Nellie Fox 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Nellie Fox appeared in 159 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Fox 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 (*), Fox started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Nellie Fox, that little son of a gun, was always on base and was a great hit-and-run man. He sprayed hits all over." - Yogi Berra in the New York Sunday News (July 12, 1970)
Nellie Fox 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Nellie Fox Stats

04-10-1961 *at Senators4000000000000.000.000.0002b
04-14-1961 *at Tigers4000000000000.000.000.0002b
04-15-1961 *at Tigers3110000100000.091.167.0912b
04-19-1961 *vs Senators5020000000000.188.235.1882b
04-20-1961 *vs Senators4022000000000.250.286.3502b
04-21-1961 *vs Red Sox4020002000000.292.320.3752b
04-22-1961 *vs Red Sox6041000000000.367.387.4672b
04-23-1961 *vs Red Sox4000000001000.324.343.4122b
04-23-1961 *vs Red Sox3100000100000.297.333.3782b
04-27-1961 *at Athletics4441000100000.366.409.4632b
04-28-1961 *at Athletics4111000100000.356.408.4672b
04-29-1961 *at Athletics4210000100000.347.407.4492b
04-30-1961 *at Twins4010000000110.340.407.4342b
 April 1961 Totals
53 9 18 5 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 .340 .407 .434 -
05-01-1961 *at Twins5000000000000.310.375.3972b
05-02-1961 *at Indians4110000100000.306.377.3872b
05-03-1961 *at Indians4010000000000.303.370.3792b
05-05-1961 *vs Tigers5110000000000.296.359.3662b
05-06-1961 *vs Tigers4120001100000.307.373.3732b
05-07-1961 *vs Tigers3110000000010.308.372.3722b
05-07-1961 *vs Tigers4000000000000.293.356.3542b
05-09-1961 *vs Indians3110000100000.294.362.3532b
05-10-1961 *vs Indians4010000100000.292.364.3482b
05-12-1961 *vs Athletics4000001000000.280.350.3332b
05-13-1961 *vs Athletics4110001000000.278.346.3302b
05-14-1961 *vs Athletics3100000100000.270.342.3202b
05-14-1961 *vs Athletics5110100000000.267.336.3332b
05-15-1961 *vs Twins4011000000000.266.333.3392b
05-16-1961 *vs Twins3010102101000.268.339.3572b
05-18-1961 *at Angels5000000000000.256.326.3422b
05-19-1961 *at Angels5010000000000.254.321.3362b
05-19-1961 *at Angels5010000000000.252.317.3312b
05-21-1961 *at Red Sox4020000100000.260.326.3362b
05-21-1961 *at Red Sox4030001000000.274.338.3482b
05-22-1961 *at Red Sox5010000000000.271.333.3432b
05-23-1961 *at Orioles4010000100000.271.335.3402b
05-24-1961 *at Orioles4120000000000.277.340.3452b
05-24-1961 *at Orioles3110001000001.278.337.3442b
05-25-1961 *at Orioles4100000100000.271.333.3352b
05-28-1961 *at Yankees4221001100000.277.341.3462b
05-28-1961 *at Yankees4010000000000.276.339.3442b
05-30-1961 *vs Orioles4000000000000.269.332.3352b
05-30-1961 *vs Orioles3000000000000.265.326.3292b
05-31-1961 *vs Orioles4210000100000.264.328.3282b
 May 1961 Totals
121 15 28 2 2 0 8 11 0 1 0 1 1 .231 .293 .281 -
06-02-1961 *vs Yankees3010000100000.266.332.3282b
06-03-1961 *vs Yankees6020001000000.268.332.3282b
06-04-1961 *vs Yankees4010000100000.267.333.3262b
06-05-1961 *vs Tigers4000001000001.262.325.3192b
06-06-1961 *vs Tigers4110000000010.262.324.3182b
06-09-1961 *at Senators3010000100000.263.327.3182b
06-09-1961 *at Senators4210000100000.262.329.3172b
06-10-1961 *at Senators7020000100000.263.330.3162b
06-11-1961 *at Orioles2010000200000.265.338.3182b
