Games on August 13, 1961

The games of August 13, 1961

On August 13, 1961, 10 games went into the books. The Washington Senators routed the New York Yankees 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (8-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-1, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 9-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. 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 12, 1961 and the next, Aug 14, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.