The New York Yankees were 109-53 in 1961. They finished 1st in the AL. They won in the 1961 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1, to win their nineteenth championship.
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Bellinger and Goldschmidt homer as surging Yankees beat White Sox 10-5
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Jones, Rice and Goldschmidt homer off Martin in Yankees' 12-2 rout of White Sox
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone speaks to MLB about José Caballero's delay-of-game warning
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Yankees rally with 5-run 9th inning to beat Blue Jays 8-3
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Rice hits tiebreaking HR in ninth inning, Caballero also connects as Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-3
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,559 | 827 | 1,461 | 194 | 40 | 240 | 781 | 543 | 35 | 785 | 28 | 18 | .263 | .330 | .442 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 16th | 9th | 1st | 1st | 10th | 4th | 8th | 17th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 1st |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 109 | 53 | 3.46 | 866 | 11 | 39 | 1451.0 | 1,288 | 558 | 612 | 137 | 542 | 32 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 7th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
40 | 35 | .533 | 7.0 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.0 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 10.0 | |
34 | 41 | .453 | 13.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
40 | 33 | .548 | 5.5 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 7.5 | |
38 | 37 | .507 | 8.5 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 27 | .640 | ||
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 9.5 | |
31 | 43 | .419 | 16.5 | |
28 | 47 | .373 | 20.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 28 | .616 | ||
41 | 30 | .577 | 3.0 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 9.0 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 11.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 34 | .534 | ||
40 | 35 | .533 | ||
36 | 40 | .474 | 4.5 | |
31 | 45 | .408 | 9.5 | |
30 | 44 | .405 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 37 | .513 | ||
37 | 38 | .493 | 1.5 | |
35 | 39 | .473 | 3.0 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 4.0 | |
30 | 46 | .395 | 9.0 |
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