1961 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The 1961 Cincinnati Reds 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 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1961 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1961 Cincinnati Reds



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Marshall Bridges 6-01 180 Left Both 1931-06-02
42 Jim Brosnan 6-04 210 Right Right 1929-10-24
44 Bill Henry 6-02 180 Left Left 1927-10-15
47 Jay Hook 6-02 182 Right Left 1936-11-18
41 Ken Hunt 6-04 200 Right Right 1938-12-14
30 Joey Jay 6-04 228 Right Both 1935-08-15
40 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
34 Sherman Jones 6-04 205 Right Left 1935-02-10
46 Jim Maloney 6-02 207 Right Left 1940-06-02
38 Howie Nunn 6-00 173 Right Right 1935-10-18
31 Jim O'Toole 6-00 198 Left Both 1937-01-10
32 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
37 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
6 Ed Bailey 6-02 205 Right Left 1931-04-15
6 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
9 Darrell Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1928-08-25
6 Bob Schmidt 6-02 205 Right Right 1933-04-22
8 Jerry Zimmerman 6-02 185 Right Right 1934-09-21
11 Jim Baumer 6-02 185 Right Right 1931-01-29
19 Don Blasingame 5-10 165 Right Left 1932-03-16
16 Leo Cardenas 5-10 163 Right Right 1938-12-17
17 Elio Chacon 5-09 160 Right Right 1936-10-26
18 Gordy Coleman 6-02 218 Right Left 1934-07-05
11 Cliff Cook 6-00 188 Right Right 1936-08-20
12 Gene Freese 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-01-08
15 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
14 Willie Jones 6-01 192 Right Right 1925-08-16
10 Eddie Kasko 6-00 180 Right Right 1932-06-27
25 Gus Bell 6-02 196 Right Left 1928-11-15
21 Joe Gaines 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-11-22
24 Jerry Lynch 6-01 189 Right Left 1930-07-17
28 Vada Pinson 5-11 181 Left Left 1938-08-11
29 Wally Post 6-01 203 Right Right 1929-07-09
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
27 Pete Whisenant 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-14
27 Harry Anderson 6-03 210 Right Left 1931-09-10
9 Hal Bevan 6-02 198 Right Right 1930-11-15
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The 1961 Cincinnati Reds played 154 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Crosley Field (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,117,603 fans witnessed their 1961 Reds finish the season with a .604 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 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1961 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list:

1961 Cincinnati Reds
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1961 Cincinnati Reds
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Zimmerman (76)
1B Gordy Coleman (150)
2B Don Blasingame (116)
3B Gene Freese (151)
SS Eddie Kasko (112)
LF Frank Robinson (52)
CF Vada Pinson (153)
RF Frank Robinson (99)
  
SP Ken Hunt
SP Joey Jay
SP Jim O'Toole
SP Bob Purkey
  
RP Bill Henry
RP Jay Hook
RP Sherman Jones
RP Howie Nunn
CL Jim Brosnan


1961 Cincinnati Reds
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1961 Cincinnati Reds
Uniform Numbers

#6 Ed Bailey
#6 Johnny Edwards
#6 Bob Schmidt
#8 Jerry Zimmerman
#9 Hal Bevan
#9 Darrell Johnson
#10 Eddie Kasko
#11 Jim Baumer
#11 Cliff Cook
#12 Gene Freese
#14 Willie Jones
#15 Dick Gernert
#16 Leo Cardenas
#17 Elio Chacon
#18 Gordy Coleman
#19 Don Blasingame
#20 Frank Robinson
#21 Joe Gaines
#24 Jerry Lynch
#25 Gus Bell
#27 Harry Anderson
#27 Pete Whisenant
#28 Vada Pinson
#29 Wally Post
#30 Joey Jay
#31 Jim O'Toole
#32 Claude Osteen
#34 Marshall Bridges
#34 Sherman Jones
#37 Bob Purkey
#38 Howie Nunn
#40 Ken Johnson
#41 Ken Hunt
#42 Jim Brosnan
#44 Bill Henry
#46 Jim Maloney
#47 Jay Hook

Did you know that a 1961 Cincinnati Reds 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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