Games on June 4, 1961

The games of June 4, 1961

The schedule for June 4, 1961 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 10-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Los Angeles Angels 5-3, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 3, 1961 and the next, Jun 5, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.