Games on August 2, 1961

The games of August 2, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 2, 1961. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 12-5 win over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Los Angeles Angels, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Braves 7-7, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 3-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 4-3, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 6-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. The Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs played to a 7-7 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 30, 1961 and the next, Aug 3, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.