1961 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Chicago Cubs
season = 1961
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Wrigley Field
y4 = 1916
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1871
owners =Philip K. Wrigley
general manager = John Holland
managers = Harry Craft, Vedie Himsl, Lou Klein, El Tappe
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
radio = WGN
(Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)|

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*September 21, 1961: Paul Casanova was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/casanpa01.shtml]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Houston Buffaloes (American Association; Grady Hatton, Fred Martin, Lou Klein and Harry Craft, managers)
* Class AA: San Antonio Missions (Texas League; Ripper Collins, Harry Craft, Bobby Adams and Verlon Walker, managers)
* Class B: Wenatchee Chiefs (Northwest League; Verlon Walker, Vedie Himsl, Dick Cole and Bobby Adams, managers)
* Class C: St. Cloud Rox (Northern League; Joe Macko, manager)
* Class D: Morristown Cubs (Appalachian League; John Fitzpatrick, manager)
* Class D: Carlsbad Potashes (Sophomore League; Lou Klein and Walt Dixon, managers)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1961.shtml 1961 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]