Team fielding report -- 1961 Chicago Cubs
Regular season -- as of 10/1/1961
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Don Cardwell | 38 | 38 | 257.0 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 49 | .939 | | 8 | 7 | .533 |
| | Dick Ellsworth | 36 | 30 | 204.7 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 42 | .976 | | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| | Jack Curtis | 31 | 25 | 164.3 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 40 | .950 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Glen Hobbie | 36 | 29 | 207.3 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1.000 | | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| | Jim Brewer | 35 | 12 | 95.7 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .955 | | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Bob Anderson | 55 | 12 | 129.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| | Dick Drott | 38 | 8 | 106.3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .900 | | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| | Don Elston | 57 | 0 | 81.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1.000 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Barney Schultz | 49 | 0 | 72.7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | | 13 | 3 | .813 |
| | Joe Schaffernoth | 21 | 0 | 29.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .857 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Dick Burwell | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Mel Wright | 13 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Total | 412 | 154 | 1362.0 | 87 | 171 | 10 | 16 | 268 | .963 | | 70 | 26 | .729 |
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| c | Dick Bertell | 85 | 74 | 650.7 | 371 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 408 | .980 | 34 | 16 | 12 | .571 |
| | Sammy Taylor | 76 | 61 | 532.3 | 321 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 358 | .978 | 8 | 47 | 12 | .797 |
| | Moe Thacker | 19 | 10 | 96.0 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 70 | .971 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| | Cuno Barragan | 11 | 9 | 83.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | .981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Total | 191 | 154 | 1362.0 | 806 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 889 | .979 | 44 | 70 | 26 | .729 |
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| 1b | Ed Bouchee | 100 | 88 | 761.0 | 857 | 57 | 15 | 71 | 929 | .984 | | | | |
| | Andre Rodgers | 48 | 39 | 351.3 | 365 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 392 | .985 | | | | |
| | Ernie Banks | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 77 | .974 | | | | |
| | Moe Morhardt | 8 | 7 | 63.0 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Mel Roach | 9 | 5 | 50.3 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Frank Thomas | 6 | 4 | 41.3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 48 | .979 | | | | |
| | George Altman | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Bob Will | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 183 | 154 | 1362.0 | 1489 | 97 | 24 | 141 | 1610 | .985 | | | | |
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| 2b | Don Zimmer | 119 | 106 | 944.3 | 253 | 391 | 14 | 100 | 658 | .979 | | | | |
| | Jerry Kindall | 46 | 38 | 326.7 | 87 | 109 | 12 | 24 | 208 | .942 | | | | |
| | Ken Hubbs | 9 | 6 | 58.0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Mel Roach | 6 | 4 | 33.0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 180 | 154 | 1362.0 | 366 | 530 | 26 | 132 | 922 | .972 | | | | |
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| 3b | Ron Santo | 152 | 150 | 1328.0 | 106 | 290 | 37 | 22 | 433 | .915 | | | | |
| | Don Zimmer | 5 | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 157 | 154 | 1362.0 | 109 | 297 | 37 | 23 | 443 | .916 | | | | |
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| ss | Ernie Banks | 112 | 101 | 910.7 | 140 | 407 | 23 | 71 | 570 | .960 | | | | |
| | Jerry Kindall | 38 | 37 | 304.3 | 39 | 127 | 7 | 24 | 173 | .960 | | | | |
| | Andre Rodgers | 21 | 16 | 147.0 | 31 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 95 | .979 | | | | |
| | Total | 171 | 154 | 1362.0 | 210 | 596 | 32 | 103 | 838 | .962 | | | | |
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| lf | Billy Williams | 117 | 110 | 983.3 | 227 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 247 | .968 | | | | |
| | Ernie Banks | 22 | 22 | 178.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Richie Ashburn | 15 | 13 | 111.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Frank Thomas | 9 | 8 | 68.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | George Altman | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Bob Will | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 170 | 154 | 1362.0 | 302 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 323 | .975 | | | | |
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| cf | Al Heist | 104 | 82 | 716.0 | 249 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 258 | .981 | | | | |
| | Richie Ashburn | 79 | 54 | 495.7 | 123 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 134 | .985 | | | | |
| | George Altman | 18 | 13 | 115.3 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | .953 | | | | |
| | Lou Brock | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Nelson Mathews | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 207 | 154 | 1362.0 | 428 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 451 | .980 | | | | |
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| rf | George Altman | 117 | 112 | 991.0 | 211 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 221 | .977 | | | | |
| | Billy Williams | 24 | 22 | 192.3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | .947 | | | | |
| | Bob Will | 21 | 13 | 124.7 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | .970 | | | | |
| | Andre Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | | | | |
| | Danny Murphy | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Sammy Drake | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jim McAnany | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 171 | 154 | 1362.0 | 289 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 304 | .970 | | | | |
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| | Total | 154 | 154 | 1362.0 | 4086 | 1788 | 174 | 156 | 6048 | .971 | 44 | | | |