Games on May 21, 1961

The games of May 21, 1961

15 games were played on May 21, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 9-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-11. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the Washington Senators topped the Los Angeles Angels 6-2, the Washington Senators topped the Los Angeles Angels 7-2, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 1961 and the next, May 22, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.