Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'afọ, Tolan gbara bọọlụ kachasị elu.316 na 16 home runs na 80 RBIs, ma duru National League na isi ihe zuru ezu na 57 (naanị oge onye bụbu onye otu Cardinal Lou Brock ebuteghị National League na izu ohi n'etiti na na) maka otu Reds nke meriri aha National League West maka ebe mbụ ha na postseason kemgbe 1961 World Series. Ndị Reds meriri ndị Pittsburgh Pirates na NLCS
n'egwuregwu atọ; n'egwuregwu nke abụọ, Tolan gbara ọsọ atọ niile na mmeri 3-1, gụnyere ịkụ aka n'ụlọ nke ise na-amalite Luke Walker. Agbanyeghị, Baltimore Orioles meriri Reds na World Series na egwuregwu ise. Tolan gbara 4-for-19 na Series, tinyere homerun megide Mike Cuellar na egwuregwu nke abụọ.