Games on June 28, 1961

The games of June 28, 1961

The schedule for June 28, 1961 lists 11 games. The Chicago Cubs routed the Cincinnati Reds 16-5, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Kansas City Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 12-5, the Los Angeles Angels topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-3, and the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3. The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies played to a 7-7 tie. The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians 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 27, 1961 and the next, Jun 29, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.