Games on April 23, 1961

The games of April 23, 1961

13 games were played on April 23, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 7-1 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Athletics 10-8. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Washington Senators (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Los Angeles Angels 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 22, 1961 and the next, Apr 24, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.