Rocky Colavito 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Rocky Colavito appeared in 163 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Colavito 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 (*), Colavito started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"He (Rocky Colavito) was everything a ballplayer should be. Best of all, he had a nickname. Baseball fans love nicknames, especially when they fit." - Author Terry Pluto in The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump (Gray & Company Publishers, 04/13/2007, Page 12)
Rocky Colavito 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Rocky Colavito Stats

04-11-1961 *vs Indians4000000001000.000.000.000lf
04-14-1961 *vs White Sox5120012001000.222.222.556lf
04-15-1961 *vs White Sox2100000200000.182.308.455lf
04-19-1961 *at Indians4000000000010.133.235.333lf
04-20-1961 *at Indians3221001200000.222.364.444lf
04-21-1961 *vs Angels4110013001000.227.346.545lf
04-23-1961 *vs Angels4111000001000.231.333.538lf
04-23-1961vs Angels1000000000000.222.323.519ph
04-24-1961 *vs Yankees4010000001000.226.314.484lf
04-26-1961 *vs Yankees3120011100000.265.359.588lf
04-27-1961 *vs Red Sox2000001200000.250.372.556lf
04-29-1961 *vs Red Sox4210011000000.250.362.600lf
04-30-1961 *vs Orioles3110000102000.256.373.581lf
04-30-1961vs Orioles1000000000000.250.365.568ph
 April 1961 Totals
44 10 11 2 0 4 9 8 0 7 0 1 0 .250 .365 .568 -
05-02-1961 *at Senators3200000201000.234.368.532lf
05-03-1961 *at Senators4000000000000.216.344.490lf
05-04-1961 *at Senators3000001000001.204.323.463lf
05-05-1961 *at White Sox4121000100000.224.343.483lf
05-06-1961 *at White Sox5120003101000.238.355.476lf
05-07-1961 *at White Sox4100000103000.224.346.448lf
05-07-1961 *at White Sox3210011200000.229.360.486lf
05-09-1961 *vs Senators3100000100000.219.356.466lf
05-09-1961 *vs Senators3120001100000.237.372.474lf
05-10-1961 *vs Senators3010001201000.241.384.468lf,rf
05-11-1961 *vs Senators4000000000000.229.369.446rf
05-12-1961 *at Yankees3110100100000.233.374.465lf
05-13-1961 *at Yankees5440024001000.264.393.549lf
05-14-1961 *at Yankees5000001000000.250.376.521lf
05-14-1961 *at Yankees4110011000000.250.372.540rf
05-15-1961 *at Orioles4220001101000.260.381.538rf
05-16-1961 *at Orioles4320012100000.269.389.565rf
05-17-1961 *at Orioles5031002001000.283.397.575lf
05-18-1961 *at Red Sox3000000100000.276.393.560lf
05-20-1961 *at Red Sox2010000200000.280.403.559lf
05-21-1961 *at Athletics5221011000000.285.403.585lf
05-22-1961 *at Athletics4000000100000.276.396.567lf
05-23-1961 *at Twins4000000001000.267.386.550lf
05-24-1961 *at Twins4110012101000.267.387.563lf
05-25-1961 *at Twins4122000100000.273.393.576lf
05-26-1961 *at Angels2110012301000.277.405.596lf
05-27-1961 *at Angels2000000201000.273.407.587lf
05-28-1961 *at Angels3000001201000.267.407.575rf
05-30-1961 *vs Athletics2100000200000.264.409.568lf
05-30-1961 *vs Athletics5011001001000.261.403.562lf
05-31-1961 *vs Athletics2010000200000.265.410.561lf
 May 1961 Totals
111 26 30 6 1 8 25 31 0 15 0 0 1 .270 .427 .559 -
06-01-1961 *vs Athletics3000000001010.259.404.551lf
06-02-1961 *vs Twins3110011100000.261.406.565lf
06-03-1961 *vs Twins2210011200000.264.413.583lf
06-04-1961 *vs Twins5110000001000.262.408.571lf
06-04-1961 *vs Twins3110013100000.263.409.585lf
06-05-1961 *at White Sox4010000000000.263.406.577lf
06-06-1961 *at White Sox3121000101000.270.413.584lf
06-08-1961 *vs Indians4010000000000.269.410.577lf
