Games on August 24, 1961
9 games
- WS2 4 @ BOS 5 No box score
- MIN 3 @ CHA 0 No box score
- SFN 5 @ CIN 8 No box score
- DET 6 @ CLE 0 No box score
- BAL 3 @ KC1 5 No box score
- NYA 4 @ LAA 6 No box score
- CHN 4 @ PHI 7 No box score
- MLN 6 @ PIT 1 No box score
- LAN 1 @ SLN 10 No box score
The games of August 24, 1961
Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 24, 1961. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, and the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1. 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 23, 1961 and the next, Aug 25, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.
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