1961 South American Championship

The 1961 South American Championship was the third South American Championship. It was held in Lima, Peru from March 4 to March 12, 1961.  Venezuela participated for the first time, replacing  Ecuador in the field.

Venezuela won the title in their debut, outscoring the opposition 32-7, with only a 7-5 win over Brazil being close. José Martínez was named the best pitcher and Héctor Rodríguez the best batter.

 Brazil was second at 3-1, outscoring their opponents 32-11. Huguiyoski Sugeta was on the team.

 Peru did well as hosts, with a third-place finish at 2-2. They were outscored 25-17.

 Argentina was 4th at 1-3, though they only lost 3-2 to Brazil and 4-2 to Peru. They also lost 10-0 to Venezuela and beat Chile 10-0 for a better run differential than #3 Peru. They had the home run leader, Héctor Akiyama.

 Chile lost all their games, by a composite score of 40-10; their best game was against #1 Venezuela, only losing 4-2.

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