06-11-1961 *at Orioles5000000000000.259.331.3102b
06-12-1961 *at Orioles3010000100100.260.336.3112b
06-13-1961 *vs Angels3010000100000.261.339.3112b
06-13-1961 *vs Angels5110001000000.260.336.3082b
06-14-1961 *vs Angels4121001100000.264.341.3162b
06-14-1961 *vs Angels3100000100000.261.340.3122b
06-15-1961 *vs Angels4110000000000.261.338.3112b
06-16-1961 *vs Twins4010000001000.260.337.3102b
06-17-1961 *vs Twins1000000001200.259.341.3092b
06-18-1961 *vs Twins4110011100000.259.342.3202b
06-18-1961 *vs Twins4110001000010.259.340.3192b
06-20-1961 *vs Indians4010001000000.259.339.3182b
06-21-1961 *vs Indians3130002100000.267.348.3262b
06-21-1961 *vs Indians4000000000100.263.346.3212b
06-23-1961 *vs Senators3000000111000.260.344.3172b
06-24-1961 *vs Senators4221001000010.264.346.3232b
06-25-1961 *vs Senators5030002000000.270.350.3282b
06-25-1961 *vs Senators4110100000000.270.349.3352b
06-27-1961 *at Tigers5000000000000.265.344.3292b
06-27-1961 *at Tigers6120000000000.266.344.3292b
06-28-1961 *at Tigers5020000000000.269.344.3302b
06-29-1961 *at Tigers4000000000000.265.340.3262b
06-30-1961 *at Angels3100000200000.262.341.3222b
 June 1961 Totals
127 15 33 2 1 1 12 16 1 3 4 3 1 .260 .358 .315 -
07-01-1961 *at Angels5010001000000.261.339.3202b
07-02-1961 *at Angels4000000000000.258.335.3162b
07-03-1961 *at Twins4020002000100.261.339.3182b
07-04-1961 *at Twins4010000000000.261.338.3182b
07-05-1961 *at Athletics3010000000000.262.338.3182b
07-06-1961 *at Athletics4000000000000.258.334.3142b
07-07-1961 *at Indians4020000001000.261.336.3162b
07-08-1961 *at Indians5010000000000.260.334.3142b
07-09-1961 *at Indians3010002000002.261.332.3152b
07-09-1961 *at Indians5020001000000.263.333.3162b
07-13-1961 *vs Yankees3000000100000.261.332.3132b
07-14-1961 *vs Yankees4000000100000.258.331.3092b
07-15-1961 *vs Yankees4110000100000.258.332.3092b
07-16-1961 *vs Red Sox4000000000000.255.328.3052b
07-16-1961 *vs Red Sox4000001000001.252.324.3022b
07-17-1961vs Red Sox1000000000000.251.324.3012b
07-18-1961 *vs Athletics3020102000000.255.326.3102b
07-19-1961 *vs Athletics3110100000010.255.326.3152b
07-22-1961 *vs Orioles4010000000000.255.325.3152b
07-22-1961 *vs Orioles4010001000000.255.325.3142b
07-23-1961 *vs Orioles4000000000000.253.322.3112b
07-25-1961 *at Yankees4130000000000.258.326.3152b
07-25-1961 *at Yankees4010000000000.258.325.3142b
07-26-1961 *at Yankees4000000000000.255.322.3112b
07-27-1961 *at Yankees1000001200100.254.326.3102b
07-28-1961 *at Red Sox4100000000000.252.323.3072b
07-30-1961 *at Red Sox4010000000000.252.322.3072b
07-30-1961 *at Red Sox4020000000010.254.324.3092b
 July 1961 Totals
104 4 24 0 2 0 11 5 0 1 2 2 3 .231 .272 .269 -
08-02-1961 *at Indians3000000110000.252.323.3062b
08-02-1961 *at Indians5110000000000.252.322.3052b
08-03-1961 *at Indians6020000000000.253.322.3052b
08-05-1961 *vs Senators5000000000000.250.319.3022b
08-06-1961 *vs Senators3200000200000.248.319.3002b
08-06-1961vs Senators2010000000000.249.320.301ph,2b
08-08-1961 *vs Tigers3000000000000.248.318.2992b
08-09-1961 *vs Tigers2000000101000.247.318.2972b
08-10-1961 *vs Tigers4020000000000.249.320.2992b
08-11-1961 *vs Athletics4010000001000.249.319.2992b
08-12-1961 *vs Athletics3010000000010.249.319.2992b
08-13-1961 *vs Athletics5220002000000.251.320.3002b
08-15-1961 *at Yankees4010000000010.251.320.3002b
