Willie Mays 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Willie Mays appeared in 154 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Mays 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 (*), Mays started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"No record book reflects this kind of concentration, determination, perseverance or ability. As a player, Willie Mays could never be captured by mere statistics." - Sportswriter Harry Jupiter in The San Francisco Chronicle
Willie Mays 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Willie Mays Stats

04-11-1961 *vs Pirates4211001100000.250.400.500cf
04-12-1961 *vs Pirates4010000000000.250.333.375cf
04-13-1961 *vs Pirates4130000100000.417.500.500cf
04-14-1961 *vs Phillies3110011101000.400.500.667cf
04-15-1961 *vs Phillies4000000001000.316.409.526cf
04-16-1961 *vs Phillies3010000111000.318.423.500cf
04-18-1961 *vs Reds4120011000000.346.433.615cf
04-19-1961 *vs Reds3010000100000.345.441.586cf
04-20-1961 *vs Reds4000001001000.303.395.515cf
04-23-1961 *vs Cardinals4010000001000.297.381.486cf
04-23-1961 *vs Cardinals3121001101000.325.413.525cf
04-25-1961 *at Dodgers3000000201000.302.412.488cf
04-26-1961 *at Dodgers5130001000000.333.429.500cf
04-28-1961 *at Braves3000000002000.314.407.471cf
04-29-1961 *at Braves4100000101000.291.391.436cf
04-30-1961 *at Braves5440048000000.333.420.667cf
 April 1961 Totals
60 12 20 2 0 6 14 9 1 10 0 0 0 .333 .420 .667 -
05-02-1961 *at Cubs4000000000000.313.397.625cf
05-03-1961 *at Cubs5110000003000.304.385.594cf
05-04-1961 *at Cubs5230002001000.324.398.595cf
05-05-1961 *at Phillies3111000211000.325.409.597cf
05-07-1961 *at Phillies1200000310000.321.424.590cf
05-09-1961 *at Pirates4121101100000.329.433.622cf
05-10-1961 *at Pirates4000000002000.314.416.593cf
05-12-1961 *vs Braves4010000001000.311.410.578cf
05-13-1961 *vs Braves4220026001000.319.413.638cf
05-14-1961 *vs Braves3100000200000.309.412.619cf
05-15-1961 *vs Cubs3321001100000.320.424.630cf
05-16-1961 *vs Cubs4111000000000.317.418.625cf
05-17-1961 *vs Cubs4000000000000.306.405.602cf
05-19-1961 *vs Dodgers3110000201000.306.412.595cf
05-20-1961 *vs Dodgers4010000001000.304.407.583cf
05-21-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000001000.294.396.563cf
05-22-1961 *at Cardinals3000000100000.287.392.549cf
05-23-1961 *at Cardinals5020000000000.291.392.543cf
05-24-1961 *at Reds3220001100000.300.401.546cf
05-26-1961 *at Cubs6021000000000.301.399.544cf
05-27-1961 *at Cubs4320012100000.307.405.564cf
05-28-1961 *at Cubs4000000001000.299.395.549cf
05-29-1961 *vs Reds4021000001000.304.398.554cf
05-30-1961vs Reds1110011000000.309.401.577ph
05-30-1961 *vs Reds5110000000000.305.395.565cf
05-31-1961 *vs Cardinals4021001000000.310.398.570cf
 May 1961 Totals
98 22 29 7 1 4 15 14 2 14 0 0 0 .296 .384 .510 -
06-01-1961 *vs Cardinals4010001102000.309.398.562cf
06-02-1961 *at Dodgers3010000210000.309.403.558cf
06-03-1961 *at Dodgers3010000100000.310.405.554cf
06-04-1961 *at Dodgers4111001001000.308.402.552cf
06-05-1961 *vs Phillies4000000000000.301.394.540cf
06-06-1961 *vs Phillies4210001100000.300.394.533cf
06-07-1961 *vs Phillies4121001110000.304.399.538cf
06-08-1961 *vs Phillies3110011100000.305.401.551cf
