1961 American League Shortstop

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Pennant Winner: New York Yankees

AL Most Valuable Player: Roger Maris

ML Cy Young: Whitey Ford

AL Rookie of the Year: Don Schwall

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Team Fielding - SS

Team Fielding - SS Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp
Baltimore Orioles	3	3.61	163	163	149	1471.1	821	286	500	35	115	.957	18	14	15	3
Boston Red Sox	4	4.86	163	163	151	1442.2	805	295	469	41	106	.949	-3	-2	-5	2
Chicago White Sox	2	4.45	163	163	150	1448.2	840	282	526	32	89	.962	9	7	10	-1
Cleveland Indians	3	4.67	161	161	155	1443.2	796	303	460	33	99	.959	2	2	4	-2
Detroit Tigers	6	4.12	163	163	139	1459.1	767	298	431	38	90	.950	-6	-5	-5	-1
Kansas City Athletics	2	5.33	162	162	156	1415.0	804	313	452	39	88	.951	-14	-12	-10	-4
Los Angeles Angels	8	4.84	162	162	136	1438.0	807	283	480	44	108	.945	8	7	11	-3
Minnesota Twins	5	4.83	161	161	142	1432.1	777	278	463	36	92	.954	-5	-4	-4	-1
New York Yankees	4	3.75	163	163	148	1451.0	843	298	514	31	122	.963	19	16	15	4
Washington Senators	5	4.82	161	161	149	1425.0	849	325	495	29	112	.966	0	0	-2	2
League Average	4	4.53	162	162	148	1443	811	296	479	36	102	.956	3	0	3	-0
	42	4.53	1622	1622	1475	14427.0	8109	2961	4790	358	1021	.956	28	2	29	-1

Team Advanced Fielding - SS*

Team Advanced Fielding - SS* Table
								Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
Baltimore Orioles	6152	64%	73%	27%	638	91%	3	285	146	118	21	503	373	106	1	10	35	2	22	11	28	119	42	8	29	13	9	103	52	51	14	8	5
Boston Red Sox	6341	64%	73%	26%	626	89%	5	296	139	132	28	472	358	100	3	6	41	4	22	15	35	105	39	4	38	8	8	100	44	54	4	1	2
Chicago White Sox	6236	69%	76%	26%	697	90%	5	281	150	111	21	535	404	112	0	9	32	1	18	13	21	88	30	6	28	3	7	79	36	39	6	2	2
Cleveland Indians	6221	60%	74%	24%	625	88%	6	302	151	123	29	463	325	112	2	9	33	2	15	16	22	101	38	4	30	8	4	88	42	43	10	4	3
Detroit Tigers	6169	63%	76%	24%	620	90%	3	299	160	111	29	426	321	92	2	4	38	1	26	11	33	90	30	9	11	9	6	74	39	26	11	4	7
Kansas City Athletics	6148	66%	75%	27%	624	89%	0	291	140	123	30	447	321	117	0	3	39	2	24	13	31	89	37	6	25	4	2	81	44	33	7	3	4
Los Angeles Angels	6222	65%	69%	26%	625	88%	6	276	122	127	29	482	349	115	1	7	44	2	28	14	31	108	44	7	27	13	3	97	51	44	7	2	5
Minnesota Twins	6232	67%	73%	25%	631	89%	2	281	147	114	20	466	337	110	0	11	35	4	21	10	25	91	41	4	23	7	4	83	46	34	7	2	4
New York Yankees	6050	69%	74%	27%	687	92%	3	303	171	108	24	519	379	125	1	6	31	1	22	8	27	122	57	4	28	11	3	111	62	43	9	5	4
Washington Senators	6164	64%	77%	28%	663	90%	6	328	177	126	28	491	384	91	2	8	29	3	16	10	20	112	36	5	46	8	5	102	42	60	8	6	2
League Average	6194	65%	74%	26%	644	90%	4	294	150	119	26	480	355	108	1	7	36	2	21	12	27	102	39	6	28	8	5	92	46	43	8	4	4
	61935	65%	74%	26%	6436	90%	39	2942	1503	1193	259	4804	3551	1080	12	73	357	22	214	121	273	1025	394	57	285	84	51	918	458	427	83	37	38

