Ku qor sii wadida faqradan - Sannadkii, Tolan wuxuu garaacay xirfadiisa ugu sarreysa.316 oo leh 16 guryo ah iyo 80 RBIs, wuxuuna hogaamiyay Horyaalka Qaranka ee saldhigyada la xaday 57 (waqtigii 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. The Reds ayaa ku garaacday Pittsburgh Pirates horyaalka NLCS
Saddex kulan; kulankii labaad, Tolan ayaa dhaliyay seddexda dhibcood ee guushii 3-1, oo ay ku jirto in uu ku dhuftay ciyaartoygii shanaad ee ciyaarta 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.