1961 Los Angeles Angels Roster

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



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
43 Ted Bowsfield 6-01 190 Left Right 1935-01-10
40 Jerry Casale 6-02 200 Right Right 1933-09-27
31 Dean Chance 6-03 200 Right Right 1941-06-01
32 Tex Clevenger 6-01 180 Right Right 1932-07-09
40 Jim Donohue 6-04 190 Right Right 1938-10-31
30 Ryne Duren 6-01 195 Right Right 1929-02-22
24 Art Fowler 5-11 180 Right Right 1922-07-03
31 Ned Garver 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1925-12-25
33 Eli Grba 6-02 207 Right Right 1934-08-09
46 Russ Heman 6-04 200 Right Right 1933-02-10
22 Johnny James 5-10 160 Right Left 1933-07-23
41 Ron Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1932-03-09
37 Ken McBride 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-08-12
39 Ron Moeller 6-00 180 Left Left 1938-10-13
47 Tom Morgan 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-05-20
35 Ray Semproch 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-01-07
41 Jack Spring 6-01 180 Left Right 1933-03-11
17 Bob Sprout 6-00 165 Left Left 1941-12-05
8 Earl Averill 5-10 190 Right Right 1931-09-09
9 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
7 Buck Rodgers 6-02 195 Right Both 1938-08-16
6 Ed Sadowski 5-11 175 Right Right 1931-01-19
35 Dan Ardell 6-02 190 Left Left 1941-05-27
11 Ken Aspromonte 6-00 180 Right Right 1931-09-22
17 Julio Becquer 5-11½ 178 Left Left 1931-12-20
20 Steve Bilko 6-01 230 Right Right 1928-11-13
16 Fritz Brickell 5-05½ 157 Right Right 1935-03-19
21 Rocky Bridges 5-08 175 Right Right 1927-08-07
16 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
12 Ken Hamlin 5-10 170 Right Right 1935-05-18
15 Ted Kluszewski 6-02 225 Left Left 1924-09-10
1 Joe Koppe 5-10 165 Right Right 1930-10-19
14 Gene Leek 6-00 185 Right Right 1936-07-15
12 Billy Moran 5-11 185 Right Right 1933-11-27
29 Tom Satriano 6-01 190 Right Left 1940-08-28
10 Eddie Yost 5-10 170 Right Right 1926-10-13
30 Bob Cerv 6-00 202 Right Right 1926-05-05
26 Ken Hunt 6-01 205 Right Right 1934-07-13
27 Lou Johnson 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-09-22
28 Albie Pearson 5-05 141 Left Left 1934-09-12
11 Chuck Tanner 6-00 185 Left Left 1929-07-04
4 George Thomas 6-03½ 190 Right Right 1937-11-29
32 Lee Thomas 6-02 198 Right Left 1936-02-05
29 Faye Throneberry 6-00 190 Right Left 1931-06-22
27 Leon Wagner 6-01 195 Right Left 1934-05-13
22 Leo Burke 5-10 190 Right Right 1934-05-06
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The 1961 Los Angeles Angels played 161 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 91 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 111/112) where 603,510 fans witnessed their 1961 Angels finish the season with a .435 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 Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Los Angeles Angels salary list, a 1961 Los Angeles Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Los Angeles Angels primary starters list:

1961 Los Angeles Angels
Opening Day Starters


Ken Aspromonte
Earl Averill
Steve Bilko
Bob Cerv
Eli Grba
Ken Hamlin
Ted Kluszewski
Gene Leek
Albie Pearson

1961 Los Angeles Angels
Most Games by Position

C Earl Averill (88)
1B Steve Bilko (86)
2B Ken Aspromonte (62)
3B Eddie Yost (67)
SS Joe Koppe (88)
LF Leon Wagner (104)
CF Ken Hunt (108)
RF Albie Pearson (76)
  
SP Ted Bowsfield
SP Eli Grba
SP Ken McBride
SP Ron Moeller
  
RP Jim Donohue
RP Johnny James
RP Tom Morgan
CL Art Fowler


1961 Los Angeles Angels
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1961 Los Angeles Angels
Uniform Numbers

#1 Joe Koppe
#4 George Thomas
#6 Ed Sadowski
#7 Buck Rodgers
#8 Earl Averill
#9 Del Rice
#10 Eddie Yost
#11 Ken Aspromonte
#11 Chuck Tanner
#12 Ken Hamlin
#12 Billy Moran
#14 Gene Leek
#15 Ted Kluszewski
#16 Fritz Brickell
#16 Jim Fregosi
#17 Julio Becquer
#17 Bob Sprout
#20 Steve Bilko
#21 Rocky Bridges
#22 Leo Burke
#22 Johnny James
#24 Art Fowler
#26 Ken Hunt
#27 Lou Johnson
#27 Leon Wagner
#28 Albie Pearson
#29 Tom Satriano
#29 Faye Throneberry
#30 Bob Cerv
#30 Ryne Duren
#31 Dean Chance
#31 Ned Garver
#32 Tex Clevenger
#32 Lee Thomas
#33 Eli Grba
#35 Dan Ardell
#35 Ray Semproch
#37 Ken McBride
#39 Ron Moeller
#40 Jerry Casale
#40 Jim Donohue
#41 Ron Kline
#41 Jack Spring
#43 Ted Bowsfield
#46 Russ Heman
#47 Tom Morgan

Did you know that a 1961 Los Angeles Angels 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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