Hank Aaron 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Hank Aaron appeared in 155 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Aaron appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Aaron started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"As far as I'm concerned, (Hank) Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last 15 years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due." - Mickey Mantle in Baseball Digest (June 1970)
Hank Aaron 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Hank Aaron Stats

04-11-1961 *vs Cardinals4000000002000.000.000.000rf
04-13-1961 *vs Cardinals5121102001000.222.222.556rf
04-14-1961 *at Cubs3110011100000.250.308.750rf
04-15-1961 *at Cubs4000000000000.188.235.563rf
04-20-1961 *at Phillies5131001001000.286.318.619rf
04-23-1961 *at Pirates4020001000000.320.346.600cf
04-24-1961 *at Pirates3010002000001.321.333.571cf
04-25-1961 *at Cardinals5120001002000.333.343.545cf
04-26-1961 *at Cardinals5031003000000.368.375.579cf
04-28-1961 *vs Giants3010001111000.366.386.561cf
04-29-1961 *vs Giants4000000000000.333.354.511cf
04-30-1961 *vs Giants4220024000000.347.365.633cf
 April 1961 Totals
49 6 17 3 1 3 16 2 1 7 0 0 1 .347 .365 .633 -
05-02-1961 *vs Dodgers5221000001000.352.368.630cf
05-03-1961 *vs Dodgers4020001001000.362.377.621cf
05-04-1961 *vs Dodgers5321100101000.365.388.651cf
05-05-1961 *vs Reds3010001111001.364.389.636cf
05-07-1961 *vs Reds4000000000000.343.368.600cf
05-07-1961 *vs Reds3000000100000.329.363.575cf
05-09-1961 *vs Cubs4010000001000.325.357.558cf
05-10-1961 *vs Cubs3000001001001.313.341.538cf
05-12-1961 *at Giants5110002000000.306.333.518cf
05-13-1961 *at Giants4120013000000.315.340.551cf
05-14-1961 *at Giants4110001000000.312.337.538cf
05-15-1961 *at Dodgers5020100001000.316.340.551rf
05-16-1961 *at Dodgers3120000000000.327.349.554cf
05-17-1961at Dodgers1000001000000.324.345.549ph
05-19-1961 *at Reds3010001101000.324.351.543cf
05-20-1961 *at Reds5221000001000.327.353.545cf
05-21-1961 *at Reds4110001001000.325.350.535cf
05-21-1961 *at Reds4121013000000.331.354.568cf
05-22-1961 *vs Pirates4000000000000.320.344.549cf
05-23-1961 *vs Pirates3000000000000.312.336.536cf
05-24-1961 *vs Phillies3010001000001.313.333.531cf
05-26-1961 *vs Dodgers4330012001100.326.350.561cf
05-27-1961 *vs Dodgers4220000101000.331.358.559cf
05-28-1961 *vs Dodgers4131013110000.343.373.593cf
05-30-1961 *at Phillies4020102001000.347.376.604cf
05-30-1961 *at Phillies4110000000000.345.373.595cf
05-31-1961 *at Pirates4120011000000.349.376.612cf
 May 1961 Totals
103 21 36 5 3 5 24 6 2 13 1 0 3 .350 .381 .602 -
06-01-1961 *at Pirates3010000000000.348.375.606cf
06-02-1961 *vs Cardinals4000000001000.340.366.591cf
06-03-1961 *vs Cardinals5232000001000.348.373.604cf
06-04-1961 *vs Cardinals3110000101000.347.376.599cf
06-05-1961 *at Reds3000000100000.341.373.588cf
06-06-1961 *at Reds5020000000000.343.374.583cf
06-07-1961 *at Reds3011000100000.343.376.584cf
06-08-1961 *at Reds4121011110000.346.382.604cf
06-09-1961 *at Cubs4110000000000.344.379.597cf
06-10-1961 *at Cubs5120000000000.346.380.592cf
06-11-1961 *at Cubs4010000001000.344.377.585cf
06-11-1961 *at Cubs4020000000000.347.380.583cf
06-14-1961 *at Giants4000000000000.340.373.571cf