Player Fielding - SS

Player Fielding - SS Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
1	Jerry Adair	24	BAL	27	18	14	180.1	92	26	61	5	5	.946	1	9	2	-1	4.34	3.22
2	Luis Aparicio	27	CHW	156	151	143	1331.0	781	264	487	30	86	.962	9	8	9	0	5.08	4.81
3	Reno Bertoia	26	DET	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0.00	0.00
4	Clete Boyer	24	NYY	12	8	4	75.1	39	19	20	0	5	1.000	0	5	0	0	4.66	3.25
5	Fritz Brickell	26	LAA	17	13	10	119.1	71	30	34	7	11	.901	0	-4	0	0	4.83	3.76
6	Rocky Bridges	33	LAA	25	19	14	162.0	92	32	57	3	12	.967	3	19	3	0	4.94	3.56
7	Don Buddin	27	BOS	109	108	97	937.0	521	204	294	23	70	.956	-5	-6	-7	2	4.78	4.57
8	Wayne Causey	24	KCA	11	6	5	67.0	40	14	25	1	3	.975	1	18	1	0	5.24	3.55
9	Billy Consolo	26	MIN	3	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	24	0	0	0.00	0.00
10	Chuck Cottier	25	DET	8	0	0	16.1	9	7	1	1	1	.889	-1	-103	-1	0	4.41	1.00
11	Miguel de la Hoz	22	CLE	17	17	16	147.0	105	39	60	6	6	.943	0	3	1	-1	6.06	5.82
12	Joe DeMaestri	32	NYY	18	9	6	103.1	54	15	38	1	9	.981	4	41	4	0	4.62	2.94
13	Sammy Esposito	29	CHW	20	12	7	117.2	59	18	39	2	3	.966	-1	-8	0	-1	4.36	2.85
14	Chico Fernández	29	DET	121	113	97	1000.2	542	207	312	23	59	.958	3	3	3	0	4.67	4.29
15	Jim Fregosi	19	LAA	11	7	6	68.0	36	12	22	2	3	.944	0	7	1	-1	4.50	3.09
16	Pumpsie Green	27	BOS	57	53	52	476.2	266	84	166	16	35	.940	2	6	2	0	4.72	4.39
17	Ken Hamlin	26	LAA	39	30	19	257.2	162	63	93	6	25	.963	5	21	5	0	5.45	4.00
18	Ron Hansen	23	BAL	149	145	135	1289.0	723	256	437	30	110	.959	16	15	12	4	4.84	4.65
19	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	7	2	2	27.0	18	7	9	2	1	.889	0	9	0	0	5.33	2.29
20	Woodie Held	29	CLE	144	143	138	1279.2	678	258	393	27	90	.960	1	1	2	-1	4.58	4.52
21	Dick Howser	25	KCA	157	156	151	1348.0	764	299	427	38	85	.950	-15	-14	-11	-4	4.85	4.62
22	Bob Johnson	25	WSA	57	55	54	481.2	295	110	172	13	31	.956	1	3	1	0	5.27	4.95
23	Billy Klaus	32	WSA	18	16	15	141.0	73	24	47	2	8	.973	1	5	1	0	4.53	3.94
24	Joe Koppe	30	LAA	88	87	82	767.0	398	127	250	21	51	.947	0	0	2	-2	4.42	4.28
25	Tony Kubek	25	NYY	145	145	137	1259.2	740	261	449	30	107	.959	14	14	10	4	5.07	4.90
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
26	Jack Kubiszyn	24	CLE	7	1	1	17.0	13	6	7	0	3	1.000	1	64	1	0	6.88	1.86
27	Gene Leek	24	LAA	7	4	3	42.0	40	17	19	4	6	.900	0	9	0	0	7.71	5.14
28	Ted Lepcio	31	MIN	6	0	0	12.0	7	0	5	2	0	.714	-1	-90	-1	0	3.75	0.83
29	Jim Mahoney	27	WSA	31	28	24	250.1	157	57	95	5	26	.968	-1	-2	-2	1	5.46	4.90
30	Billy Martin	33	MIN	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0.00	0.00
31	Dick McAuliffe	21	DET	55	49	41	426.1	208	79	115	14	29	.933	-7	-20	-6	-1	4.10	3.53
32	Billy Moran	27	LAA	2	2	2	19.0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	1	51	1	0	2.37	2.50
33	Brooks Robinson	24	BAL	1	0	0	2.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000	1	360	1	0	27.00	6.00
34	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	-240	0	0	0.00	0.00
35	Tom Satriano	20	LAA	1	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0	0	0	0	6.00	2.00
36	Ron Stillwell	21	WSA	5	5	3	42.0	14	4	9	1	4	.929	-1	-37	-1	0	2.79	2.60
37	George Thomas	23	DET	1	0	0	6.0	4	3	1	0	1	1.000	0	-20	0	0	6.00	4.00
38	Tom Tresh	22	NYY	3	1	1	12.2	10	3	7	0	1	1.000	1	95	1	0	7.11	3.33
39	José Valdivielso	27	MIN	43	35	24	323.0	140	49	87	4	18	.971	-3	-10	-3	0	3.79	3.16
40	Coot Veal	28	WSA	63	57	53	510.0	310	130	172	8	43	.974	0	1	-1	1	5.33	4.79
41	Zoilo Versalles	21	MIN	129	126	118	1091.2	630	229	371	30	74	.952	-2	-2	-1	-1	4.95	4.65
42	Ozzie Virgil	29	DET	1	1	1	9.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0	27	0	0	4.00	4.00

