The St. Louis Cardinals were 80-74 in 1961. They finished 5th in the NL.
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Nolan Arenado closes in on 2,000 career hits, Diamondbacks top the Cardinals 5-3
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D-backs lose to Cardinals after star Ketel Marte fails to use ABS system on blown call
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Wetherholt hits solo HR, Winn has 3 RBIs to lead the Cardinals past the D-backs 5-4
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Wetherholt has $20 million in escalators as part of $112.5 million, 8-year contract with Cardinals
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Braves rally in 9th for 4-3 victory over Cardinals
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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 41 | .577 | ||
55 | 44 | .556 | 2.0 | |
52 | 47 | .525 | 5.0 | |
49 | 49 | .500 | 7.5 | |
41 | 58 | .414 | 16.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 37 | .622 | ||
55 | 43 | .561 | 6.0 | |
51 | 46 | .526 | 9.5 | |
51 | 47 | .520 | 10.0 | |
44 | 53 | .454 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 36 | .633 | ||
50 | 48 | .510 | 12.0 | |
48 | 50 | .490 | 14.0 | |
42 | 55 | .433 | 19.5 | |
40 | 60 | .400 | 23.0 |
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Diamondbacks
Padres
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 40 | .583 | ||
54 | 43 | .557 | 2.5 | |
48 | 48 | .500 | 8.0 | |
48 | 51 | .485 | 9.5 | |
46 | 52 | .469 | 11.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 46 | .526 | ||
51 | 47 | .520 | 0.5 | |
49 | 50 | .495 | 3.0 | |
45 | 52 | .464 | 6.0 | |
40 | 59 | .404 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 48 | .510 | ||
48 | 50 | .490 | 2.0 | |
47 | 53 | .470 | 4.0 | |
41 | 56 | .423 | 8.5 | |
38 | 60 | .388 | 12.0 |
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