| 1961 MLB Leaders | ||
| 1961 American League Standings | |||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-New York | 109 | 53 | .669 | -- | -- | -- | 827 | 612 | +215 |
| Detroit | 101 | 61 | .620 | 8 | -- | -- | 841 | 671 | +170 |
| Baltimore | 95 | 67 | .583 | 14 | -- | -- | 691 | 588 | +103 |
| Chicago | 86 | 76 | .528 | 23 | -- | -- | 765 | 726 | +39 |
| Cleveland | 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 | -- | -- | 737 | 752 | -15 |
| Boston | 76 | 86 | .466 | 33 | -- | -- | 729 | 792 | -63 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 90 | .435 | 38 | -- | -- | 707 | 778 | -71 |
| Los Angeles | 70 | 91 | .432 | 38.5 | -- | -- | 744 | 784 | -40 |
| Washington | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 | -- | -- | 618 | 776 | -158 |
| Kansas City | 61 | 100 | .377 | 47.5 | -- | -- | 683 | 863 | -180 |
| 1961 National League Standings | |||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Cincinnati | 93 | 61 | .604 | -- | -- | -- | 710 | 653 | +57 |
| Los Angeles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4 | -- | -- | 735 | 697 | +38 |
| San Francisco | 85 | 69 | .548 | 8 | -- | -- | 773 | 655 | +118 |
| Milwaukee | 83 | 71 | .535 | 10 | -- | -- | 712 | 656 | +56 |
| St. Louis | 80 | 74 | .516 | 13 | -- | -- | 703 | 668 | +35 |
| Pittsburgh | 75 | 79 | .487 | 18 | -- | -- | 694 | 675 | +19 |
| Chicago | 64 | 90 | .410 | 29 | -- | -- | 689 | 800 | -111 |
| Philadelphia | 47 | 107 | .303 | 46 | -- | -- | 584 | 796 | -212 |
| 1961 All-Star Results | |||||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP | ||
| July 11, 1961 | NL 5, AL 4 | Candlestick Park | San Francisco, CA | 44,115 | Stu Miller | Hoyt Wilhelm | |||
| July 31, 1961 | NL 1, AL 1 | Fenway Park | Boston, MA | 31,851 | |||||
| Rosters | Complete Results | |||||||||
| 1961 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | RESULT |
| World Series | New York Yankees defeated Cincinnati Reds | 4-1 |
| Complete Results | ||
| 1961 Award Winners | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | AWARD |
| No award winners. | ||
| Complete Results | ||
| 1961 Draft Picks | |||
| No picks available. | |||
| Complete Results |
| 1961 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| 4/28/1961 | Warren Spahn | MIL | SFO | 1-0 | NL | |
| Complete Results | ||||||