06-09-1961 *vs Pirates3111001110000.305.403.553cf
06-10-1961 *vs Pirates2010001210000.307.409.552cf
06-11-1961 *vs Pirates4121000000000.311.410.556cf
06-12-1961 *vs Dodgers4111000100000.310.410.555cf
06-13-1961 *vs Dodgers4220012000000.314.412.569cf
06-14-1961 *vs Braves4220013001000.317.413.582cf
06-15-1961 *vs Braves4000000001000.311.407.571cf
06-16-1961 *vs Cubs4221001101000.315.410.574cf
06-17-1961 *vs Cubs3000000101000.311.408.566cf
06-18-1961 *vs Cubs4110000001000.309.405.561cf
06-21-1961 *at Braves3210011100000.310.407.571cf
06-22-1961 *at Braves5240023001000.320.414.602cf
06-23-1961 *at Cardinals4230000000000.328.419.604cf
06-24-1961 *at Cardinals3100000202000.324.419.597cf
06-25-1961 *at Cardinals4010001100000.322.418.591cf
06-25-1961 *at Cardinals4110011001000.321.416.598cf
06-26-1961 *at Phillies4010000002000.320.414.592cf
06-27-1961 *at Phillies4221000101000.323.417.594cf
06-28-1961 *at Phillies7010000110000.318.413.582cf
06-29-1961 *at Phillies5340035000000.327.419.620cf
06-29-1961 *at Phillies3121102100000.331.423.632cf
06-30-1961 *at Pirates4222000001000.333.424.637cf
 June 1961 Totals
115 31 42 10 1 10 26 20 5 16 0 0 0 .365 .459 .730 -
07-01-1961 *at Pirates4000000001000.329.419.628cf
07-02-1961 *at Pirates3110000110000.329.420.625cf
07-02-1961 *at Pirates3000000000000.325.416.618cf
07-04-1961 *at Cubs4441003000000.334.423.627cf
07-04-1961 *at Cubs4110011000000.333.421.632cf
07-05-1961 *vs Reds3000000101000.330.419.626cf
07-06-1961 *vs Reds4000000000000.326.414.617cf
07-07-1961 *vs Cardinals4011001000000.325.412.616cf
07-08-1961 *vs Cardinals4110013000000.324.410.621cf
07-09-1961 *vs Cardinals4110012000000.323.408.626cf
07-09-1961 *vs Cardinals4000000000000.318.404.618cf
07-13-1961 *vs Pirates4120011001000.321.405.626cf
07-14-1961 *vs Pirates4000000102000.317.402.618cf
07-15-1961 *vs Pirates4111001000000.316.401.617cf
07-16-1961 *vs Phillies4330022000000.321.404.636cf
07-17-1961 *vs Phillies4210011111000.320.404.641cf
07-19-1961 *at Cardinals5010000002000.319.402.634cf
07-20-1961 *at Cardinals5231013001000.323.404.645cf
07-22-1961 *at Reds4110001101000.322.404.641cf
07-23-1961 *at Reds4231000001000.327.408.645cf
07-23-1961 *at Reds2000000001000.325.405.641cf
07-25-1961 *at Pirates4310000200000.324.407.637cf
07-26-1961 *at Pirates4110001000000.323.405.633cf
07-27-1961 *at Pirates4000000000000.320.401.626cf
07-28-1961 *at Phillies5111002001000.318.399.623cf
07-28-1961 *at Phillies3000001000001.316.395.618cf
07-29-1961 *at Phillies3110000112000.316.396.615cf
07-30-1961 *at Phillies4120012101000.318.399.622cf
 July 1961 Totals
108 27 30 6 0 9 25 9 3 16 0 0 1 .278 .331 .583 -
08-02-1961 *at Dodgers3010000202000.318.401.620cf
08-03-1961 *at Dodgers4110000001000.317.400.616cf
08-04-1961 *vs Braves4000000000000.314.396.610cf
08-05-1961 *vs Braves4010000000000.313.395.606cf
08-06-1961 *vs Braves3010001000100.313.396.604cf
08-08-1961 *vs Cubs4220002002000.315.397.603cf
08-09-1961 *vs Cubs4110002001000.314.395.600cf
08-11-1961 *vs Reds2110000200000.315.398.599cf
08-12-1961 *vs Reds2210013200000.316.401.606cf
08-13-1961 *vs Reds4010000001000.316.400.602cf
08-15-1961 *vs Cardinals0100000200100.316.404.602cf
08-16-1961 *vs Cardinals4110000000000.315.402.599cf
