1961 St. Louis Cardinals season

Offseason

• October 11, 1960: Leon Wagner, Cal Browning, a player to be named later, and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Al Cicotte. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Ellis Burton to the Maple Leafs on January 26, 1961.
• December 29, 1960: Marv Grissom was released by the Cardinals.
• March 15, 1961: Red Schoendienst was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.
• Prior to 1961 season: Don Taussig was acquired by the Cardinals from the Portland Beavers as part of a minor league working agreement.

Regular season

On July 6, with the Cardinals at 33–41, manager Solly Hemus was fired and replaced by Johnny Keane. The team went 47–33 under Keane.

First baseman Bill White and third baseman Ken Boyer won Gold Gloves this year.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 10, 1961: Bob Nieman was traded by the Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Morgan, a player to be named later, and cash. The Indians sent Mike Lee to the Cardinals on June 1 to complete the trade.
• May 16, 1961: Duke Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Joe Koppe.
• May 30, 1961: Daryl Spencer was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bob Lillis and Carl Warwick.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

Mo Mozzali and Johnny Grodzicki San Juan franchise moved to Charleston (WV), May 19, 1961

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cicotal01.shtml Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grissma01.shtml Marv Grissom page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schoere01.shtml Red Schoendienst page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taussdo01.shtml Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carmedu01.shtml Duke Carmel page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lillibo01.shtml Bob Lillis page at Baseball Reference]
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007