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.
"A lot of people forget or don't realize how good of an arm he (Hank Aaron) had, and accurate, and what a great outfielder he was. The same quiet way, what a great base runner he was. He did everything so fluidly." - Phil Niekro
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
30 | Neil Chrisley | 6-03 | 187 | Right | Left | 1931-12-16 |
3 | Billy Martin | 5-11½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1928-05-16 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1961 Milwaukee Braves Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?