Games on August 5, 1961
9 games
- LAA 4 @ BAL 2 No box score
- KC1 4 @ BOS 10 No box score
- WS2 3 @ CHA 8 No box score
- PIT 11 @ CIN 7 No box score
- CLE 6 @ DET 7 No box score
- CHN 6 @ LAN 7 No box score
- MIN 1 @ NYA 2 No box score
- MLN 9 @ SFN 3 No box score
- PHI 0 @ SLN 7 No box score
The games of August 5, 1961
The schedule for August 5, 1961 lists 9 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-7. Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 10-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 9-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1961 and the next, Aug 6, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.
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