Buuxi weedha soo socota: In, Tolan ku dhuftay xirfadiisa ugu sareysa.316 oo leh 16 guri iyo 80 RBIs, wuxuuna hogaamiyay Horyaalka Qaranka ee saldhigyada la xaday oo leh 57 (waqtiga kaliya ee saaxiibkii hore ee Cardinal Lou Brock uusan hogaamin Horyaalka Qaranka ee xaday inta u dhexeysa iyo) kooxda Reds oo ku guuleysatay horyaalka National League West horyaalkoodii ugu horreeyay ee postseason tan iyo 1961 World Series. Reds ayaa ku garaacday Pittsburgh Pirates
Tolan wuxuu dhaliyay seddex ciyaarood oo NLCS ah; ciyaarta labaad, Tolan wuxuu dhaliyay seddexda ciyaarood ee guusha 3-1, oo ay kujirto ku dhufasho gurigii shanaad ee laga bilaabo bilowga Luke Walker. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Baltimore Orioles waxay ka adkaadeen Reds shan ciyaarood. Tolan ayaa 4-ka-19 ee taxanaha ah, oo ay ku jiraan ciyaarta guriga Mike Cuellar ee ciyaarta labaad.