Major League Baseball team season
The 1961 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 61st season in the major leagues, and its 62nd season overall. They finished with a record of 86–76, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 23 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Their pitching staff surrendered 13 of Roger Maris's 61 home runs that year, the most of any team.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 10, 1961: Wes Covington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.[3]
- May 15, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the White Sox.[4]
- June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
- June 10, 1961: Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik.[3]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Farm system
Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees[6]
Notes
- ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Warren Hacker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
- 1961 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
