Games on May 16, 1961

The games of May 16, 1961

The schedule for May 16, 1961 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 10-4 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Los Angeles Angels 6-4, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1961 and the next, May 17, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.