Games on June 11, 1961

The games of June 11, 1961

On June 11, 1961, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 8-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Washington Senators, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Los Angeles Angels. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 8-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Braves 5-3, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs 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 10, 1961 and the next, Jun 12, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.