Friday, August 18, 1961

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
New York Yankees1Cleveland Indians5Boxscore9Night2:1637,840Mudcat GrantJim Coates Cleveland StadiumCleveland, OH
Boston Red Sox0Detroit Tigers5Boxscore9Night2:3033,733Ron KlineBill Monbouquette Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Chicago White Sox1Kansas City Athletics3Boxscore9Night2:459,581Bob ShawRay HerbertEd RakowMunicipal StadiumKansas City, MO
Minnesota Twins2Los Angeles Angels5Boxscore9Night2:544,178Eli GrbaCamilo Pascual Wrigley FieldLos Angeles, CA
Baltimore Orioles3Washington Senators II2Boxscore9Night2:4911,624Steve BarberJoe McClain Griffith StadiumWashington, DC
Pittsburgh Pirates1Chicago Cubs2Boxscore11Day2:387,469Dick EllsworthTom Sturdivant Wrigley FieldChicago, IL
St. Louis Cardinals3Cincinnati Reds6Boxscore9Night2:3022,585Ken JohnsonBob Gibson Crosley FieldCincinnati, OH
Philadelphia Phillies1Milwaukee Braves4Boxscore9Night2:2215,791Lew BurdetteJim Owens County StadiumMilwaukee, WI
Los Angeles Dodgers1San Francisco Giants2Boxscore10Night2:3130,145Stu MillerLarry Sherry Candlestick ParkSan Francisco, CA
9 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1961-08-18AL -New York YankeesFranchise1217942.653--633487146L130-2749-1511116210953.673--3011.732Won World Series (Reds)
1961-08-18AL -Detroit TigersFranchise1217744.6362.0632507125W136-1840-2722216210161.6238.02417.585dnq
1961-08-18AL -Baltimore OriolesFranchise1247153.5739.553746869W335-2535-293351629567.58614.02414.632dnq
1961-08-18AL -Cleveland IndiansFranchise1206357.52515.556854622W327-2636-314481617883.48430.51526.366dnq
1961-08-18AL -Chicago White SoxFranchise1206060.50018.555554411L319-3941-2155101628676.53123.02616.619dnq
1961-08-18AL -Boston Red SoxFranchise1255768.45624.0559630-71L319-4238-2666121627686.46933.01918.514dnq
1961-08-18AL -Minnesota TwinsFranchise1205169.42527.5544612-68L223-4228-2777141607090.43838.01921.475dnq
1961-08-18AL -Washington Senators IIFranchise1185068.42427.5495558-63L122-3928-29881516161100.37947.51132.256dnq
1961-08-18AL -Kansas City AthleticsFranchise1204476.36734.5503661-158W222-4722-29991616161100.37947.51724.415dnq
1961-08-18AL -Los Angeles AngelsFranchise00018.5000--0-00-01010181617091.43538.57091.435dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1961-08-18NL -Cincinnati RedsFranchise1207446.617--56549669W540-2534-211131549361.604--1915.559Lost World Series (Yankees)
1961-08-18NL -Los Angeles DodgersFranchise1146945.6052.054349350L534-1735-282241548965.5784.02020.500dnq
1961-08-18NL -San Francisco GiantsFranchise1156352.5488.556148576W130-2333-293361548569.5528.02217.564dnq
1961-08-18NL -Milwaukee BravesFranchise1146252.5449.054349548W832-2630-264471548371.53910.02119.525dnq
1961-08-18NL -St. Louis CardinalsFranchise1175958.50413.55205155L125-3533-245591548074.51913.02116.568dnq
1961-08-18NL -Pittsburgh PiratesFranchise1135558.48715.552650620L127-2928-2966111547579.48718.02021.488dnq
1961-08-18NL -Chicago CubsFranchise1175067.42722.5548622-74W118-4131-2777131546490.41629.01423.378dnq
1961-08-18NL -Philadelphia PhilliesFranchise1163185.26741.0423617-194L2118-4312-43881715447107.30546.01622.421dnq
18 record(s)