06-15-1961 *at Giants4000000000000.333.366.560cf
06-16-1961 *at Dodgers4000000000000.327.360.550cf
06-17-1961 *at Dodgers4010000001000.326.358.544rf
06-18-1961 *at Dodgers4210012101000.324.359.553rf
06-20-1961 *vs Giants4120011000000.327.361.565rf
06-21-1961 *vs Giants3000000100000.323.359.558rf
06-22-1961 *vs Giants4330011000000.330.365.574rf
06-23-1961 *vs Cubs4220011000000.333.368.585rf
06-24-1961 *vs Cubs3110002000002.333.364.582rf
06-25-1961 *vs Cubs4000000000000.328.359.573rf
06-26-1961 *at Cardinals4120002100000.331.363.571rf
06-27-1961 *at Cardinals4000000001000.325.358.562rf
06-28-1961 *at Cardinals5010001000000.323.355.555rf
06-30-1961 *vs Reds4000000002000.318.350.547rf
 June 1961 Totals
106 16 29 4 0 5 11 7 1 9 0 0 2 .274 .313 .453 -
07-01-1961 *vs Reds4221011000000.321.352.561rf
07-02-1961 *vs Reds5220002100000.322.355.558rf,3b
07-02-1961 *vs Reds3110100002000.322.355.563rf
07-03-1961 *vs Dodgers3000000111000.319.354.557rf
07-04-1961 *vs Dodgers3110011200000.319.358.565rf
07-05-1961 *vs Phillies5132013000000.324.362.584rf,3b
07-05-1961 *vs Phillies3000000110000.320.360.577rf
07-06-1961 *vs Phillies4221001100000.323.364.580rf
07-07-1961 *vs Pirates4220025000000.325.366.599rf
07-08-1961 *vs Pirates2000000210000.323.367.595rf
07-09-1961 *vs Pirates4110000000000.322.366.591rf
07-13-1961 *at Cardinals5232000001000.327.369.597rf
07-14-1961 *at Cardinals4000000001000.322.365.590rf
07-15-1961 *at Cardinals5010000000000.321.363.583rf
07-16-1961 *at Cardinals4111002000000.320.361.582rf
07-17-1961 *at Reds4100000110000.316.359.575rf
07-18-1961 *at Reds5320000100000.317.361.572rf
07-19-1961 *at Phillies3011002100000.317.363.573rf
07-19-1961 *at Phillies4000000000000.313.359.566rf
07-20-1961 *at Phillies4010001001000.313.358.563rf
07-21-1961 *at Pirates4330023000000.318.362.582rf
07-22-1961 *at Pirates5121000000000.319.362.583rf
07-23-1961 *at Pirates4220012110000.321.366.590rf
07-23-1961 *at Pirates4221001101000.323.369.592rf
07-24-1961 *vs Reds4021001100000.325.372.594rf
07-25-1961 *vs Reds4110011000000.324.370.598rf
07-26-1961 *vs Reds3210011001100.324.372.604rf
07-27-1961 *vs Reds2000000100010.322.371.601rf
07-28-1961 *vs Cardinals3220011100000.325.375.610rf
07-29-1961 *vs Cardinals4011000000000.324.374.609rf
07-30-1961 *vs Cardinals3120001110000.327.377.609rf
07-30-1961 *vs Cardinals5010001001000.325.375.604cf
 July 1961 Totals
123 33 42 12 1 11 30 17 6 9 1 1 0 .341 .426 .724 -
08-02-1961 *at Cubs3100000100000.323.374.599rf
08-02-1961 *at Cubs5210014001000.321.372.602rf
08-03-1961 *at Cubs4010000000000.321.371.598cf
08-04-1961 *at Giants3220022100000.323.374.614rf
08-05-1961 *at Giants4320201211000.325.378.623rf
08-06-1961 *at Giants4111000000000.324.377.621rf
08-08-1961 *at Dodgers5111000001000.323.375.619rf
08-09-1961 *at Dodgers4000000002000.320.372.613rf
08-11-1961 *vs Cubs2010000100000.320.374.612rf
08-12-1961 *vs Cubs5110012001000.319.372.614cf
08-13-1961 *vs Cubs5120001001000.320.372.612cf
08-14-1961 *vs Pirates4221000100000.322.375.613rf
08-15-1961 *vs Pirates4110012000000.321.374.617rf
08-16-1961 *vs Pirates3000000001000.319.371.612rf
08-17-1961 *vs Phillies5110000101000.317.371.608cf
08-18-1961 *vs Phillies4020002000000.319.372.607cf
