Games on September 4, 1961

The games of September 4, 1961

The schedule for September 4, 1961 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Athletics' 13-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Braves 6-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 9-5, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 3, 1961 and the next, Sep 5, 1961. For the wider picture, see the 1961 season.