December 11 – 17, 1961

The Marvelettes

Please Mr. Postman

November 6 – December 10, 1961

Jimmy Dean

Big Bad John

October 23 – November 5, 1961

Dion

Runaround Sue

Carlos Ruiz was not always known as one of the top Catchers but realistically he should have been, as he was known as a favorite of Pitchers and was a solid defensive backstop.  The Panamanian’s defense at the plate propelled him to three straight seasons with MVP votes, something that a player who never had over 125 Hits should have had.