Games on August 12, 1961
9 games
- BOS 3 @ BAL 8 No box score
- KC1 1 @ CHA 2 No box score
- LAA 3 @ CLE 0 No box score
- SLN 1 @ LAN 5 No box score
- DET 17 @ MIN 3 No box score
- CHN 6 @ MLN 8 No box score
- PHI 0 @ PIT 4 No box score
- CIN 4 @ SFN 6 No box score
- NYA 1 @ WS2 5 No box score
The games of August 12, 1961
On August 12, 1961, 9 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 17-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Angels over the Cleveland Indians (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 8-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1961 and the next, Aug 13, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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