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1961 Milwaukee Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (Since 1953) Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Since 1953)
1961 Information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General Manager(s)	John McHale
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen, Birdie Tebbetts
Local television	none
Local radio	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
- 4.1 League leaders
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

October 14, 1960: Red Schoendienst was released by the Braves.^[1]
October 14, 1960: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.^[2]
December 3, 1960: Billy Martin was purchased by the Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]
December 14, 1960: Joe Azcue was purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Cincinnati Reds. ^[4]
Prior to 1961 season: Jim Campbell was traded by the Braves to the Houston Colt .45s for Morrie Martin.^[5]
April, 1961: Morrie Martin was released by the Braves.^[5]

Regular season

April 28, 1961: Warren Spahn threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	93	61	--	.604
Los Angeles Dodgers	89	65	4	.578
San Francisco Giants	85	69	8	.552
Milwaukee Braves	83	71	10	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	80	74	13	.519
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	18	.487
Chicago Cubs	64	90	29	.416
Philadelphia Phillies	47	107	46	.305

Notable transactions

May 9, 1961: Mel Roach was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Thomas.^[6]
May 10, 1961: Wes Covington was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Chicago White Sox.^[7]
June 1, 1961: Billy Martin was traded by the Braves to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Consolo.^[3]

Roster

1961 Milwaukee Braves roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

30 Neil Chrisley
3 Billy Martin

Manager

7 Chuck Dressen
4 Birdie Tebbetts

Coaches

Player stats

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
RF	Maye, LeeLee Maye	110	373	101	.271	14	41

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
Roach, MelMel Roach	13	36	6	.167	1	6
Martin, BillyBilly Martin	6	6	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting 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
Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn	38	262.2	21	13	3.02	115

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	ERA	SO
Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli	9	1	7.59	8
Brunet, GeorgeGeorge Brunet	5	0	5.40	0
Olivo, Chi-ChiChi-Chi Olivo	3	0	18.00	1

Awards and honors

League leaders

Warren Spahn, National League leader, wins^[8]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Ben Geraghty
AAA	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	Billy Hitchcock
AA	Austin Senators	Texas League	Bill Adair
B	Cedar Rapids Braves	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Jimmy Brown
B	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Buddy Hicks
C	Eau Claire Braves	Northern League	Jim Fanning
C	Boise Braves	Pioneer League	Gordon Maltzberger
D	Palatka Azaleas	Florida State League	Mike Fandozzi
D	Quad Cities Braves	Midwest League	Alex Monchak
D	Wellsville Braves	New York-Penn League	Bill Steinecke
D	Newton-Conover Twins	Western Carolinas League	Joe Abernethy

Notes

^ Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference
^ Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/azcuejo01.shtml
^ ^a ^b Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
^ Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.
1961 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

1961 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1961 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1961 World Series • 1961 MLB expansion draft

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise

History · Records · Seasons · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

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Important Figures

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Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

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National Association
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Minor League
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