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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.
Chicago Cubs (1953–1971) Career highlights and awards; 14× All-Star (1955–1960², 1961²–1962², 1965, 1967, 1969) 2× NL MVP (1958, 1959) Gold Glove Award (1960) 2× NL home run leader (1958, 1960) 2× NL RBI leader (1958, 1959) Chicago Cubs No. 14 retired; Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame; Major League Baseball All-Century Team; Member of the ...
1961 Chicago Cubs season; 1961 Chicago White Sox season; 1961 Cincinnati Reds season; 1961 Cleveland Indians season; D. 1961 Detroit Tigers season; E.
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The Chicago Cubs retired numbers are commemorated on pinstriped flags flying from the foul poles at Wrigley Field, with the exception of Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers player whose number 42 was retired for all clubs. The first retired number flag, Ernie Banks' number 14, was raised on the left-field pole, and they have alternated since ...
The end result was a league-best 96 victories and the NL East Championship, as the team clinched the division in Pittsburgh. In what was the team's first post-season appearance since the 1945 pennant, Chicago met the San Diego Padres. The Cubs' 96 wins earned them home field advantage for the series. However, Wrigley Field did not yet have lights.