06-08-1961 *vs Indians3010000100000.270.411.573rf,lf
06-09-1961 *vs Indians3121001100000.277.417.580lf
06-10-1961 *vs Indians2110011101000.279.420.595lf
06-11-1961 *vs Senators4110011000000.278.417.603lf
06-11-1961 *vs Senators4210000201000.278.419.596rf
06-13-1961 *vs Red Sox3111001100000.279.421.597rf,lf
06-14-1961 *vs Red Sox4030000000000.288.426.600rf
06-15-1961 *vs Red Sox3110000102000.288.427.596rf
06-16-1961 *vs Yankees4000000001000.283.420.585lf
06-17-1961 *vs Yankees4210101000100.282.420.588lf
06-18-1961 *vs Yankees3000000100000.279.418.580lf
06-20-1961 *at Senators3011001000001.279.415.581rf,lf
06-22-1961 *at Senators3221011200000.284.422.600lf
06-23-1961 *at Indians5210012100000.283.420.604lf
06-24-1961 *at Indians4000000002000.278.414.594lf,rf
06-25-1961 *at Indians2100000200000.275.416.589lf
06-25-1961 *at Indians2100000200000.273.417.584lf
06-27-1961 *vs White Sox5220013002000.276.416.593lf
06-27-1961 *vs White Sox3000000102000.272.414.585lf
06-28-1961 *vs White Sox5211000001000.271.411.582lf
06-29-1961 *vs White Sox3000000101000.268.409.575lf
06-30-1961 *at Orioles5242001100000.278.417.587lf
 June 1961 Totals
104 27 31 8 1 8 18 23 0 16 1 1 1 .298 .426 .625 -
07-01-1961 *at Orioles5231001100000.284.421.591lf
07-02-1961 *at Orioles3111000100000.285.422.592lf
07-04-1961 *at Yankees4100000001000.280.417.583lf
07-04-1961 *at Yankees4010001100000.280.417.578rf,lf
07-05-1961 *at Red Sox4120015000000.283.418.588lf
07-05-1961 *at Red Sox3110011101000.284.419.596rf
07-06-1961 *at Red Sox3010001000001.284.417.593lf
07-07-1961 *vs Angels3010000101000.285.418.590lf
07-08-1961 *vs Angels4000000000000.281.413.582lf
07-09-1961 *vs Angels4010000001000.280.411.578lf
07-09-1961 *vs Angels4011002100000.280.411.577lf
07-14-1961 *vs Twins3000000100000.277.410.571lf
07-15-1961 *vs Twins4000000002000.274.405.564rf,lf
07-16-1961 *vs Athletics4110002100000.273.405.559lf
07-16-1961 *vs Athletics3320025000100.277.409.580lf
07-17-1961 *vs Athletics2100001100001.275.407.576lf
07-18-1961 *vs Orioles5110012001000.274.405.579lf
07-19-1961 *vs Orioles3010000100000.275.405.577lf
07-20-1961 *vs Orioles3320025200000.278.410.596lf
07-21-1961 *at Athletics1000000300000.277.414.595lf
07-23-1961 *at Athletics5122001001000.279.413.598lf
07-23-1961 *at Athletics6231004001000.283.415.599lf
07-24-1961 *at Angels4110013000000.283.413.603lf
07-25-1961 *at Angels4010000102000.282.413.599lf
07-26-1961 *at Angels3110012101000.283.414.606lf
07-28-1961 *vs Twins1000000300000.282.417.604lf
07-29-1961 *vs Twins3000002001001.280.413.599lf
07-30-1961 *vs Twins4000000000000.277.409.592lf
 July 1961 Totals
99 20 27 6 0 9 38 20 0 13 1 0 3 .273 .390 .606 -
08-02-1961 *vs Senators3000000101000.274.408.587lf
08-02-1961 *vs Senators4000000102000.271.406.581lf
08-03-1961 *vs Senators4120012000000.274.407.588lf
08-04-1961 *vs Indians3100001100000.272.405.583lf
08-05-1961 *vs Indians4021002000000.274.406.585lf
08-06-1961 *vs Indians4000001000000.271.403.579lf
08-06-1961 *vs Indians4010002000001.271.400.576lf
08-08-1961 *at White Sox4010000000000.271.399.572lf
08-09-1961 *at White Sox4220012100000.273.401.579lf
08-10-1961 *at White Sox3010000201000.273.403.577lf
08-11-1961 *at Twins4110000001000.273.402.574lf
08-12-1961 *at Twins5341003110000.280.407.579lf
08-13-1961 *at Twins4210000101000.279.407.576lf
08-15-1961 *vs Orioles3110000000000.280.407.574lf
08-15-1961 *vs Orioles3010000101000.280.407.572lf
