 | .402 | 14.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 60 | .508 | ||
60 | 61 | .496 | 1.5 | |
56 | 65 | .463 | 5.5 | |
47 | 74 | .388 | 14.5 | |
47 | 74 | .388 | 14.5 |
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Angels| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 48 | .603 | ||
64 | 58 | .525 | 9.5 | |
62 | 59 | .512 | 11.0 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 14.5 | |
53 | 69 | .434 | 20.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 47 | .612 | ||
71 | 50 | .587 | 3.0 | |
61 | 60 | .504 | 13.0 | |
57 | 62 | .479 | 16.0 | |
58 | 64 | .475 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
73 | 48 | .603 | ||
65 | 57 | .533 | 8.5 | |
64 | 58 | .525 | 9.5 | |
50 | 71 | .413 | 23.0 | |
48 | 73 | .397 | 25.0 |
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