Games on July 19, 1961

The games of July 19, 1961

The schedule for July 19, 1961 lists 12 games. The Washington Senators routed the New York Yankees 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Los Angeles Angels (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 8-5, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 18, 1961 and the next, Jul 20, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.