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1961 Major League Managers

Other Leagues: AL, NL

World Series Champion: New York Yankees

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1961 Manager Records

1961 Managerial Tendencies

1961 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	Walter Alston	LAD	49	154	1518	121	8.0%	144	979	4	0.4%	45	1397	67	4.8%	147	5950	72	1.2%	129	1.71	114	0.34	126	2.6	104
2	Hank Bauer	KCA	38	102	996	40	4.0%	82	596	5	0.8%	92	899	32	3.6%	116	3987	10	0.3%	53	1.60	117	0.28	102	2.7	110
3	Harry Craft	CHC	46	12	98	2	2.0%	37	54	0	0.0%	0	83	3	3.6%	111	448	2	0.4%	48	1.00	66	0.17	61	2.3	95
4	Al Dark	SFG	39	155	1461	114	7.8%	141	844	15	1.8%	196	1295	38	2.9%	90	5891	70	1.2%	127	1.34	89	0.22	80	2.5	102
5	Chuck Dressen	MLN	66	130	1261	72	5.7%	103	761	15	2.0%	218	1113	35	3.1%	97	5003	27	0.5%	58	1.15	76	0.18	67	2.3	93
6	Jimmy Dykes	CLE	64	160	1555	34	2.2%	44	926	8	0.9%	95	1358	48	3.5%	115	6230	32	0.5%	109	1.32	97	0.14	51	2.4	100
7	Joe Gordon	KCA	46	60	615	31	5.0%	102	390	2	0.5%	56	568	29	5.1%	166	2353	12	0.5%	108	1.83	134	0.27	95	2.6	107
8	Mel Harder	CLE	51	1	12	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0.0%	0	10	0	0.0%	0	35	0	0.0%	0	0.00	0	1.00	357	1.0	41
9	Lum Harris	BAL	46	27	227	10	4.4%	90	128	0	0.0%	0	203	5	2.5%	80	1004	4	0.4%	85	0.89	65	0.44	159	1.9	78
10	Solly Hemus	STL	38	75	746	24	3.2%	58	465	3	0.6%	71	686	25	3.6%	112	2872	31	1.1%	115	1.71	113	0.56	204	2.3	93
11	Pinky Higgins	BOS	52	163	1626	82	5.0%	103	1060	7	0.7%	73	1470	38	2.6%	84	6364	21	0.3%	70	1.13	83	0.26	94	2.4	99
12	Vedie Himsl	CHC	44	17	152	10	6.6%	119	96	1	1.0%	115	136	2	1.5%	45	659	4	0.6%	65	2.06	137	0.18	64	2.6	108
13	Ralph Houk	NYY	41	163	1569	40	2.5%	52	892	7	0.8%	86	1360	25	1.8%	60	6050	27	0.4%	95	1.08	79	0.17	62	2.2	92
14	Fred Hutchinson	CIN	41	154	1418	84	5.9%	107	928	12	1.3%	143	1309	31	2.4%	73	5834	37	0.6%	68	1.50	100	0.25	90	2.4	96
15	Johnny Keane	STL	49	80	792	41	5.2%	93	478	2	0.4%	46	708	21	3.0%	91	3030	17	0.6%	60	1.68	111	0.49	178	2.1	85
16	Al Lopez	CHW	52	163	1590	127	8.0%	162	1076	11	1.0%	112	1496	52	3.5%	113	6236	25	0.4%	85	1.20	88	0.29	105	2.6	107
17	Gene Mauch	PHI	35	155	1421	76	5.3%	96	917	4	0.4%	48	1302	62	4.8%	146	5984	66	1.1%	118	1.91	127	0.26	94	2.7	108
18	Sam Mele	MIN	39	112	1100	48	4.4%	89	571	4	0.7%	77	934	26	2.8%	91	4284	17	0.4%	84	1.14	84	0.23	83	2.2	92
19	Danny Murtaugh	PIT	43	154	1463	50	3.4%	62	872	4	0.5%	51	1260	29	2.3%	71	5791	66	1.1%	122	1.16	77	0.25	92	2.5	103
20	Paul Richards	BAL	52	136	1269	51	4.0%	82	837	5	0.6%	66	1173	31	2.6%	86	5148	26	0.5%	107	1.53	112	0.35	126	2.1	85
21	Bill Rigney	LAA	43	162	1578	56	3.5%	72	938	7	0.7%	82	1422	50	3.5%	114	6333	39	0.6%	131	1.80	132	0.33	119	2.9	120
22	Bob Scheffing	DET	47	163	1637	117	7.1%	145	1014	12	1.2%	130	1486	36	2.4%	79	6170	27	0.4%	93	1.39	102	0.28	99	2.3	97
23	El Tappe	CHC	34	116	1068	40	3.7%	68	703	4	0.6%	63	962	22	2.3%	70	4520	40	0.9%	95	1.47	98	0.14	50	2.6	108
24	Birdie Tebbetts	MLN	48	25	246	15	6.1%	110	137	2	1.5%	161	217	6	2.8%	85	891	8	0.9%	96	1.48	98	0.24	88	2.1	85
25	Mickey Vernon	WSA	43	161	1555	112	7.2%	146	940	14	1.5%	164	1395	48	3.4%	112	6164	40	0.6%	138	1.29	95	0.37	131	2.4	97
	Totals			3190	30611	1547	5.1%		18827	162	0.9%		27455	838	3.1%		122321	827	0.7%		1.42		0.26		2.5
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+