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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 .
Chicago Cubs (1961–1963) Facundo Anthony "Cuno" Barragan (June 20, 1932 – May 12, 2024) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs from 1961 to 1963.
During the 1961 season, the Cubs played Don Zimmer and Jerry Kindall at second base. Zimmer made the National League All-Star team that year, and hit .252, while Kindall hit .242. [ 20 ] Hubbs made his major league debut on September 10, 1961 against the Philadelphia Phillies , with three at-bats, two hits and one run batted in in a 12-5 Cub loss.
Cardwell finished the season 9–16 and the Cubs 60–94 despite his no-hitter. Cardwell also showed his hitting ability in 1960, getting 16 hits including five home runs in 77 at bats for a .208 batting average. Cardwell's best major league season was for the Cubs in 1961, winning a career-high 15 games with a career-high 156 strikeouts.
Eugene Walter Baker (June 15, 1925 – December 1, 1999) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates during eight seasons between 1953 and 1961, and was selected for the National League team in the 1955 All-Star Game. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1. ...
Marion Cubs: Chicago Cubs: cardiac arrest: 1948 [94] Corey Phelan: 20 Relief pitcher: FCL Phillies: Philadelphia Phillies: T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) 2022 [95] [96] Charles Pinkney: 20 Second baseman: Dayton Veterans — struck on the head by a pitch 1909 [97] Billy Rakes: 24 Third baseman: Reidsville Luckies — automobile ...
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.)
In 1960, the Dodgers traded Zimmer to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Goryl, Ron Perranoski, Lee Handley and $25,000. After the 1961 season, the expansion New York Mets chose Zimmer from the Cubs as the fifth pick in the premium phase of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft, costing the Mets $125,000.