08-19-1961 *vs Phillies3110000100000.319.373.605cf
08-20-1961 *vs Phillies3220000110000.322.376.605rf
08-20-1961 *vs Phillies4110000000000.321.375.602cf
08-22-1961 *at Pirates4020101001000.322.376.606rf
08-23-1961 *at Pirates4121000000000.324.377.607cf
08-24-1961 *at Pirates5000000000000.321.373.600cf,rf
08-25-1961 *at Phillies4110012000000.320.372.604cf
08-25-1961 *at Phillies5120000000000.321.373.602cf
08-27-1961 *at Phillies5130003000001.324.374.602rf,cf
08-27-1961 *at Phillies4011000000000.323.373.601cf
08-28-1961 *at Phillies3120000211000.325.377.601cf
08-29-1961 *vs Giants3000001210001.323.377.598cf,rf
08-30-1961 *vs Giants2000000201000.322.377.595rf
08-31-1961 *vs Dodgers2011000211000.323.380.597cf
 August 1961 Totals
115 25 36 6 3 6 21 17 5 13 0 0 2 .313 .396 .574 -
09-01-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000001000.320.377.592cf
09-02-1961 *vs Dodgers3111000100000.320.378.592rf
09-03-1961 *at Cubs4122002112000.321.380.596rf
09-03-1961 *at Cubs3230011000000.325.384.604cf
09-04-1961 *at Cubs4131001000000.329.386.607rf
09-05-1961 *vs Phillies6020102100000.329.387.608cf
09-06-1961 *vs Phillies3000001001001.327.384.604cf
09-08-1961 *vs Pirates4021001001000.328.385.605cf,rf
09-09-1961 *vs Pirates4111000000000.328.384.605cf,rf
09-10-1961 *vs Pirates4010000110000.327.384.602cf
09-11-1961 *at Cardinals4000000000000.325.381.597cf
09-12-1961 *at Cardinals3010000102000.325.382.596cf
09-13-1961 *at Reds4000000001000.322.380.592cf
09-15-1961 *at Dodgers4020000000000.324.380.591rf
09-16-1961 *at Dodgers4230001110000.327.384.592cf
09-17-1961 *at Dodgers5021001001000.327.384.592cf
09-18-1961 *at Giants4110000001000.327.383.590rf
09-19-1961 *at Giants5120000001000.327.383.588rf
09-20-1961 *at Giants4010002110000.327.383.586rf
09-23-1961 *vs Cubs3000000001000.325.382.583rf
09-24-1961 *vs Cubs5111003001000.324.380.581rf,cf
09-24-1961 *vs Cubs4020002000000.325.381.580rf,cf
09-25-1961 *vs Cardinals3110011000000.325.381.584cf
09-26-1961 *vs Cardinals5110000000000.324.379.581cf
09-29-1961 *vs Giants2010000000000.325.380.581cf
 September 1961 Totals
98 13 33 8 1 2 18 7 4 13 0 0 1 .337 .377 .500 -
10-01-1961 *vs Giants4010000000000.324.379.579cf
10-01-1961 *vs Giants5130100000000.327.381.582cf
 October 1961 Totals
9 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 603 115 197 38 10 32 120 56 19 64 2 1 9 .327 .381 .582 -

Hank Aaron 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Hank Aaron appeared in 77 games at home, had 287 at-bats, drove in 58 runs, scored 58 times, had 90 hits (18 doubles / 5 triples / 18 home runs), walked 34 times (11 intentional), struck out 33 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 8 times (1 hits & 7 flies), and finished at home with a .313 batting average, .381 on base percentage and .599 slugging average?

On the road, Hank Aaron appeared in 78 games, had 316 at-bats, drove in 62 runs, scored 57 times, had 107 hits (20 doubles / 5 triples / 14 home runs), walked 22 times (8 intentional), struck out 31 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 2 times (0 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .338 batting average, .379 on base percentage and .566 slugging average?

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