08-17-1961 *vs Cardinals3000000000000.313.400.595cf
08-18-1961vs Dodgers1000000001000.312.399.593cf
08-19-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000000000.309.396.588cf
08-20-1961 *vs Dodgers4221013100000.311.398.596cf
08-22-1961 *at Reds6351012000000.318.403.609cf
08-22-1961 *at Reds4110012001000.317.402.612cf
08-23-1961 *at Reds5110012002000.316.400.614cf
08-24-1961 *at Reds5010000001000.315.398.610cf
08-25-1961 *at Cardinals3110101100000.315.399.612cf
08-26-1961 *at Cardinals3010000200000.315.401.611cf
08-27-1961 *at Cardinals3010000100000.315.402.609cf
08-29-1961 *at Braves5010002100000.314.401.604cf
08-30-1961 *at Braves4010001000000.313.400.601cf
08-31-1961 *at Cubs4010000000000.313.399.598cf
 August 1961 Totals
92 17 27 2 1 5 21 14 0 12 2 0 0 .293 .398 .500 -
09-01-1961 *at Cubs6020000001000.313.398.595cf
09-02-1961 *at Cubs4010000001000.313.397.592cf
09-03-1961 *at Dodgers4010001101000.312.397.589cf
09-04-1961 *at Dodgers4000000001000.310.394.585cf
09-05-1961 *at Dodgers3100000100000.308.393.581cf
09-06-1961 *at Dodgers4000000102000.305.391.576cf
09-08-1961 *vs Dodgers3110012111000.305.392.581cf
09-09-1961 *vs Dodgers5240013000000.310.396.589cf
09-10-1961 *vs Dodgers2310011210000.311.398.594cf
09-11-1961 *vs Pirates3000000210000.309.398.591cf
09-12-1961 *vs Pirates3010000100000.309.399.589cf
09-13-1961 *vs Phillies3000000200000.308.399.586cf
09-14-1961 *vs Phillies4110012000000.307.398.589cf
09-15-1961 *vs Cubs3000001000001.305.395.586cf
09-16-1961 *vs Cubs4010000000000.305.394.583cf
09-17-1961 *vs Cubs4221000101000.306.396.585cf
09-18-1961 *vs Braves4010000000000.306.395.582cf
09-19-1961 *vs Braves5120014000000.307.395.586cf
09-20-1961 *vs Braves4011000000000.306.394.585cf
09-22-1961 *at Reds4000000101000.304.392.581cf
09-23-1961 *at Reds4110002000000.304.392.579cf
09-24-1961 *at Reds3210002101001.304.392.577cf
09-25-1961 *at Phillies4331000100000.307.395.580cf
09-27-1961 *at Pirates4110000000000.307.394.578cf
09-28-1961at Pirates0000000000000.307.394.578cf
09-29-1961 *at Braves1000001000001.306.393.577cf
 September 1961 Totals
92 18 25 3 0 5 19 15 3 10 0 0 3 .272 .364 .467 -
10-01-1961 *at Braves5220013000000.307.393.581cf
10-01-1961 *at Braves2010000001000.308.393.580cf
 October 1961 Totals
7 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 572 129 176 30 3 40 123 81 14 79 2 0 4 .308 .393 .580 -

Willie Mays 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Willie Mays appeared in 77 games at home, had 275 at-bats, drove in 61 runs, scored 59 times, had 80 hits (16 doubles / 0 triples / 21 home runs), walked 40 times (8 intentional), struck out 31 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 1 times (0 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .290 batting average, .383 on base percentage and .578 slugging average?

On the road, Willie Mays appeared in 77 games, had 297 at-bats, drove in 62 runs, scored 70 times, had 96 hits (14 doubles / 3 triples / 19 home runs), walked 41 times (6 intentional), struck out 48 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (0 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .323 batting average, .401 on base percentage and .582 slugging average?

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