Organization standings - 1961 SPB60-1961
Regular season

Divisional
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentRFRAMgnMgc
American League             
1961New York Mets11448 .704- 7-3L1lwwwwlwwlw10226683540
1961Joliet Jakes11250 .6912 7-3W1wlwwlwwwlw1046841205 
1961Frankfort Frigates8577 .52529 5-5L2llwwllwwlw75170348 
1961Massillon Tigers8280 .50632 7-3W1wllwwlwwww6396327 
1961Mound City Saints7983 .48835 5-5L2llwwlwwlwl836850-14 
1961Newark Bears7191 .43843 4-6L2llwllwlwwl731860-129 
1961Beard Black Cats7191 .43843 5-5L2llwlllwwww778837-59 
              
National League             
1961Louisiana Lightning9765 .599- 4-6L1lwllwwllwl8576831740
1961New Bedford Ahabs8577 .52512 6-4W2wwlwwllwlw807695112 
1961Riverside Robbers8280 .50615 4-6W2wwllwwllll853874-21 
1961Toledo Rockets7587 .46322 3-7L1lwwlllllwl694761-67 
1961East Kenosha Lakers6795 .41430 5-5W2wwllwwllwl690792-102 
1961Raleigh Tarheels60102 .37037 3-7W1wlllllwllw690882-192 
1961Asbury Argonauts54108 .33343 5-5W2wwlwwwllll7031019-316 

Wildcard
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentMgc
American League          
1961New York Mets11448 .704na 7-3L1lwwwwlwwlw 
1961Joliet Jakes11250 .691- 7-3W1wlwwlwwwlw0
1961Frankfort Frigates8577 .52527 5-5L2llwwllwwlw 
1961Massillon Tigers8280 .50630 7-3W1wllwwlwwww 
1961Mound City Saints7983 .48833 5-5L2llwwlwwlwl 
1961Newark Bears7191 .43841 4-6L2llwllwlwwl 
1961Beard Black Cats7191 .43841 5-5L2llwlllwwww 
           
National League          
1961Louisiana Lightning9765 .599na 4-6L1lwllwwllwl 
1961New Bedford Ahabs8577 .525- 6-4W2wwlwwllwlw0
1961Riverside Robbers8280 .5063 4-6W2wwllwwllll 
1961Toledo Rockets7587 .46310 3-7L1lwwlllllwl 
1961East Kenosha Lakers6795 .41418 5-5W2wwllwwllwl 
1961Raleigh Tarheels60102 .37025 3-7W1wlllllwllw 
1961Asbury Argonauts54108 .33331 5-5W2wwlwwwllll 

Expanded1
YearTeamHomeRoadGrassTurfvsLHPvsRHPDivInterLg
American League         
1961New York Mets59-2255-26114-48 33-1981-2955-2959-19
1961Joliet Jakes59-2253-28112-50 36-1876-3255-2957-21
1961Frankfort Frigates48-3337-4485-77 29-1456-6339-4546-32
1961Massillon Tigers44-3738-4382-80 31-2051-6037-4745-33
1961Mound City Saints39-4240-4179-83 23-2356-6042-4237-41
1961Newark Bears38-4333-4871-91 19-2652-6533-5138-40
1961Beard Black Cats34-4737-4471-91 20-2651-6533-5138-40
          
National League         
1961Louisiana Lightning51-3046-3597-65 23-2274-4358-2639-39
1961New Bedford Ahabs45-3640-4185-77 29-2656-5146-3839-39
1961Riverside Robbers46-3536-4582-80 22-2060-6045-3937-41
1961Toledo Rockets38-4337-4475-87 24-3651-5147-3728-50
1961East Kenosha Lakers38-4329-5267-95 21-2746-6834-5033-45
1961Raleigh Tarheels29-5231-5060-102 20-2340-7933-5127-51
1961Asbury Argonauts23-5831-5054-108 15-3939-6931-5323-55

Expanded2
YearTeamLead7Tied7Trail71-runExtra
American League      
1961New York Mets93-47-614-3827-1513-5
1961Joliet Jakes79-514-419-4134-1917-2
1961Frankfort Frigates71-116-68-6024-239-8
1961Massillon Tigers64-911-97-6225-307-14
1961Mound City Saints56-89-1614-5927-3210-7
1961Newark Bears53-1212-76-7225-3011-7
1961Beard Black Cats53-139-99-6926-255-9
       
National League      
1961Louisiana Lightning80-610-77-5234-229-8
1961New Bedford Ahabs67-1110-128-5418-317-10
1961Riverside Robbers62-312-118-6627-2512-13
1961Toledo Rockets54-89-1112-6823-247-11
1961East Kenosha Lakers51-1411-115-7025-264-12
1961Raleigh Tarheels53-114-113-8017-285-8
1961Asbury Argonauts44-105-95-8917-197-9