TEAM NEWS
Saturday, 10/21/1961
Friday 2/3/1961 :
Ray Boone retires ...
Tom Burgess retires ...
Dick Smith retires ...
Joe Garagiola becomes a free agent.
C Bill A6 has been released.
Tuesday 4/4/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew hits a 461-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 4/5/1961 :
Joe Garagiola has 4 hits against Detroit.
Joe Garagiola scores 4 runs against Detroit.
Sunday 4/9/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda hits a 490-foot homerun!!
Friday 4/21/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda has 4 hits against Minnesota.
Saturday 4/22/1961 :
Ted Bowsfield pitches a 4-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Monday 4/24/1961 :
Ted Bowsfield was named Player of the Week!
He won one game, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings
with an ERA of 1.59, fanning 10.
Friday 4/28/1961 :
Jackie Jensen hits 2 homers against Baltimore.
Jackie Jensen has 5 RBI against Baltimore.
Monday 5/1/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .409 in 93 AB, with 6 homers and 21 RBI.
Tuesday 5/2/1961 :
Wally Moon has 4 hits against Washington.
Thursday 5/4/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew drives in 5 runs against Minnesota.
Orlando Cepeda has 4 hits against Minnesota.
Bud Daley has 5 RBI against Minnesota.
Monday 5/15/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew hits a 453-foot homerun!!
Friday 5/19/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda slams 2 homers against Detroit.
Saturday 5/20/1961 :
Hank Thompson crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Thursday 5/25/1961 :
George Altman hits 2 homers against Washington.
Saturday 5/27/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew has 4 hits against New York (A).
Harmon Killebrew has 5 RBI against New York (A).
Tuesday 5/30/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew crushes 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Thursday 6/1/1961 :
Bill Fischer was named AL-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.13.
Thursday 6/1/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .347 in 95 AB, with 11 homers and 29 RBI.
Friday 6/2/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda slams 2 homers against Washington.
George Altman has 4 hits against Washington.
Saturday 6/3/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew crushes 2 homers against Washington.
Sunday 6/4/1961 :
Joe Garagiola has 4 hits against Washington.
Joe Garagiola scores 5 runs against Washington.
Monday 6/5/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew was named Player of the Week!
He batted .348 in 23 AB, with 6 HR and 9 RBI.
Monday 6/5/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda has 4 hits against Washington.
Saturday 6/10/1961 :
Wally Moon hits 2 homers against New York (A).
Monday 6/12/1961 :
Wally Moon was named Player of the Week!
He batted .625 in 24 AB, with 5 HR and 14 RBI.
Saturday 7/1/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .373 in 102 AB, with 9 homers and 28 RBI.
Sunday 7/2/1961 :
George Altman crushes 2 homers against Baltimore.
Wednesday 7/5/1961 :
P Bill Fischer will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Eddie Erautt will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Orlando Cepeda will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Wally Moon will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
3B Harmon Killebrew will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Wednesday 7/12/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew crushes 2 homers against Boston.
Monday 7/17/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda hits 2 homers against Washington.
Tuesday 7/25/1961 :
Jackie Jensen hits 2 homers against Detroit.
Jackie Jensen drives in 5 runs against Detroit.
Wednesday 7/26/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda crushes 2 homers against Detroit.
Monday 8/7/1961 :
George Altman has 4 hits against Los Angeles (A).
Tuesday 8/8/1961 :
Bud Daley pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cleveland!!
Orlando Cepeda crushes 2 homers against Cleveland.
Sunday 8/13/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 35!
Friday 8/18/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 36!
Harmon Killebrew hits 2 homers against Cleveland.
Wednesday 8/23/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew has 5 hits against New York (A).
Faye Throneberry has 5 hits against New York (A).
Faye Throneberry has 5 RBI against New York (A).
Saturday 8/26/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda slams 2 homers against Baltimore.
Monday 8/28/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
Friday 9/1/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named AL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .363 in 102 AB, with 9 homers and 19 RBI.
Friday 9/1/1961 :
Bud Daley pitches a 4-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Sunday 9/3/1961 :
Granny Hamner crushes 2 homers against Minnesota.
Tuesday 9/5/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda has 4 hits against Los Angeles (A).
Thursday 9/7/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda has 4 hits against Los Angeles (A).
Friday 9/8/1961 :
Wally Moon scores 4 runs against Washington.
Harmon Killebrew has 5 hits against Washington.
Faye Throneberry has 4 hits against Washington.
Sunday 9/10/1961 :
Granny Hamner hits 2 homers against Washington.
Monday 9/11/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named Player of the Week!
He batted .583 in 24 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Monday 9/11/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 42!
Tuesday 9/12/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew hits a 453-foot homerun!!
Harmon Killebrew sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 43!
Wednesday 9/13/1961 :
Faye Throneberry hits a 467-foot homerun!!
Friday 9/15/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda sets a new season Team-Record for Runs with 119!
Orlando Cepeda sets a new season Team-Record for Homeruns with 43!
Wednesday 9/20/1961 :
Jackie Jensen sets a new season Team-Record for Strikeouts with 117.
Sunday 9/24/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew has 4 hits against Detroit.
Friday 9/29/1961 :
Harmon Killebrew sets a new season Team-Record for RBI with 133!
Orlando Cepeda sets a new season Team-Record for At-Bats with 605!
Willard Schmidt sets a new season AL-Record for Games Started with 43!
Ken Mackenzie sets a new season Team-Record for Games with 67!
Monday 10/2/1961 :
Jackie Jensen has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Saturday 10/21/1961 :
Orlando Cepeda was named AL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .368 in 634 AB, with 46 homers and 130 RBI.
Saturday 10/21/1961 :
Second Base Gold Glove Award Winner: Hank Thompson!

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