1961 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates fell from World Champions the previous season to sixth place in the National League, as they won 75 games and lost 79, 18 games behind NL Champion Cincinnati.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

 * May 1961: Don Williams was purchased from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox.
 * June 20, 1961: Gene Baker was released by the Pirates.
 * June 24, 1961: Ron Woods was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent.

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

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

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville, Hobbs