Games on July 23, 1961

The games of July 23, 1961

On July 23, 1961, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 10-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 17-14. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 11-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 8-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5, and the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4. The San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Jul 22, 1961 and the next, Jul 24, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.