1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac

1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1961 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1961 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1961 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1961 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1961 Baltimore Orioles 1961 Baltimore Orioles Official Logo Complete Roster Roster Schedule Statmaster
#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
13	Steve Barber	6-00	200	Left	Left	1938-02-22
28	Hal Brown	6-02	182	Right	Right	1924-12-11
23	Chuck Estrada	6-01	185	Right	Right	1938-02-15
48	Jack Fisher	6-02	215	Right	Right	1939-03-04
38, 29	Dick Hall	6-06	200	Right	Right	1930-09-27
20	Billy Hoeft	6-03	205	Left	Left	1932-05-17
38	Dick Hyde	5-11	170	Right	Right	1928-08-03
19	Gordon Jones	6-00	190	Right	Right	1930-04-02
39	Jim Lehew	6-00	185	Right	Right	1937-08-19
39	John Papa	5-11	190	Right	Right	1940-12-05
32	Milt Pappas	6-03	190	Right	Right	1939-05-11
18	Wes Stock	6-02	188	Right	Right	1934-04-10
15	Hoyt Wilhelm	6-00	195	Right	Right	1922-07-26
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
2	Clint Courtney	5-08	180	Right	Left	1927-03-16
36	Hank Foiles	6-00	195	Right	Right	1929-06-10
44	Charley Lau	6-00	190	Right	Left	1933-04-12
11	Gus Triandos	6-03	215	Right	Right	1930-07-30
42	Frank Zupo	5-11	182	Right	Left	1939-08-29
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
7	Jerry Adair	6-00	175	Right	Right	1936-12-17
1	Marv Breeding	6-00	175	Right	Right	1934-03-08
17	Walt Dropo	6-05	220	Right	Right	1923-01-30
4	Jim Gentile	6-04	215	Left	Left	1934-06-03
3	Ron Hansen	6-03	200	Right	Right	1938-04-05
5	Brooks Robinson	6-01	190	Right	Right	1937-05-18
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
25	Jackie Brandt	5-11	170	Right	Right	1934-04-28
16	Jim Busby	6-01	175	Right	Right	1927-01-08
6, 27	Whitey Herzog	5-11	182	Left	Left	1931-11-09
22	Dave Philley	6-00	188	Right	Both	1920-05-16
30	Boog Powell	6-04	240	Right	Left	1941-08-17
14	Earl Robinson	6-01	190	Right	Right	1936-11-03
40	Barry Shetrone	6-02	190	Right	Left	1938-07-06
9	Russ Snyder	6-01	190	Right	Left	1934-06-22
8	Gene Stephens	6-03�	175	Right	Left	1933-01-20
8	Marv Throneberry	6-00	197	Left	Left	1933-09-02
10	Dick Williams	6-00	190	Right	Right	1929-05-07
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
10	Chuck Essegian	5-11	202	Right	Right	1931-08-09
1961 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1961 Baltimore Orioles played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 951,089 fans witnessed their 1961 Orioles finish the season with a .586 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1961 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1961 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1961 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters

Jackie Brandt
Marv Breeding
Jim Gentile
Ron Hansen
Milt Pappas
Brooks Robinson
Russ Snyder
Gene Stephens
Gus Triandos
1961 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position
C Gus Triandos (114)
1B Jim Gentile (144)
2B Jerry Adair (107)
3B Brooks Robinson (163)
SS Ron Hansen (149)
LF Russ Snyder (76)
CF Jackie Brandt (120)
RF Earl Robinson (78)

SP Steve Barber
SP Hal Brown
SP Chuck Estrada
SP Jack Fisher
SP Milt Pappas

RP Wes Stock
CL Hoyt Wilhelm

1961 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries
Dave Philley $25,000.00
Walt Dropo $17,000.00
Dick Hall $12,500.00
Barry Shetrone $7,000.00

1961 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers
#1 Marv Breeding
#2 Clint Courtney
#3 Ron Hansen
#4 Jim Gentile
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Whitey Herzog
#7 Jerry Adair
#8 Gene Stephens
#8 Marv Throneberry
#9 Russ Snyder
#10 Chuck Essegian
#10 Dick Williams
#11 Gus Triandos
#13 Steve Barber
#14 Earl Robinson
#15 Hoyt Wilhelm
#16 Jim Busby
#17 Walt Dropo
#18 Wes Stock
#19 Gordon Jones
#20 Billy Hoeft
#22 Dave Philley
#23 Chuck Estrada
#25 Jackie Brandt
#27 Whitey Herzog
#28 Hal Brown
#29 Dick Hall
#30 Boog Powell
#32 Milt Pappas
#36 Hank Foiles
#38 Dick Hall
#38 Dick Hyde
#39 Jim Lehew
#39 John Papa
#40 Barry Shetrone
#42 Frank Zupo
#44 Charley Lau
#48 Jack Fisher

Did you know that a 1961 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

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