08-16-1961 *vs Orioles4000000000000.278.404.567rf
08-17-1961 *vs Orioles4000000001000.275.401.562rf
08-18-1961 *vs Red Sox3220011100000.278.404.569lf
08-19-1961 *vs Red Sox4111000001000.277.403.569lf
08-20-1961 *vs Red Sox4121001000000.279.403.570lf
08-20-1961 *vs Red Sox3110001101000.280.404.569lf
08-22-1961 *at Indians5130013001000.283.406.576lf
08-23-1961 *at Indians4110011000000.283.405.580lf
08-24-1961 *at Indians5110001000000.282.403.576lf
08-25-1961 *at Senators4110001002000.282.402.573lf
08-27-1961 *at Senators4110011001000.282.401.576lf
08-27-1961 *at Senators5330036001000.285.402.596lf
08-28-1961 *at Senators5120011001000.286.402.600lf
08-29-1961 *vs White Sox4231000000000.290.405.604lf
08-30-1961 *vs White Sox3010000101000.291.406.602lf
08-31-1961 *vs White Sox2010002100001.291.406.602lf
 August 1961 Totals
119 27 40 5 0 10 32 13 1 17 0 0 2 .336 .396 .630 -
09-01-1961 *at Yankees2000000210000.290.407.599lf
09-02-1961 *at Yankees4120012001000.292.407.605lf
09-03-1961 *at Yankees4010001000000.292.406.602lf
09-04-1961 *at Orioles4000000100000.289.405.597lf
09-04-1961 *at Orioles3011000100000.289.405.597lf
09-05-1961 *at Orioles4010000001000.289.404.594lf
09-07-1961 *at Red Sox3110000100000.289.405.593lf
09-08-1961 *at Red Sox1010000300000.291.409.594lf
09-09-1961 *at Red Sox4000000000000.289.406.589rf,lf
09-10-1961 *at Red Sox4320012100000.290.408.594lf,rf
09-12-1961 *vs Athletics3100000100000.288.407.591lf
09-13-1961 *vs Athletics4110013000000.288.406.594lf
09-14-1961 *vs Athletics5010000000000.287.404.590lf
09-15-1961 *vs Yankees4000000001000.285.402.586lf
09-15-1961 *vs Yankees3110000100000.285.402.584lf
09-16-1961 *vs Yankees4120002100000.287.404.583lf
09-17-1961 *vs Yankees5030000101000.290.406.584lf
09-19-1961 *vs Angels4111001001000.290.405.583lf
09-20-1961 *vs Angels3111000101000.290.406.583lf
09-22-1961 *at Angels4000001101000.288.404.579lf
09-23-1961 *at Angels3110011100000.288.405.583lf
09-24-1961 *at Angels5120000000000.289.405.582lf
09-25-1961 *at Athletics5020000000000.290.405.580lf
09-25-1961 *at Athletics1000000000000.290.404.579lf
09-26-1961 *at Athletics4210011100000.289.404.582lf
09-27-1961 *at Athletics4110012000001.289.403.585lf
09-29-1961 *at Twins4000000100000.287.401.581lf
09-30-1961 *at Twins3220001000000.289.402.581lf
 September 1961 Totals
101 18 28 3 0 6 17 18 1 7 0 0 1 .277 .383 .485 -
10-01-1961 *at Twins5120001000000.290.402.580lf
 October 1961 Totals
5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 583 129 169 30 2 45 140 113 2 75 2 2 8 .290 .402 .580 -

Rocky Colavito 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Rocky Colavito appeared in 82 games at home, had 280 at-bats, drove in 62 runs, scored 54 times, had 72 hits (12 doubles / 1 triples / 18 home runs), walked 52 times (0 intentional), struck out 40 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 5 times (1 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .257 batting average, .372 on base percentage and .5 slugging average?

On the road, Rocky Colavito appeared in 81 games, had 303 at-bats, drove in 78 runs, scored 75 times, had 97 hits (18 doubles / 1 triples / 27 home runs), walked 61 times (2 intentional), struck out 35 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 5 times (1 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .320 batting average, .429 on base percentage and .653 slugging average?

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