Games on July 30, 1961

The games of July 30, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 30, 1961. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), the Washington Senators over the Kansas City Athletics (4-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 29, 1961 and the next, Aug 2, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.