1961 Milwaukee Braves season
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The 1961 Milwaukee Braves season was the ninth in Milwaukee and the 91st overall season of the franchise.
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1961 Milwaukee Braves | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Record | 83–71 (.539) |
League place | 4th |
Owners | Louis R. Perini |
General managers | John McHale |
Managers | Chuck Dressen 71–58 (.550) Birdie Tebbetts 12–13 (.480) |
Radio | WEMP (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
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The fourth-place Braves finished the season with an 83–71 (.539) record, ten games behind the National League champion Cincinnati Reds.[1][2] The home attendance at County Stadium was 1,101,411,[2] fifth in the eight-team National League.[3] It was the Braves' lowest attendance to date in Milwaukee, and was the last season surpassing one million fans.