Player Advanced Fielding - ss

Player Advanced Fielding - ss Table
											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1	Jerry Adair	24	BAL	744	68%	74%	28%	80	94%	0	28	18	8	2	61	44	15	0	0	5	0	3	2	4	10	6	1	2	0	0	9	7	2	1	1	0
2	Luis Aparicio	27	CHW	5730	68%	76%	26%	651	90%	4	266	146	101	20	493	373	104	0	8	30	1	18	11	19	85	30	6	26	3	7	76	36	37	6	2	2
3	Reno Bertoia	26	DET	3	67%	33%	0%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Clete Boyer	24	NYY	308	75%	70%	23%	33	97%	0	20	14	6	0	20	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	2	0	2
5	Fritz Brickell	26	LAA	521	61%	71%	33%	54	87%	1	31	14	14	3	34	21	12	0	0	7	0	4	3	4	11	8	0	0	1	1	11	8	3	0	0	0
6	Rocky Bridges	33	LAA	724	68%	69%	27%	73	88%	0	29	9	15	5	62	45	15	0	1	3	0	3	0	3	12	5	1	3	1	1	12	6	5	0	0	0
7	Don Buddin	27	BOS	4181	63%	73%	26%	407	89%	3	203	98	87	19	300	233	60	1	4	23	2	13	8	20	70	25	3	29	2	6	66	28	37	3	0	2
8	Wayne Causey	24	KCA	289	69%	73%	20%	29	93%	0	11	4	4	3	22	13	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
9	Billy Consolo	26	MIN	23	61%	65%	30%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Chuck Cottier	25	DET	69	65%	78%	26%	6	67%	0	7	3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	Miguel de la Hoz	22	CLE	672	65%	76%	24%	89	88%	1	43	23	20	0	59	45	11	0	0	6	1	3	2	4	6	3	0	2	0	0	6	3	2	0	0	0
12	Joe DeMaestri	32	NYY	418	66%	78%	29%	45	98%	0	14	8	4	2	38	28	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	9	4	1	1	0	1	7	5	2	1	1	0
13	Sammy Esposito	29	CHW	506	70%	74%	29%	46	91%	1	15	4	10	1	42	31	8	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
14	Chico Fernández	29	DET	4186	63%	76%	24%	441	91%	2	208	116	69	24	304	231	65	2	2	23	1	17	5	22	59	20	9	7	5	5	49	29	17	6	3	3
15	Jim Fregosi	19	LAA	295	63%	68%	26%	35	89%	0	14	8	3	3	24	18	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
16	Pumpsie Green	27	BOS	2033	65%	74%	27%	203	89%	2	84	36	42	8	163	118	38	2	1	16	2	9	5	13	34	13	1	9	6	2	33	15	17	1	1	0
17	Ken Hamlin	26	LAA	1114	66%	69%	26%	117	92%	1	62	27	31	4	91	66	22	0	2	6	0	5	1	5	25	10	3	6	2	0	21	13	8	3	0	3
18	Ron Hansen	23	BAL	5400	63%	72%	27%	552	91%	3	253	124	110	19	440	327	91	1	10	30	2	19	9	24	109	36	7	27	13	9	94	45	49	13	7	5
19	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	116	61%	76%	32%	16	88%	0	9	5	3	1	9	7	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
20	Woodie Held	29	CLE	5482	60%	74%	24%	530	88%	5	253	127	99	28	396	274	100	2	9	27	1	12	14	18	92	35	4	28	6	3	79	39	38	10	4	3
