Games on July 6, 1961

The games of July 6, 1961

On July 6, 1961, 10 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 15-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Los Angeles Angels over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (3-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), and the Washington Senators over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Milwaukee Braves 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 5, 1961 and the next, Jul 7, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.