1961 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Waterloo |
38 |
24 |
.613 |
- |
| Clinton |
35 |
28 |
.556 |
3.5 |
| Dubuque |
33 |
29 |
.532 |
5 |
| Quad City |
32 |
30 |
.516 |
6 |
| Quincy |
29 |
33 |
.468 |
9 |
| Kokomo |
27 |
33 |
.450 |
10 |
| Keokuk |
22 |
39 |
.361 |
15.5 |
2nd Half
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Quincy |
38 |
26 |
.594 |
- |
| Quad City |
36 |
26 |
.581 |
1 |
| Waterloo |
37 |
27 |
.578 |
1 |
| Clinton |
34 |
28 |
.548 |
3 |
| Dubuque |
31 |
32 |
.492 |
6.5 |
| Kokomo |
28 |
32 |
.467 |
8 |
| Decatur |
26 |
34 |
.433 |
10 |
| Keokuk |
18 |
43 |
.295 |
18.5 |
1st Half
Tie Games: Dubuque, Decatur, Kokomo and Keokuk
Forfeited game:Keokuk defeated Waterloo, 6/14, Waterloo refused to send a batter to the plate when umpire Howard Miller ejected batter Jim Busby and manager Matt Sczesny for protesting a call in the second inning.
2nd Half
Quincy and Waterloo met in a single game playoff on 9/1, which is counted in these standings
Playoffs
Championship
Quincy defeats Waterloo, 3-2
No All Star Game was played
Post Season All Star Team
1B-Antulio Martinez, Quincy
2B-Larry Rojas, Dubuque
3B-Pete Jernigan, Waterloo
SS-John Butler, Dubuque
OF-Ken Berry, Clinton
OF-Tom Richards, Kokomo
OF-Hector Cardenas, Dubuque
C-Ron Staples, Waterloo
C-Doyle Wagnes, Quad City
UT-Dick Krotz, Kokomo
UT-Bill Dixon, Quincy
P-Steve Busby, Waterloo
P-Dennis Ribant, Quad City
P-Bob House, Clinton
P-Tom Newton, Quad City
Player of the Year-Hector Cardenas, Dubuque
Rookie of the Year-Dennis Ribant, Quad City
Manager of the Year-Buddy Kerr, Quincy
Attendence
Quad City, 74,617
Waterloo, 70,025
Dubuque, 67,864
Decatur, 65,094
Clinton, 57,162
Kokomo, 30,041
Quincy, 26,094
Keokuk, 25,064