21	Dick Howser	25	KCA	5859	66%	75%	27%	595	89%	0	280	136	119	27	425	308	108	0	3	38	2	23	13	30	87	36	6	25	4	2	79	42	33	7	3	4
22	Bob Johnson	25	WSA	2075	60%	77%	28%	235	91%	3	105	61	37	8	170	138	25	1	1	13	1	7	5	9	31	10	2	14	1	0	28	13	15	3	3	0
23	Billy Klaus	32	WSA	613	63%	78%	28%	64	94%	0	26	16	7	3	49	41	8	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	8	2	0	4	1	0	7	2	5	1	0	1
24	Joe Koppe	30	LAA	3320	64%	70%	25%	310	88%	4	121	55	54	14	244	177	56	1	3	21	2	11	8	13	51	20	2	13	8	1	45	22	22	4	2	2
25	Tony Kubek	25	NYY	5273	69%	74%	28%	601	92%	3	266	148	97	21	454	334	108	1	6	30	1	21	8	26	107	51	2	27	10	2	100	54	40	6	4	2
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
26	Jack Kubiszyn	24	CLE	67	51%	72%	24%	6	100%	0	6	1	4	1	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	3	0	0	0
27	Gene Leek	24	LAA	159	68%	72%	28%	24	79%	0	16	6	10	0	19	16	3	0	0	4	0	2	2	3	6	0	0	5	1	0	6	0	6	0	0	0
28	Ted Lepcio	31	MIN	48	71%	71%	23%	7	43%	0	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Jim Mahoney	27	WSA	1092	66%	76%	26%	107	93%	0	62	29	29	4	90	66	21	0	4	5	0	3	2	3	26	7	2	11	2	2	25	9	16	1	1	0
30	Billy Martin	33	MIN	3	67%	67%	0%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Dick McAuliffe	21	DET	1848	62%	75%	24%	166	86%	1	79	37	37	5	118	86	27	0	2	14	0	9	5	10	29	10	0	4	4	1	25	10	9	3	1	2
32	Billy Moran	27	LAA	75	68%	68%	28%	10	90%	0	2	2	0	0	7	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Brooks Robinson	24	BAL	8	50%	75%	25%	6	100%	0	4	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	11	64%	91%	9%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Tom Satriano	20	LAA	14	50%	79%	7%	2	100%	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Ron Stillwell	21	WSA	170	61%	76%	30%	13	69%	0	4	2	2	0	9	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	4	2	2	0	0	0
37	George Thomas	23	DET	26	42%	73%	27%	3	100%	0	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
38	Tom Tresh	22	NYY	51	67%	63%	25%	8	100%	0	3	1	1	1	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
39	José Valdivielso	27	MIN	1389	70%	74%	24%	119	92%	1	50	27	19	4	91	60	27	0	1	4	1	3	0	3	18	12	0	4	1	0	17	12	5	1	0	1
40	Coot Veal	28	WSA	2214	67%	77%	28%	244	89%	3	131	69	51	13	173	132	35	1	3	8	2	4	2	5	43	15	1	17	2	3	38	16	22	3	2	1
41	Zoilo Versalles	21	MIN	4769	66%	73%	26%	504	88%	1	229	119	94	16	372	274	83	0	10	29	3	17	9	20	73	29	4	19	6	4	66	34	29	6	2	3
42	Ozzie Virgil	29	DET	37	51%	54%	19%	4	100%	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LgAvg			688	65%	74%	26%	72	90%	0	33	17	13	3	53	39	12	0	1	4	0	2	1	3	11	4	1	3	1	1	10	5	5	1	0	0