1961 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 69th in franchise history. The Phillies finished the season in last place in the National League at 47–107, 46 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds. The team also lost 23 games in a row, the most in the majors since 1900.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
1B | | 126 | 400 | 103 | .258 | 13 | 51 |
3B | | 112 | 411 | 102 | .248 | 9 | 47 |
SS | | 135 | 381 | 98 | .257 | 1 | 32 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 34 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 41 | 202.1 | 6 | 18 | 4.49 | 92 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 49 | 159.1 | 3 | 16 | 4.29 | 114 |
| 42 | 138.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.76 | 89 |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 65 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.88 | 59 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 10 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Chattanooga