The 1961 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 61st season in the major leagues, and its 62nd season overall. They finished with a record of 86–76, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 23 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Their pitching staff surrendered 13 of Roger Maris's 61 home runs that year, the most of any team.

Offseason December 14, 1960: 1960 MLB expansion draft Earl Averill, Jr. was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference Jim McAnany was drafted from the White Sox by the Los Angeles Angels.Jim McAnany page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Luis Aparicio, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF Roy Sievers, 1B J. C. Martin, 3B Al Smith, RF Jim Landis, CF Sherm Lollar, C Early Wynn, P

Notable transactions May 10, 1961: Wes Covington was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference May 15, 1961: Joe Ginsberg was released by the White Sox.Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference June 1, 1961: Warren Hacker was purchased by the White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.Warren Hacker page at Baseball Reference June 10, 1961: Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik.

Roster 1961 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aparicio, SS 15662590170 24 4 6 45 38 33 .27253 Andy Carey, 3B 56 143 21 38 12 3 0 14 11 24 .266 0 Cam Carreon, C 78 229 32 62 5 1 4 27 21 24 .271 0 Wes Covington, LF, RF 22 59 5 17 1 0 4 15 4 5 .288 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS, 2B 63 94 12 16 5 0 1 8 12 21 .170 0 Nellie Fox, 2B159 606 67 152 11 5 2 51 59 12 .251 2 Joe Ginsberg, C 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Billy Goodman, 3B 41 51 4 13 4 0 1 10 7 6 .255 0 Mike Hershberger, OF 15 55 9 17 3 0 0 5 2 2 .309 1 Jim Landis, CF 140 534 87 151 1882285 6571 .283 19 Ted Lepcio, 3B 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Sherm Lollar, C 116 337 38 95 10 1 7 41 37 22 .282 0 Dean Look, LF 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 J. C. Martin, 1B, 3B 110 274 26 63 8 3 5 32 21 31 .230 1 Minnie Miñoso, LF 152 540 91 151 28 3 14 8267 46 .280 9 Al Pilarcik, CF 47 62 9 11 1 0 1 6 9 5 .177 1 Jim Rivera, PR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Floyd Robinson, RF 132 432 69 134 20 7 11 59 52 32.310 7 Bob Roselli, C 22 38 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 11 .263 0 Roy Sievers, 1B 141 492 76 145 26 6 27 92 61 62 .295 1 Al Smith, 3B, OF 147 532 88 14829 4 28 93 56 67 .278 4 Earl Torgeson, 1B 20 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 .067 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Frank Baumann, P 55 61 8 16 2 0 2 10 5 25 .262 1 Warren Hacker, P 42 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 0 Ray Herbert, P 21 53 7 12 1 0 2 3 3 8 .226 0 Joe Horlen, P 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Russ Kemmerer, P 47 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 7 .200 0 Don Larsen, P 25 25 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 5 .320 0 Turk Lown, P 60 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 Cal McLish, P 31 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 1 24 .167 0 Gary Peters, P 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 Billy Pierce, P 39 56 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 11 .143 0 Juan Pizarro, P 40 69 10 17 3 1 0 5 5 19 .246 1 Herb Score, P 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 Bob Shaw, P 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 0 Early Wynn, P 17 37 4 6 0 0 0 2 3 11 .162 0 163 5556 765 1475 216 46 138 704 550 612 .265 100

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Frank Baumann 10 13 5.61 53 23 3 187.2 249 128 117 22 63 75 Alan Brice 0 1 0.00 3 0 0 3.1 4 2 0 0 3 3 Mike DeGerick 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Warren Hacker 3 3 3.77 42 0 8 57.1 62 26 24 8 9 40 Ray Herbert 9 6 4.05 21 20 0 137.2 142 69 62 15 38 50 Joe Horlen 1 3 6.62 5 4 0 17.2 25 15 13 2 13 11 Russ Kemmerer 3 3 4.38 47 2 2 96.2 102 53 47 10 27 35 Don Larsen 7 2 4.12 25 3 2 74.1 64 36 34 5 31 53 Turk Lown 7 5 2.76 59 0 11 101.0 87 37 31 13 38 50 Cal McLish 10 13 4.38 31 27 1 162.1 178 87 79 21 48 80 Gary Peters 0 0 1.74 3 0 1 10.1 10 2 2 0 2 6 Billy Pierce 10 9 3.80 39 28 3 180.0 190 85 76 17 57 106 Juan Pizarro 14 7 3.05 39 25 2 194.2 164 73 66 17 90 188 Herb Score 1 2 6.66 8 5 0 24.1 22 19 18 3 25 14 Bob Shaw 3 4 3.79 14 10 0 71.1 85 40 30 11 25 31 Gerry Staley 0 3 5.00 16 0 0 18.0 17 10 10 3 6 8 Early Wynn 8 2 3.51 17 16 0 110.1 88 43 43 11 47 64 86 76 4.06 163 163 33 1448.2 1491 726 653 158 523 814

Farm system

Harlan affiliation shared with New York YankeesJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1961 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference