1961 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1961 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1961
MLB Season
112
Players Debuted
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Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1961 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1961 MLB Debuts 112 players
B
Bob Allen
Debut 1961-04-14
C
Craig Anderson
Debut 1961-06-23
J
Jim Archer
Debut 1961-04-30
D
Dan Ardell
Debut 1961-09-14
G
Gerry Arrigo
Debut 1961-06-12
J
Jack Baldschun
Debut 1961-04-28
C
Cuno Barragan
Debut 1961-09-01
N
Norm Bass
Debut 1961-04-23
B
Bobby Bolin
Debut 1961-04-18
C
Carl Bouldin
Debut 1961-09-02
E
Ernie Bowman
Debut 1961-04-12
A
Alan Brice
Debut 1961-09-22
E
Ed Brinkman
Debut 1961-09-06
L
Lou Brock
Debut 1961-09-10
P
Paul Brown
Debut 1961-07-23
F
Fred Bruckbauer
Debut 1961-04-25
B
Billy Bryan
Debut 1961-09-12
J
Jerry Buchek
Debut 1961-06-30
D
Dean Chance
Debut 1961-09-11
F
Frank Cipriani
Debut 1961-09-08
G
Galen Cisco
Debut 1961-06-11
D
Donn Clendenon
Debut 1961-09-22
T
Tony Cloninger
Debut 1961-06-15
C
Choo-Choo Coleman
Debut 1961-04-16
B
Bert Cueto
Debut 1961-06-18
J
Jack Curtis
Debut 1961-04-22
B
Bill Dailey
Debut 1961-08-17
M
Mike DeGerick
Debut 1961-09-04
J
Jim Donohue
Debut 1961-04-11
G
Gary Dotter
Debut 1961-09-10
A
Al Downing
Debut 1961-07-19
J
Jim Duffalo
Debut 1961-04-12
J
Johnny Edwards
Debut 1961-06-27
B
Bob Farley
Debut 1961-04-15
L
Larry Foss
Debut 1961-09-18
B
Bill Freehan
Debut 1961-09-26
J
Jim Fregosi
Debut 1961-09-14
F
Fred Gladding
Debut 1961-07-01
J
Joe Grzenda
Debut 1961-04-26
T
Tom Haller
Debut 1961-04-11
S
Steve Hamilton
Debut 1961-04-23
J
Jay Hankins
Debut 1961-04-15
T
Tim Harkness
Debut 1961-09-12
R
Roy Heiser
Debut 1961-09-02
R
Russ Heman
Debut 1961-04-20
B
Bob Hendley
Debut 1961-06-23
R
Ron Henry
Debut 1961-04-15
M
Mike Hershberger
Debut 1961-09-05
Showing 48 of 112 players who debuted in 1961.