Games on May 3, 1961

The games of May 3, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on May 3, 1961. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Kansas City Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. 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, May 2, 1961 and the next, May 4, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.