1961 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Final season at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 72nd for the franchise in Major League Baseball and their fourth in Los Angeles. It was also the final season the team played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to a new stadium the following year. The Dodgers finished second in the National League with an 89–65 record, four games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1961
- League
- National League
- Ballpark
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- City
- Los Angeles
- Divisional place
- 2nd
- Owners
- Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey
- President
- Walter O'Malley
- General managers
- Buzzie Bavasi
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- On November 28, 1960, Ray Semproch was drafted by the Washington Senators from the Dodgers in the rule 5 draft.
- On December 15, 1960, Earl Robinson was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.
- On March 30, 1961, Ed Rakow was traded by the Dodgers to the Kansas City Athletics for Howie Reed and cash.
Regular season
The 1961 Dodgers season saw Duke Snider break his elbow after hitting his 370th homer, moving him to seventh all-time, when Bob Gibson hit him with a pitch. In early May, the team traded Don Demeter and Charley Smith to the Phillies for Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe. Later that month, Art Fowler was bought by the Angels. The Dodgers also sent Bob Lillis and Carl Warwick to the Cardinals for Daryl Spencer.
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