League standings - 1961 National League
Regular season

Divisional
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentRFRAMgnMgc
1961Lafayette Slims11151 .685- 4-6L3lllwwlwwll8636012620
1961Hampton Roads Cruisers9765 .59914 5-5W5wwwwwlllll905707198 
1961Salzburg Bishops8973 .54922 7-3L1lwwwlwlwww1001790211 
1961Los Angeles Surfers8973 .54922 7-3W3wwwllwlwww70563174 
1961Wabash Rivers8478 .51927 8-2W1wlwwlwwwww642699-57 
1961Winter Harbor Seals60102 .37051 2-8L1lwllwlllll595778-183 
1961Evanston Elephants54108 .33357 4-6L5lllllwwlww503772-269 
1961Portland Beavers50112 .30961 3-7W1wlllwlwlll577842-265 

Wildcard
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentMgc
1961Lafayette Slims11151 .685na 4-6L3lllwwlwwll 
1961Hampton Roads Cruisers9765 .599- 5-5W5wwwwwlllll0
1961Salzburg Bishops8973 .5498 7-3L1lwwwlwlwww 
1961Los Angeles Surfers8973 .5498 7-3W3wwwllwlwww 
1961Wabash Rivers8478 .51913 8-2W1wlwwlwwwww 
1961Winter Harbor Seals60102 .37037 2-8L1lwllwlllll 
1961Evanston Elephants54108 .33343 4-6L5lllllwwlww 
1961Portland Beavers50112 .30947 3-7W1wlllwlwlll 

Expanded1
YearTeamHomeRoadGrassTurfvsLHPvsRHPDivInterLg
1961Lafayette Slims54-2757-24111-51 31-1780-3467-3144-20
1961Hampton Roads Cruisers48-3349-3297-65 35-1762-4859-3938-26
1961Salzburg Bishops47-3442-3989-73 21-2468-4959-3930-34
1961Los Angeles Surfers46-3543-3889-73 27-2362-5052-4637-27
1961Wabash Rivers42-3942-3984-78 26-2558-5358-4026-38
1961Winter Harbor Seals31-5029-5260-102 17-3343-6938-6022-42
1961Evanston Elephants28-5326-5554-108 22-3932-6940-5814-50
1961Portland Beavers24-5726-5550-112 17-3533-7719-7931-33

Expanded2
YearTeamLead7Tied7Trail71-runExtra
1961Lafayette Slims81-615-515-4023-2115-5
1961Hampton Roads Cruisers88-72-77-5125-196-5
1961Salzburg Bishops73-710-96-5717-2311-8
1961Los Angeles Surfers70-99-1110-5328-257-8
1961Wabash Rivers63-1314-57-6032-277-6
1961Winter Harbor Seals49-85-106-8420-283-7
1961Evanston Elephants40-139-115-8424-276-10
1961Portland Beavers33-168-149-8215-389-17