Games on September 3, 1961

The games of September 3, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on September 3, 1961. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 2, 1961 and the next, Sep 4, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.