1961 Season
1960 / 1962
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Top HitterMickey
Mantle
Top PitcherDon
Cardwell

Standings

National League
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
93 - 61
.604
-
47 - 30
4.6
46 - 31
11.4
2
89 - 65
.578
4.0
45 - 32
2.6
44 - 33
9.4
3
85 - 69
.552
8.0
45 - 32
2.6
40 - 37
5.4
4
83 - 71
.539
10.0
45 - 32
2.6
38 - 39
3.4
5
80 - 74
.519
13.0
48 - 29
5.6
32 - 45
-2.6
6
75 - 79
.487
18.0
38 - 39
-4.4
37 - 40
2.4
7
64 - 90
.416
29.0
40 - 37
-2.4
24 - 53
-10.6
8
47 - 107
.305
46.0
22 - 55
-20.4
25 - 52
-9.6


American League
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
109 - 53
.673
-
65 - 16
20.4
44 - 37
7.6
2
101 - 61
.623
8.0
50 - 31
5.4
51 - 30
14.6
3
95 - 67
.586
14.0
48 - 33
3.4
47 - 34
10.6
4
86 - 76
.531
23.0
53 - 28
8.4
33 - 48
-3.4
5
78 - 83
.484
30.5
40 - 41
-4.6
38 - 42
2.1
6
76 - 86
.469
33.0
50 - 31
5.4
26 - 55
-10.4
7
70 - 90
.438
38.0
36 - 44
-8.1
34 - 46
-1.9
8
70 - 91
.435
38.5
46 - 36
0.8
24 - 55
-11.5
9
61 - 100
.379
47.5
33 - 47
-11.1
28 - 53
-8.4
10
61 - 100
.379
47.5
33 - 46
-10.5
28 - 54
-8.8

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James