Games on September 5, 1961
10 games
- DET 0 @ BAL 1 No box score
- CLE 9 @ BOS 5 No box score
- PIT 8 @ CHN 3 No box score
- LAA 3 @ KC1 7 No box score
- LAA 12 @ KC1 13 No box score
- SFN 2 @ LAN 4 No box score
- CHA 3 @ MIN 3 No box score
- PHI 4 @ MLN 5 No box score
- WS2 1 @ NYA 6 No box score
- CIN 5 @ SLN 2 No box score
The games of September 5, 1961
On September 5, 1961, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Kansas City Athletics over the Los Angeles Angels. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-3, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 6-1, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Athletics. 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 4, 1961 and the next, Sep 6, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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