08-16-1961 *at Yankees3010000100000.252.321.3002b
08-17-1961 *at Yankees3000000100100.250.322.2982b
08-18-1961 *at Athletics4010000000000.250.321.2972b
08-19-1961 *at Athletics3000000100000.248.321.2962b
08-20-1961 *at Athletics3000001000001.247.318.2942b
08-20-1961 *at Athletics4130001000000.251.321.2972b
08-22-1961 *vs Twins2120002000101.254.325.3002b
08-23-1961 *vs Twins3000000001000.253.323.2992b
08-24-1961 *vs Twins2000000100000.252.323.2972b
08-25-1961 *vs Indians3000000000010.250.321.2952b
08-26-1961 *vs Indians4100000100000.248.320.2932b
08-27-1961 *vs Indians4210000100000.248.321.2932b
08-27-1961 *vs Indians4100000100000.246.320.2902b
08-29-1961 *at Tigers5111001000000.246.319.2912b
08-30-1961 *at Tigers4110000000010.246.318.2912b
08-31-1961 *at Tigers4000000000000.244.316.2892b
 August 1961 Totals
104 13 21 1 0 0 7 11 1 3 2 4 2 .202 .286 .212 -
09-01-1961 *at Senators4111000000000.244.315.2902b
09-01-1961 *at Senators2010000100010.245.317.2912b
09-02-1961 *at Senators3210002301000.245.321.2922b
09-03-1961 *at Senators4000000000000.243.319.2892b
09-03-1961 *at Senators4020000001010.245.320.2912b
09-04-1961 *at Twins4010000000000.245.319.2912b
09-04-1961 *at Twins4110000101000.245.320.2902b
09-05-1961 *at Twins4000000000000.243.318.2882b
09-06-1961 *at Twins4120011000000.245.319.2952b
09-06-1961 *at Twins4120000100000.247.321.2972b
09-08-1961 *at Angels5120001000000.249.322.2982b
09-09-1961 *at Angels3010000100000.249.323.2982b
09-12-1961 *vs Yankees2000000000010.248.322.2972b
09-14-1961 *vs Yankees3000000000010.247.321.2952b
09-14-1961 *vs Yankees3010000000000.247.321.2952b
09-15-1961 *vs Angels4010001000000.247.320.2952b
09-17-1961 *vs Angels3120000100000.250.323.2972b
09-17-1961vs Angels1000000110000.249.323.296ph,2b
09-19-1961 *vs Red Sox4110002000000.249.323.2962b
09-20-1961 *vs Red Sox3010001100000.250.324.2962b
09-22-1961 *vs Orioles4010000000000.250.324.2962b
09-24-1961 *vs Orioles4020001000000.251.325.2972b
09-26-1961 *at Red Sox4010000000000.251.324.2972b
09-26-1961 *at Red Sox4000000000000.250.322.2952b
09-27-1961 *at Red Sox5020002000000.251.323.2962b
09-29-1961 *at Orioles4110000100000.251.323.2962b
09-30-1961 *at Orioles4110000000000.251.323.2952b
 September 1961 Totals
97 11 28 1 0 1 11 11 1 3 0 4 0 .289 .361 .330 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 606 67 152 11 5 2 51 59 3 12 9 15 7 .251 .323 .295 -

Nellie Fox 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Nellie Fox appeared in 79 games at home, had 285 at-bats, drove in 32 runs, scored 34 times, had 69 hits (6 doubles / 5 triples / 1 home runs), walked 28 times (2 intentional), struck out 8 times, was hit by a pitcher 4 times, sacrificed 12 times (9 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .242 batting average, .315 on base percentage and .308 slugging average?

On the road, Nellie Fox appeared in 80 games, had 321 at-bats, drove in 19 runs, scored 33 times, had 83 hits (5 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 31 times (1 intentional), struck out 4 times, was hit by a pitcher 5 times, sacrificed 10 times (6 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .258 batting average, .329 on base percentage and .283 slugging average?

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