Games on May 12, 1961

The games of May 12, 1961

On May 12, 1961, 9 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Los Angeles Angels, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 2-1. 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 11, 1961 and the next, May 13, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.