1961 Minor League Batting Champions and Their Statistics
The 1961 Minor League Batting Champions page from the 1962 Famous Sluggers Yearbook highlights several notable players from various leagues. Tony Martinez, playing for Quincy, Illinois, in the Midwest League, led with a batting average of .368. Don Wert represented the American Association out of Denver, Colorado, finishing with an average of .328. Ted Savage was a player in the International League for Buffalo, New York, with a .325 average. Other significant names include Carlos Bernier from Honolulu, Hawaii, who played in the Pacific Coast League with a .351 average, and Donald A. Saner of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the Southern Association, batting .349. Philip Linz from Amarillo, Texas, in the Texas League also achieved a .349 average, while James Livesey from Leesburg, Florida, in the Florida State League had a .339 average.