Games on June 5, 1961

The games of June 5, 1961

On June 5, 1961, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 10-6, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 7-5. The Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 4, 1961 and the next, Jun 6, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.