Thursday, August 31, 1961

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Regular Season Games

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visitorscoreHomescoreboxscoreinningsday-nighttimeattendancewinning pitcherlosing pitchersave pitcherballparklocation
Chicago White Sox2Detroit Tigers8Boxscore9Day2:1125,504Paul FoytackFrank Baumann Tiger StadiumDetroit, MI
Kansas City Athletics17Los Angeles Angels3Boxscore9Night2:560Jerry WalkerKen McBride Wrigley FieldLos Angeles, CA
Kansas City Athletics6Los Angeles Angels5Boxscore9Night2:344,365Bob ShawArt FowlerBill KunkelWrigley FieldLos Angeles, CA
New York Yankees4Minnesota Twins5Boxscore9Day2:5733,709Jack KralickRollie Sheldon Metropolitan StadiumBloomington, MN
Cleveland Indians3Washington Senators II2Boxscore9Night2:194,194Mudcat GrantBennie DanielsBob AllenGriffith StadiumWashington, DC
San Francisco Giants1Chicago Cubs6Boxscore9Day2:217,593Jack CurtisJuan Marichal Wrigley FieldChicago, IL
Los Angeles Dodgers1Milwaukee Braves2Boxscore9Night2:3615,989Bob HendleyDon Drysdale County StadiumMilwaukee, WI
St. Louis Cardinals2Philadelphia Phillies1Boxscore9Night2:254,803Bob GibsonArt Mahaffey Shibe ParkPhiladelphia, PA
8 record(s)

Standings

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dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1961-08-31AL -New York YankeesFranchise1338746.654--686523163L138-3149-1511116210953.673--227.759Won World Series (Reds)
1961-08-31AL -Detroit TigersFranchise1348747.6490.5709542167W142-1944-2922216210161.6238.01414.500dnq
1961-08-31AL -Baltimore OriolesFranchise1367957.5819.5607507100W143-2935-293341629567.58614.01610.615dnq
1961-08-31AL -Chicago White SoxFranchise1337063.52617.062159130L124-4046-234491628676.53123.01613.552dnq
1961-08-31AL -Cleveland IndiansFranchise1336766.50420.0611614-3W330-3037-3655101617883.48430.51117.393dnq
1961-08-31AL -Boston Red SoxFranchise1376473.46725.0623685-62W323-4741-2666121627686.46933.01213.480dnq
1961-08-31AL -Minnesota TwinsFranchise1315774.43529.0582649-67W127-4330-3177131607090.43838.01316.448dnq
1961-08-31AL -Washington Senators IIFranchise1305080.38535.5522637-115L1322-4228-38881516161100.37947.51120.355dnq
1961-08-31AL -Kansas City AthleticsFranchise1344886.35839.5563735-172W224-4724-39991616161100.37947.51314.481dnq
1961-08-31AL -Los Angeles AngelsFranchise00020.5000--0-00-01010181617091.43538.57091.435dnq
dateleagueteamfranchisegwlwpctgbl-crfradiffstrkhomeawaydiv rklg rkmlb rkgwlwpctgbl-sros-wros-lwpctseason end playoffs
1961-08-31NL -Cincinnati RedsFranchise1327953.598--61156843L141-2638-271131549361.604--148.636Lost World Series (Yankees)
1961-08-31NL -Los Angeles DodgersFranchise1267353.5793.059655937L138-2535-282251548965.5784.01612.571dnq
1961-08-31NL -Milwaukee BravesFranchise1287058.5477.061055555W136-3034-283361548371.53910.01313.500dnq
1961-08-31NL -San Francisco GiantsFranchise1276958.5437.563054189L134-2935-294471548569.5528.01611.593dnq
1961-08-31NL -St. Louis CardinalsFranchise1296861.5279.558555530W128-3839-245581548074.51913.01213.480dnq
1961-08-31NL -Pittsburgh PiratesFranchise1256164.48814.556554817W128-3033-3466111547579.48718.01415.483dnq
1961-08-31NL -Chicago CubsFranchise1295574.42622.5586667-81W121-4533-3077141546490.41629.0916.360dnq
1961-08-31NL -Philadelphia PhilliesFranchise1303892.29240.0488678-190L119-4518-48881715447107.30546.0915.375dnq
18 record(s)