Games on June 9, 1961

The games of June 9, 1961

The schedule for June 9, 1961 lists 10 games. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Braves. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators 10-9 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-6, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4. The Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 8, 1961 and the next, Jun 10, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.