1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster

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The 1961 Milwaukee Braves 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 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1961 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster

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43 Johnny Antonelli 6-00 190 Left Left 1930-04-12
30 George Brunet 6-01 210 Left Right 1935-06-08
10 Bob Buhl 6-02 190 Right Right 1928-08-12
33 Lew Burdette 6-02 190 Right Right 1926-11-22
40 Tony Cloninger 6-00 210 Right Right 1940-08-13
17 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
36 Bob Hendley 6-02 190 Left Right 1939-04-30
36 Ken MacKenzie 6-00 185 Left Right 1934-03-10
20 Don McMahon 6-02 222 Right Right 1930-01-04
19 Seth Morehead 6-00½ 195 Left Left 1934-08-15
32 Don Nottebart 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-01-23
40 Chi-Chi Olivo 6-02 215 Right Right 1926-03-18
35 Ron Piche 5-11 165 Right Right 1935-05-22
35 Claude Raymond 5-10 175 Right Right 1937-05-07
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
16 Carl Willey 6-00 175 Right Right 1931-06-06
1 Del Crandall 6-01 195 Right Right 1930-03-05
6 Charlie Lau 6-00 190 Right Left 1933-04-12
40 Phil Roof 6-03 210 Right Right 1941-03-05
15 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
22 Sammy White 6-03 195 Right Right 1928-07-07
9 Joe Adcock 6-04 220 Right Right 1927-10-30
2 Frank Bolling 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-11-16
3 Bob Boyd 5-10 170 Left Left 1919-10-01
23 Johnny Logan 5-11 175 Right Right 1926-03-23
18 Felix Mantilla 6-00 160 Right Right 1934-07-29
41 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
11 Roy McMillan 5-11 170 Right Right 1929-07-17
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
19 Gino Cimoli 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-18
43 Wes Covington 6-01 205 Right Left 1932-03-27
29 John DeMerit 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1936-01-08
30 Mack Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1938-11-06
24 Lee Maye 6-02 190 Right Left 1934-12-11
12 Mel Roach 6-01 190 Right Right 1933-01-25
25 Al Spangler 6-00 175 Left Left 1933-07-08
26 Hawk Taylor 6-02 190 Right Right 1939-04-03
12 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
30 Neil Chrisley 6-03 187 Right Left 1931-12-16
3 Billy Martin 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1928-05-16
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The 1961 Milwaukee Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 71 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at County Stadium (Park Factors: 94/93) where 1,101,441 fans witnessed their 1961 Braves finish the season with a .539 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 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1961 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list:

1961 Milwaukee Braves
Opening Day Starters

Hank Aaron
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Del Crandall
John DeMerit
Eddie Mathews
Lee Maye
Roy McMillan
Warren Spahn

1961 Milwaukee Braves
Most Games by Position

C Joe Torre (112)
1B Joe Adcock (148)
2B Frank Bolling (148)
3B Eddie Mathews (151)
SS Roy McMillan (154)
LF Frank Thomas (108)
CF Hank Aaron (83)
RF Hank Aaron (78)
  
SP Bob Buhl
SP Lew Burdette
SP Warren Spahn
SP Carl Willey
  
CL Don McMahon

1961 Milwaukee Braves
Salaries

Warren Spahn $70,000.00
Eddie Mathews $67,500.00
Lew Burdette $49,000.00
Hank Aaron $45,000.00
Sammy White $33,500.00
Joe Torre $6,500.00

1961 Milwaukee Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Del Crandall
#2 Frank Bolling
#3 Bob Boyd
#3 Billy Martin
#6 Charlie Lau
#9 Joe Adcock
#10 Bob Buhl
#11 Roy McMillan
#12 Mel Roach
#12 Frank Thomas
#15 Joe Torre
#16 Carl Willey
#17 Moe Drabowsky
#18 Felix Mantilla
#19 Gino Cimoli
#19 Seth Morehead
#20 Don McMahon
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Sammy White
#23 Johnny Logan
#24 Lee Maye
#25 Al Spangler
#26 Hawk Taylor
#29 John DeMerit
#30 George Brunet
#30 Neil Chrisley
#30 Mack Jones
#32 Don Nottebart
#33 Lew Burdette
#35 Ron Piche
#35 Claude Raymond
#36 Bob Hendley
#36 Ken MacKenzie
#40 Tony Cloninger
#40 Chi-Chi Olivo
#40 Phil Roof
#41 Eddie Mathews
#43 Johnny Antonelli
#43 Wes Covington
#44 Hank Aaron

Did you know that a 1961 Milwaukee Braves 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)?