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The 1961 Chicago Cubs season was the 90th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 86th in the National League and the 46th at Wrigley Field. In the first season under their College of Coaches , the Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90, 29 games behind the Cincinnati Reds .
The Chicago Cubs baseball club is an original member of the National League (1876 to date), established in 1874 or 1870. Here is a list of players who appeared in at least one regular season game beginning 1874. (Their 1870–1871 players are in Category:Chicago White Stockings players among many others to about 1890.)
Homers by Frank Robinson and pinch hitter Jerry Lynch (a tie breaker in the eighth inning) give the Reds an 8–3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Roger Maris hits his major league record-tying 60th home run of the season, a third-inning solo shot against Jack Fisher of the Baltimore Orioles.
He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs from 1961 to 1963. Barragan, born in Sacramento, California, threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He attended Sacramento City College and California State University, Sacramento. [1]
Chicago Cubs (1961–62) James McAnany (September 4, 1936 – December 16, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a right fielder , he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball , from 1958 until 1962, for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs .
Due to a shattered nerve in the thumb of his right hand, Thomas home run output fell from 35 to 12 in 1959. [8] Following the season, he was traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Henry, Lou Jackson, and Lee Walls. [9] On May 9, 1961, the Cubs traded Thomas to the Milwaukee Braves for Mel Roach. [10]
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Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams, who hit .278 with 25 home runs and 86 RBI, is selected as the National League Rookie of the Year. Catcher Joe Torre of the Milwaukee Braves (.278, 10, 42) and Cubs pitcher Jack Curtis (10 wins, 4.89 ERA) also receive consideration for the honor.