1961 MLB MVP VOTING RESULTS 1961 MLB MVP VOTING RESULTS
1961 American League Most Valuable Player
1st Max | Season Results
Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
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1 Roger Maris NYY 7 202 280 0.72 | 590 159 61 .269 .993 0|
2 Mickey Mantle NYY 6 198 280 0.71 | 514 163 54 .317 1.135 12|
3 Jim Gentile BAL 5 157 280 0.56 | 486 147 46 .302 1.069 1|
4 Norm Cash DET 1 151 280 0.54 | 535 193 41 .361 1.148 11|
5 Whitey Ford NYY 0 102 280 0.36 | 96 17 0 .177 .454 0| 25-4 283 3.21 1.180 209
6 Luis Arroyo NYY 1 95 280 0.34 | 25 7 0 .280 .640 0| 15-5 119 2.19 1.109 87 29
7 Frank Lary DET 0 53 280 0.19 | 108 25 1 .231 .537 0| 23-9 275 3.24 1.155 146
8 Rocky Colavito DET 0 51 280 0.18 | 583 169 45 .290 .982 1|
9 Al Kaline DET 0 35 280 0.12 | 586 190 19 .324 .909 14|
10 Elston Howard NYY 0 30 280 0.11 | 446 155 21 .348 .936 0|
11 Harmon Killebrew MIN 0 29 280 0.10 | 541 156 46 .288 1.012 1|
12 Luis Aparicio CHW 0 16 280 0.06 | 625 170 6 .272 .665 53|
13 Jim Piersall CLE 0 10 280 0.04 | 484 156 6 .322 .820 8|
14 Steve Barber BAL 0 7 280 0.02 | 80 13 2 .162 .471 0| 18-12 248 3.33 1.305 150 1
14 Don Schwall BOS 0 7 280 0.02 | 61 11 0 .180 .407 0| 15-7 179 3.22 1.550 91
14 Norm Siebern KCA 0 7 280 0.02 | 560 166 18 .296 .859 2|
17 Dick Donovan WSA 0 5 280 0.02 | 56 10 1 .179 .508 0| 10-10 169 2.40 1.025 62
17 Bubba Phillips CLE 0 5 280 0.02 | 546 144 18 .264 .714 1|
19 Brooks Robinson BAL 0 4 280 0.01 | 668 192 7 .287 .730 1|
19 Chuck Schilling BOS 0 4 280 0.01 | 646 167 5 .259 .666 7|
21 Tom Morgan LAA 0 3 280 0.01 | 12 1 0 .083 .237 0| 8-2 92 2.36 0.992 39 10
21 Al Smith CHW 0 3 280 0.01 | 532 148 28 .278 .854 4|
23 Yogi Berra NYY 0 2 280 0.01 | 395 107 22 .271 .795 2|
24 Bobby Richardson NYY 0 1 280 0.00 | 662 173 3 .261 .610 9|
24 Johnny Romano CLE 0 1 280 0.00 | 509 152 21 .299 .860 0|
24 Lee Thomas TOT 0 1 280 0.00 | +452 129 24 .285 .844 0|
24 Hoyt Wilhelm BAL 0 1 280 0.00 | 20 1 0 .050 .186 0| 9-7 110 2.30 1.185 87 18
1961 National League Most Valuable Player
1st Max | Season Results
Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
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1 Frank Robinson CIN 15 219 224 0.98 | 545 176 37 .323 1.015 22|
2 Orlando Cepeda SFG 0 117 224 0.52 | 585 182 46 .311 .970 12|
3 Vada Pinson CIN 0 104 224 0.46 | 607 208 16 .343 .883 23|
4 Roberto Clemente PIT 0 81 224 0.36 | 572 201 23 .351 .949 4|
5 Joey Jay CIN 1 74 224 0.33 | 89 8 0 .090 .233 0| 21-10 247 3.53 1.249 157
6 Willie Mays SFG 0 70 224 0.31 | 572 176 40 .308 .977 18|
7 Ken Boyer STL 0 43 224 0.19 | 589 194 24 .329 .930 6|
8 Hank Aaron MLN 0 39 224 0.17 | 603 197 34 .327 .974 21|
9 Maury Wills LAD 0 36 224 0.16 | 613 173 1 .282 .685 35|
10 Jim O'Toole CIN 0 31 224 0.14 | 93 16 0 .172 .389 0| 19-9 253 3.10 1.274 178 2
10 Warren Spahn MLN 0 31 224 0.14 | 94 21 4 .223 .704 0| 21-13 263 3.01 1.142 115
12 Stu Miller SFG 0 26 224 0.12 | 20 4 0 .200 .583 1| 14-5 122 2.66 1.082 89 17
13 Wally Moon LAD 0 22 224 0.10 | 463 152 17 .328 .940 7|
14 George Altman CHC 0 9 224 0.04 | 518 157 27 .303 .913 6|
14 Johnny Podres LAD 0 9 224 0.04 | 69 16 0 .232 .511 0| 18-5 183 3.74 1.330 124
16 Roy McMillan MLN 0 8 224 0.04 | 505 111 7 .220 .598 2|
17 Eddie Mathews MLN 0 7 224 0.03 | 572 175 32 .306 .937 12|
18 Sandy Koufax LAD 0 5 224 0.02 | 77 5 0 .065 .228 0| 18-13 256 3.52 1.205 269 1
19 Johnny Roseboro LAD 0 4 224 0.02 | 394 99 18 .251 .805 6|
20 Jim Brosnan CIN 0 3 224 0.01 | 13 2 0 .154 .368 0| 10-4 80 3.04 1.187 40 16
21 Joe Torre MLN 0 2 224 0.01 | 406 113 10 .278 .754 3|
22 Larry Jackson STL 0 1 224 0.00 | 74 13 0 .176 .478 0| 14-11 211 3.75 1.227 113
22 Jerry Lynch CIN 0 1 224 0.00 | 181 57 13 .315 1.031 2|
22 Bobby Malkmus PHI 0 1 224 0.00 | 342 79 7 .231 .603 1|
22 Dick Stuart PIT 0 1 224 0.00 | 532 160 35 .301 .925 0|