The Detroit Tigers were 101-61 in 1961. They finished 2nd in the AL.
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Riley Greene and Framber Valdez lead Tigers past Gerrit Cole, Yankees for 4th straight win
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Riley Greene and Framber Valdez lead Tigers past Gerrit Cole, Yankees 5-3 for 4th straight win
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Dingler's late RBIs, Vierling's bloop single help Tigers sweep White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings
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Troy Melton allows one hit in six innings, Tigers beat White Sox 4-1
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Tigers rookie Trei Cruz makes history for family with MLB debut
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,561 | 841 | 1,481 | 215 | 53 | 180 | 779 | 673 | 38 | 865 | 98 | 36 | .266 | .347 | .421 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 12th | 2nd | 11th | 4th | 1st | 3rd |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 101 | 61 | 3.55 | 836 | 10 | 30 | 1459.1 | 1,404 | 575 | 671 | 170 | 469 | 29 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 4th | 7th | 16th | 3rd | 6th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 28 | .632 | ||
42 | 36 | .538 | 7.0 | |
41 | 38 | .519 | 8.5 | |
40 | 39 | .506 | 9.5 | |
34 | 43 | .442 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
47 | 29 | .618 | ||
42 | 34 | .553 | 5.0 | |
40 | 37 | .519 | 7.5 | |
39 | 39 | .500 | 9.0 | |
37 | 40 | .481 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 29 | .633 | ||
39 | 37 | .513 | 9.5 | |
39 | 39 | .500 | 10.5 | |
31 | 46 | .403 | 18.0 | |
31 | 48 | .392 | 19.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 31 | .597 | ||
43 | 32 | .573 | 2.0 | |
39 | 39 | .500 | 7.5 | |
38 | 42 | .475 | 9.5 | |
31 | 45 | .408 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 37 | .519 | ||
41 | 38 | .519 | ||
38 | 42 | .475 | 3.5 | |
34 | 44 | .436 | 6.5 | |
33 | 46 | .418 | 8.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
40 | 39 | .506 | ||
38 | 40 | .487 | 1.5 | |
38 | 40 | .487 | 1.5 | |
37 | 43 | .463 | 3.5 | |
32 | 48 | .400 | 8.5 |
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