1961 Washington Senators Roster

The 1961 Washington Senators 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 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Washington Senators salary list, a 1961 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Washington Senators primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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34 Carl Bouldin 6-02 180 Right Both 1939-09-17
16 Pete Burnside 6-02 190 Left Right 1930-07-02
23 Tom Cheney 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-10-14
21 Bennie Daniels 6-01½ 193 Right Left 1932-06-17
20 Dick Donovan 6-03 205 Right Left 1927-12-07
26 Gabe Gabler 6-02 165 Right Both 1930-10-02
19 Mike Garcia 6-01 200 Right Right 1923-11-17
47 Roy Heiser 6-04 190 Right Right 1942-06-22
23 Rudy Hernandez 6-03 185 Right Right 1931-12-10
18 Ed Hobaugh 6-00 176 Right Right 1934-06-27
17 Johnny Klippstein 6-01 185 Right Right 1927-10-17
22 Marty Kutyna 6-00 190 Right Right 1932-11-14
24 Hector Maestri 5-10 158 Right Right 1935-04-19
24 Carl Mathias 5-11 195 Left Both 1936-06-13
27 Joe McClain 6-00 183 Right Right 1933-05-05
34 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
15 Dave Sisler 6-04 200 Right Right 1931-10-16
35, 47 Tom Sturdivant 6-01 186 Right Left 1930-04-28
19 Hal Woodeshick 6-03 200 Left Right 1932-08-24
8 Pete Daley 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-01-14
11 Dutch Dotterer 6-00 209 Right Right 1931-11-11
12 Gene Green 6-02 205 Right Right 1933-06-26
19 Ken Retzer 6-00 185 Right Left 1934-04-30
28 Chet Boak 6-00 180 Right Right 1935-06-19
10 Harry Bright 6-00 190 Right Right 1929-09-22
2 Ed Brinkman 6-00 170 Right Right 1941-12-08
7 Chuck Cottier 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1936-01-08
29 Bob Johnson 5-10 175 Right Right 1936-03-04
6 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
25 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
29 Jim Mahoney 6-00 175 Right Right 1934-05-26
4 Danny O'Connell 6-00 180 Right Right 1929-01-21
2 R.C. Stevens 6-05 219 Left Right 1934-07-22
29 Ron Stillwell 5-11 165 Right Right 1939-12-03
5 Coot Veal 6-01 165 Right Right 1932-07-09
11 Bud Zipfel 6-03 200 Right Left 1938-11-18
31 Joe Hicks 6-00 180 Right Left 1933-04-07
32 Chuck Hinton 6-01 197 Right Right 1934-05-03
9 Marty Keough 6-00 180 Left Left 1935-04-14
30 Jim King 6-00 185 Right Left 1932-08-27
1 Willie Tasby 5-11 175 Right Right 1933-01-08
14 Gene Woodling 5-09½ 195 Right Left 1922-08-16


The 1961 Washington Senators played 161 games during the regular season, won 61 games, lost 100 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at Griffith Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 597,287 fans witnessed their 1961 Senators finish the season with a .379 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 Washington Senators Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Washington Senators salary list, a 1961 Washington Senators uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Washington Senators primary starters list:

1961 Washington Senators
Opening Day Starters


Pete Daley
Dick Donovan
Marty Keough
Billy Klaus
Dale Long
Danny O'Connell
Willie Tasby
Coot Veal
Gene Woodling

1961 Washington Senators
Most Games by Position

C Gene Green (79)
1B Dale Long (95)
2B Chuck Cottier (100)
3B Danny O'Connell (73)
SS Coot Veal (63)
LF Chuck Hinton (73)
CF Willie Tasby (138)
RF Gene Woodling (76)
  
SP Pete Burnside
SP Bennie Daniels
SP Dick Donovan
SP Ed Hobaugh
SP Joe McClain
  
RP Gabe Gabler
RP Johnny Klippstein
RP Marty Kutyna
CL Dave Sisler


1961 Washington Senators
Salaries

Chuck Hinton $9,000.00


1961 Washington Senators
Uniform Numbers

#1 Willie Tasby
#2 Ed Brinkman
#2 R.C. Stevens
#4 Danny O'Connell
#5 Coot Veal
#6 Billy Klaus
#7 Chuck Cottier
#8 Pete Daley
#9 Marty Keough
#10 Harry Bright
#11 Dutch Dotterer
#11 Bud Zipfel
#12 Gene Green
#14 Gene Woodling
#15 Dave Sisler
#16 Pete Burnside
#17 Johnny Klippstein
#18 Ed Hobaugh
#19 Mike Garcia
#19 Ken Retzer
#19 Hal Woodeshick
#20 Dick Donovan
#21 Bennie Daniels
#22 Marty Kutyna
#23 Tom Cheney
#23 Rudy Hernandez
#24 Hector Maestri
#24 Carl Mathias
#25 Dale Long
#26 Gabe Gabler
#27 Joe McClain
#28 Chet Boak
#29 Bob Johnson
#29 Jim Mahoney
#29 Ron Stillwell
#30 Jim King
#31 Joe Hicks
#32 Chuck Hinton
#34 Carl Bouldin
#34 Claude Osteen
#35 Tom Sturdivant
#47 Roy Heiser
#47 Tom Sturdivant

Did you know that a 1961 Washington Senators 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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