Games on August 4, 1961

The games of August 4, 1961

9 games were played on August 4, 1961, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Athletics, 5-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies. A shutout went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Los Angeles Angels (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 8-5. The Los Angeles Angels and the Baltimore Orioles met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 3, 1961 and the next, Aug 5, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.