The Pittsburgh Pirates were 75-79 in 1961. They finished 6th in the NL.
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Conine, Hernández homers, Junk's solid 6 innings lead Marlins to an 8-2 win over Pirates
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Eury Pérez outpitches Paul Skenes and Esteury Ruiz homers as the Marlins beat the Pirates
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Eury Pérez outpitches Paul Skenes and Esteury Ruiz homers as the Marlins beat the Pirates 2-0
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Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets' 11-1 rout of Pirates
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Chandler cruises through 6 innings as Pirates beat Mets 9-0 to end 4-game skid
1961 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 5,311 | 694 | 1,448 | 232 | 57 | 128 | 646 | 428 | 27 | 721 | 26 | 30 | .273 | .328 | .410 |
Team Rank | 12th | 13th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 13th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 3rd | 18th | 7th | 1st | 9th | 7th |
1961 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 75 | 79 | 3.92 | 759 | 9 | 29 | 1362.0 | 1,442 | 593 | 675 | 121 | 400 | 25 |
Team Rank | 12th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 5th | 10th | 18th | 13th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 5th |
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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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