Ernie Banks 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Ernie Banks appeared in 138 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Banks 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 (*), Banks started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"It's a shame that a lot of GREAT ball players never even got a chance to play in the World Series. Players like Ernie Banks. I heard him say once that he'll always have an open feeling in his heart because of not playing in a World Series." - Pitcher Rich Gossage
Ernie Banks 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Ernie Banks Stats

04-11-1961 *at Reds2000000101000.000.333.000ss
04-13-1961 *at Reds4021001001000.333.429.500ss
04-14-1961 *vs Braves4000000000000.200.273.300ss
04-15-1961 *vs Braves3210100201000.231.375.462ss
04-18-1961 *at Pirates4010000000000.235.350.412ss
04-19-1961 *at Pirates4110011001000.238.333.524ss
04-20-1961 *at Pirates4010000000000.240.321.480ss
04-21-1961 *at Phillies3010000110000.250.344.464ss
04-22-1961 *at Phillies5110011002000.242.324.515ss
04-23-1961 *at Phillies4010000002000.243.317.486ss
04-23-1961 *at Phillies4000000003000.220.289.439ss
04-26-1961 *vs Reds3010000100000.227.306.432ss
04-27-1961 *vs Reds5010000000000.224.296.408ss
04-29-1961 *vs Dodgers4110011000000.226.293.453ss
04-30-1961 *vs Dodgers3010000111000.232.306.446ss
04-30-1961 *vs Dodgers5230101000000.262.328.492ss
 April 1961 Totals
61 7 16 1 2 3 5 6 2 12 0 0 0 .262 .328 .492 -
05-02-1961 *vs Giants3100000002100.250.324.469ss
05-03-1961 *vs Giants4230002000000.279.347.485ss
05-04-1961 *vs Giants3120001101000.296.367.493ss
05-06-1961 *at Cardinals4120100000000.307.373.520ss
05-07-1961 *at Cardinals2000000000000.299.365.506ss
05-09-1961 *at Braves3220024100000.313.382.588ss
05-10-1961 *at Braves4100000000000.298.366.560ss
05-12-1961 *at Dodgers4000000002000.284.351.534ss
05-13-1961 *at Dodgers4010001001000.283.347.522ss
05-14-1961 *at Dodgers5331001100000.299.364.536ss
05-15-1961 *at Giants4000000000000.287.351.515ss
05-16-1961 *at Giants4010000001000.286.348.505ss
05-17-1961 *at Giants4010000110000.284.350.495ss
05-19-1961 *vs Cardinals3011001000000.286.350.500ss
05-20-1961 *vs Cardinals2000000200000.281.354.491ss
05-21-1961 *vs Cardinals4020000111000.288.364.492ss
05-21-1961 *vs Cardinals3000000111000.281.360.479ss
05-23-1961 *vs Phillies4010000002000.280.357.472lf
05-24-1961 *vs Pirates4010000001000.279.354.465lf
05-26-1961 *vs Giants4121000200000.286.367.474lf
05-27-1961 *vs Giants4000000000000.277.357.460lf
05-28-1961 *vs Giants4110014000000.277.354.475lf
05-30-1961 *at Pirates4032001000000.290.364.497lf
05-30-1961 *at Pirates4110000000000.289.361.490lf
05-31-1961 *at Phillies4030001000000.301.371.497lf
 May 1961 Totals
92 14 30 5 1 3 16 10 3 12 1 0 0 .326 .398 .500 -
06-01-1961 *at Phillies4110001111000.299.371.490lf
06-02-1961 *at Reds2000003000003.296.361.484lf
06-03-1961 *at Reds4100000100000.288.357.472lf
06-04-1961 *at Reds2000000200000.285.360.467lf
06-04-1961 *at Reds5110001000000.282.356.459lf,ss
06-05-1961 *at Cardinals4110011100000.282.357.471lf
06-06-1961 *at Cardinals3110000102000.282.360.469lf
06-06-1961 *at Cardinals3100000211000.278.361.461lf
06-07-1961 *at Cardinals5120013001000.281.362.476lf
06-09-1961 *vs Braves4110001101000.280.362.471lf
06-10-1961 *vs Braves4010001000000.280.360.466lf
06-11-1961 *vs Braves4000000000000.274.354.457lf
06-11-1961 *vs Braves4220000001000.279.357.458lf
06-14-1961 *at Dodgers3010000000000.279.356.456lf
06-15-1961 *at Dodgers6010000000000.276.351.448lf
06-16-1961 *at Giants4110001000001.276.348.4441b
06-17-1961 *at Giants4110001000000.275.347.4401b
06-18-1961 *at Giants3000000113000.271.345.4341b
06-20-1961 *vs Dodgers3010000002000.272.345.4331b
06-21-1961 *vs Dodgers4010000000000.272.344.4301b
06-21-1961 *vs Dodgers4110000000000.272.342.4271b
06-22-1961 *vs Dodgers5030000001000.278.347.4301b
06-30-1961vs Cardinals0000000100000.278.349.430ph
 June 1961 Totals
84 13 20 0 0 2 13 11 3 13 0 0 4 .238 .313 .310 -
07-01-1961 *vs Cardinals5120001000000.281.350.430ss
07-02-1961 *vs Cardinals4121000100000.285.355.435ss
07-04-1961 *vs Giants3010001001000.285.355.434ss
07-04-1961 *vs Giants2110000210000.287.360.434ss
07-06-1961 *vs Pirates5020000001000.289.361.434ss
07-06-1961 *vs Pirates3000000101000.286.359.429ss
07-07-1961 *vs Phillies4321012110000.289.363.445ss
07-08-1961 *vs Phillies3100000101000.286.362.440ss
07-09-1961 *vs Phillies5120001000000.288.362.439ss
