Games on April 30, 1961

The games of April 30, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 30, 1961. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 14-4 winners over the Milwaukee Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals. The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Washington Senators, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 6-4, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 29, 1961 and the next, May 1, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.