Games on August 8, 1961
11 games
- KC1 0 @ BAL 7 No box score
- KC1 6 @ BAL 5 No box score
- MIN 6 @ BOS 5 No box score
- DET 3 @ CHA 0 No box score
- WS2 5 @ CLE 6 No box score
- MLN 3 @ LAN 7 No box score
- LAA 4 @ NYA 5 No box score
- PIT 10 @ PHI 2 No box score
- PIT 3 @ PHI 2 No box score
- CHN 1 @ SFN 8 No box score
- CIN 5 @ SLN 6 No box score
The games of August 8, 1961
Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 8, 1961. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-2 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics (7-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Athletics 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Los Angeles Angels. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1961 and the next, Aug 9, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.
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