1961 Major Leagues Standings, Team and Player Statistics, Leaderboards, Award Winners, Trades, Minor Leagues, Fielding, Batting, Pitching, New Debuts

The 1961 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1961. The regular season ended on October 1, with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively.The postseason began with Game 1 of the 58th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 9. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup ...

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The official standings for Major League Baseball including division and league standings for regular season, wild card, and playoffs.

In the first game of an Independence Day double-header at Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota Twins pinch-hitter Julio Bécquer hits the first recorded ever four-pitcher walk-off grand slam in Major League Baseball history.

Check out the 1961 MLB Season History, featuring league standings, postseason results, no-hitters, and baseball's leaders in Home Runs, ERA, and more.

The official source for player hitting stats, MLB home run leaders, batting average, OPS and stat leaders

Summary of the 1961 Major League Baseball season with standings, statistics, rosters, leaderboards and boxscores.

1961 Major League Baseball The 1961 season was the 86th year of Major League Baseball, and 18 teams competed that season. The New York Yankees won the 1961 AL championship.