National Championship 1961
Hastings Duncan Field
Post 554 Cincinnati Ohio was second.
James Gerber from Cincinnati was the American Legion Player of the Year
Larry Staley from Phoenix received the James F. Daniel Jr. Sportsmanship Award.
Kenneth McEwen from Omaha Post 1 was the Louisville Slugger batting champion in 1961 with a .548 average.
Regional Champions:
Hays Velhage Post 96, West Hartford CT
Brooklawn Memorial Post 72, Brooklawn NJ
Colonial Heights Post 284, Colonial Heights VA
Henry H. Graves Post 1, Jackson MS
Edward C. Gehlert Post 554, Cincinnati Ohio
Omaha Post 1, Omaha NE
Yellowstone Post 4, Billings MT
Frank Luke Jr-John C. Greenway Post 1, Phoenix Arizona