The St. Louis Cardinals were 80-74 in 1961. They finished 5th in the NL.
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Herrera and Hjerpe lead Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Rockies
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Rockies use 6-run 5th inning to beat Cardinals 10-7
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Cardinals, Rockies players tilt caps a day after umpire Eddings' comments to St. Louis rookie
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Iván Herrera's 3-run homer in the 9th inning rallies the Cardinals to a 7-6 win over the Rockies
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Teoscar Hernández delivers a dramatic 9th-inning walk-off double as Dodgers top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 72 | .500 | 16.5 | |
71 | 73 | .493 | 17.5 | |
69 | 74 | .483 | 19.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
86 | 57 | .601 | ||
77 | 68 | .531 | 10.0 | |
76 | 68 | .528 | 10.5 | |
59 | 85 | .410 | 27.5 | |
55 | 88 | .385 | 31.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | 58 | .594 | ||
81 | 62 | .566 | 4.0 | |
80 | 65 | .552 | 6.0 | |
72 | 72 | .500 | 13.5 | |
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 | |
57 | 87 | .396 | 16.0 | |
54 | 90 | .375 | 19.0 |