07-09-1961 *vs Phillies4121000110000.291.366.444ss
07-13-1961 *at Reds4000000001000.287.362.437ss
07-14-1961 *at Reds4111000101000.286.362.438ss
07-15-1961 *at Reds4010000000000.286.361.436ss
07-25-1961vs Cardinals1000000000000.285.360.434ph
07-26-1961vs Cardinals2110013110000.286.363.445ph,ss
07-27-1961 *vs Cardinals3010000001000.287.362.444ss
07-28-1961 *vs Reds4220002000000.290.364.444ss
07-29-1961 *vs Reds4110011001000.289.363.452ss
07-30-1961 *vs Reds4010000000000.289.361.449ss
07-30-1961 *vs Reds4000000002000.285.357.443ss
 July 1961 Totals
72 14 22 4 0 3 11 9 4 10 0 0 0 .306 .383 .486 -
08-02-1961 *vs Braves4000000001000.281.353.438ss
08-02-1961 *vs Braves6110012003000.279.350.442ss
08-03-1961 *vs Braves4110012000000.279.349.449ss
08-04-1961 *at Dodgers4000000000000.275.345.443ss
08-05-1961 *at Dodgers5120001201000.277.349.443ss
08-06-1961 *at Dodgers4221000001000.280.351.446ss
08-08-1961 *at Giants4000000000000.276.347.441ss
08-09-1961 *at Giants4120001001000.279.349.442ss
08-11-1961at Braves1000000000000.278.348.441ph
08-12-1961at Braves0000000110000.278.350.441ph
08-13-1961 *at Braves4010000001000.278.349.438ss
08-14-1961 *vs Phillies3331013100000.284.355.455ss
08-15-1961 *vs Phillies4110012000000.284.354.461ss
08-16-1961 *vs Phillies4022002110000.286.357.467ss
08-17-1961 *vs Pirates5231024000000.290.360.488ss
08-17-1961vs Pirates1000000000000.290.359.486ph
08-18-1961 *vs Pirates5021001001000.291.360.488ss
08-19-1961 *vs Pirates3121000210000.294.365.492ss
08-20-1961 *vs Pirates5000000000000.290.361.485ss
08-22-1961 *at Phillies3000000001000.288.358.482ss
08-24-1961 *at Phillies4010000001000.288.357.479ss
08-25-1961 *at Pirates4021000001000.290.358.482ss
08-26-1961 *at Pirates5120001000000.291.359.481ss
08-27-1961 *at Pirates5000000001000.288.355.475ss
08-27-1961 *at Pirates2011000000100.289.357.478ss
08-30-1961 *vs Dodgers4010000001000.288.356.475ss
08-31-1961 *vs Giants4000000001000.285.353.471ss
 August 1961 Totals
101 14 29 9 0 6 19 7 3 15 1 0 0 .287 .339 .554 -
09-01-1961 *vs Giants4010000320000.285.356.469ss
09-02-1961 *vs Giants4120011100000.287.359.476ss
09-03-1961 *vs Braves3210012111000.287.360.482ss
09-03-1961 *vs Braves3110000000000.288.360.481ss
09-04-1961 *vs Braves4120012000000.290.361.488ss
09-05-1961 *vs Pirates4011000001000.289.360.488ss
09-06-1961 *vs Pirates4000000000000.287.357.484ss
09-07-1961 *vs Pirates3210011100000.287.358.490ss
09-08-1961 *vs Phillies3000001100000.285.357.486ss
09-09-1961 *vs Phillies3000001000001.283.355.483ss
09-10-1961 *vs Phillies4110000102000.283.355.481ss
09-12-1961 *at Reds5020001001000.284.355.480ss
09-14-1961 *at Cardinals4010000100000.284.356.478ss
09-14-1961 *at Cardinals6221001001000.284.356.478ss
09-15-1961 *at Giants4010000000000.284.355.476ss
09-16-1961 *at Giants4020000100000.286.357.477ss
09-17-1961 *at Giants4000000001000.284.354.473ss
09-18-1961 *at Dodgers4000000002000.281.352.469ss
09-19-1961 *at Dodgers5120113000000.282.352.478ss
09-20-1961 *at Dodgers5000000111000.280.350.473ss
09-23-1961 *at Braves3111000000000.280.350.475ss
09-24-1961 *at Braves3000000001000.278.348.472ss
09-24-1961 *at Braves4130012000000.282.351.480ss
09-26-1961 *vs Reds4000000000000.280.349.476ss
09-27-1961 *vs Cardinals1000000000000.279.348.475ss
09-30-1961 *vs Dodgers2000000001000.278.347.473ss
 September 1961 Totals
97 13 24 3 1 6 15 11 4 12 0 0 1 .247 .321 .485 -
10-01-1961 *vs Dodgers4010001001001.278.346.472ss
 October 1961 Totals
4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .200 .250 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 511 75 142 22 4 23 80 54 19 75 2 0 6 .278 .346 .472 -

Ernie Banks 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Ernie Banks appeared in 73 games at home, had 263 at-bats, drove in 48 runs, scored 45 times, had 78 hits (12 doubles / 2 triples / 15 home runs), walked 33 times (12 intentional), struck out 36 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 2 times (0 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .296 batting average, .374 on base percentage and .528 slugging average?

On the road, Ernie Banks appeared in 65 games, had 248 at-bats, drove in 32 runs, scored 30 times, had 64 hits (10 doubles / 2 triples / 8 home runs), walked 21 times (7 intentional), struck out 39 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 4 times (0 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .258 batting average, .313 on base percentage and .411 slugging average?

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