Games on May 23, 1961
8 games
- CHA 1 @ BAL 3 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CHN 1 No box score
- LAN 0 @ CIN 2 No box score
- WS2 7 @ KC1 3 No box score
- CLE 0 @ LAA 9 No box score
- DET 5 @ MIN 2 No box score
- PIT 0 @ MLN 1 No box score
- SFN 4 @ SLN 12 No box score
The games of May 23, 1961
8 games were played on May 23, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Angels routed the Cleveland Indians 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 12-4. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Washington Senators topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2. 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 22, 1961 and the next, May 24, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.
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