1961 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1961 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
47 Craig Anderson 6-02 205 Right Right 1938-07-01
38 Ed Bauta 6-03 200 Right Right 1935-01-06
32 Ernie Broglio 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-08-27
33 Al Cicotte 6-03 185 Right Right 1929-12-23
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
39 Larry Jackson 6-02 190 Right Right 1931-06-02
41 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
38 Mickey McDermott 6-02 170 Left Left 1929-04-29
36 Bob Miller 6-01 182 Right Right 1939-02-18
37 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
31 Curt Simmons 6-00 187 Left Left 1929-05-19
43 Bobby Tiefenauer 6-02 185 Right Right 1929-10-10
44 Ray Washburn 6-01 205 Right Right 1938-05-31
34 Chris Cannizzaro 6-00 190 Right Right 1938-05-03
20 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
29 Gene Oliver 6-02 225 Right Right 1935-03-22
1 Carl Sawatski 5-10 210 Right Left 1927-11-04
4 Jimmie Schaffer 5-09 185 Right Right 1936-04-05
2 Hal Smith 5-11 189 Right Right 1931-06-01
14 Ken Boyer 6-02 200 Right Right 1931-05-20
17 Jerry Buchek 5-11 185 Right Right 1942-05-09
19 Julio Gotay 6-00 180 Right Right 1939-06-09
10 Alex Grammas 6-00 178 Right Right 1926-04-03
25 Julian Javier 6-01 175 Right Right 1936-08-09
35 Bob Lillis 5-11 160 Right Right 1930-06-02
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
20 Daryl Spencer 6-02 190 Right Right 1928-07-13
12 Bill White 6-00 195 Left Left 1934-01-28
40 Doug Clemens 6-00 180 Right Left 1939-06-09
28 Joe Cunningham 6-01 190 Left Left 1931-08-27
21 Curt Flood 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-01-18
23 Charlie James 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-22
24 Don Landrum 6-00 180 Right Left 1936-02-16
28 Walt Moryn 6-02 205 Right Left 1926-04-12
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
4 Bob Nieman 5-11 195 Right Right 1927-01-26
24 Ed Olivares 5-11 180 Right Right 1938-11-05
27 Don Taussig 6-00 180 Right Right 1932-02-19
24, 42 Carl Warwick 5-10 170 Left Right 1937-02-27
18 George Crowe 6-02 212 Left Left 1921-03-22
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The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 74 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 110/109) where 855,305 fans witnessed their 1961 Cardinals finish the season with a .519 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1961 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Ken Boyer
Joe Cunningham
Julian Javier
Don Landrum
Stan Musial
Curt Simmons
Hal Smith
Daryl Spencer
Bill White

1961 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Jimmie Schaffer (68)
1B Bill White (151)
2B Julian Javier (113)
3B Ken Boyer (153)
SS Alex Grammas (65)
LF Stan Musial (103)
CF Curt Flood (119)
RF Joe Cunningham (85)
  
SP Ernie Broglio
SP Bob Gibson
SP Larry Jackson
SP Ray Sadecki
SP Curt Simmons
  
RP Craig Anderson
RP Al Cicotte
RP Bob Miller
CL Lindy McDaniel


1961 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Curt Flood $13,500.00


1961 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Carl Sawatski
#2 Red Schoendienst
#2 Hal Smith
#4 Bob Nieman
#4 Jimmie Schaffer
#6 Stan Musial
#10 Alex Grammas
#12 Bill White
#14 Ken Boyer
#17 Jerry Buchek
#18 George Crowe
#19 Julio Gotay
#20 Tim McCarver
#20 Daryl Spencer
#21 Curt Flood
#23 Charlie James
#24 Don Landrum
#24 Ed Olivares
#24 Carl Warwick
#25 Julian Javier
#27 Don Taussig
#28 Joe Cunningham
#28 Walt Moryn
#29 Gene Oliver
#31 Curt Simmons
#32 Ernie Broglio
#33 Al Cicotte
#34 Chris Cannizzaro
#35 Bob Lillis
#36 Bob Miller
#37 Ray Sadecki
#38 Ed Bauta
#38 Mickey McDermott
#39 Larry Jackson
#40 Doug Clemens
#41 Lindy McDaniel
#42 Carl Warwick
#43 Bobby Tiefenauer
#44 Ray Washburn
#45 Bob Gibson
#47 Craig Anderson

Did you know that a 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 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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