1961 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place in the National League with a record of 89–65, four games behind the Cincinnati Reds. 1961 was the fourth season for the Dodgers in Los Angeles. It was also the Dodgers final season of playing their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, since they moved to their new stadium the following season.

Offseason

 * November 28, 1960: Ray Semproch was drafted by the Washington Senators from the Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
 * December 15, 1960: Earl Robinson was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.
 * December 16, 1960: Danny McDevitt was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Yankees.
 * January 31, 1961: Joe Pignatano was purchased from the Dodgers by the Kansas City Athletics.
 * March 30, 1961: Ed Rakow was traded by the Dodgers to the Kansas City Athletics for Howie Reed and cash.

Regular season
On April 17, 1961, Duke Snider hit his 370th career home run, which at the time moved him into 7th place on the all-time career home runs list. Later in the same game, Snider suffered a broken elbow, and he was knocked out for a good part of the season when he was hit by a pitch from Bob Gibson of the Cardinals.

Notable transactions

 * May 4, 1961: Don Demeter and Charley Smith were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe.
 * May 26, 1961: Art Fowler was purchased from the Dodgers by the Los Angeles Angels.
 * May 30, 1961: Bob Lillis and Carl Warwick were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Daryl Spencer.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

 * Gold Glove Award
 * Maury Wills
 * John Roseboro

All-Stars

 * 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 1
 * Maury Wills starter
 * Sandy Koufax reserve
 * John Roseboro reserve
 * 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 2
 * Maury Wills starter
 * Don Drysdale reserve
 * Sandy Koufax reserve
 * John Roseboro reserve
 * TSN National League All-Star
 * Maury Wills

Farm system
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