1961 Los Angeles Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Los Angeles Dodgers
season = 1961
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
y4 = 1958
city = Los Angeles, California
y5 = 1958
owners = Walter O'Malley
general manager =Buzzie Bavasi
managers = Walter Alston
television = KTTV (11)
radio = KFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
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Rene Cardenas, Jaime Jarrin, Miguel Alonzo|

The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place at 89-65, four games in back of the Cincinnati Reds in the National League. 1961 was the fourth season for the Dodgers in L.A., and their final season of playing their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, before moving to their new stadium the following April. On April 17, 1961, Duke Snider hit his 370th career home run, moving him into 7th place on the all-time list. [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php] In that game Snider later suffered a broken elbow when he was hit by a Bob Gibson pitch.

eason standings

1961 Roster

Relief Pitchers stats

Batting Stats

1961 Awards

*1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 1
**Maury Wills starter
**Sandy Koufax reserve
**Johnny Roseboro reserve
*1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 2
**Maury Wills starter
**Don Drysdale reserve
**Sandy Koufax reserve
**Johnny Roseboro reserve
*Gold Glove Award
**Maury Wills
**Johnny Roseboro
*TSN National League All-Star
**Maury Wills

1961 Transactions

*December 15: Sold Earl Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles
*December 16: Sold Danny McDevitt to the New York Yankees
*January 31: Sold Joe Pignatano to the Kansas City Athletics
*March 30: Acquired Howie Reed and cash from the Kansas City Athletics for Ed Rakow
*May 4: Acquired Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe from the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Demeter and Charley Smith
*May 30: Acquired Daryl Spencer from the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Lillis and Carl Warwick

1961 Minor League Teams

*AAA: Omaha Dodgers (managed by Danny Ozark) - American Association
*AAA: Spokane Indians (managed by Preston Gomez)- Pacific Coast League
*AA: Atlanta Crackers (managed by Rube Walker) - Southern Association
*A: Greenville Spinners (managed by Roy Hartsfield) - South Atlantic League
*B: Salem Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak)- Northwest League
*C: Great Falls Electrics (managed by Al Ronning) - Pioneer League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*C: Reno Silver Sox (managed by Roy Smalley) - California League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*D: Artesia Dodgers (managed by Spider Jorgensen) - Sophomore League
*D: Kokomo Dodgers (managed by Dom Domenichelli) - Midwest League
*D: Orlando Dodgers (managed by Edward Serrano) - Florida State League
*D: Panama City Fliers (managed by George Scherger) - Alabama-Florida League

References

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1961_losangeles.gif&Entryid=978 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.Dodgers.com Los Angeles Dodgers official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1961.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1961&t=LAN Baseball Almanac season page]