Page Notes  
Events related to Wednesday August 9, 1961 There are multiple baseball-related topics here, viewable individually through the VIEWS section.
About the Data:Retrosheet Data | Boxscores Data

Learn more about TBC data and the site in the About TBC section. Also, don't forget to find a way to Support TBC.
Get TBC PREMIUM and remove ads, cleaner display, access to research applications, data store discounts and more!
The TBC Newsletter will keep you periodically up-to-date on what is happening at The Baseball Cube.

MLB Games on Wednesday August 9, 1961

top csv share Sort ✖PREV | NEXT
VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City AthleticsAL2Baltimore OriolesAL1Box | PBP97,419Memorial StadiumNight2:09Jerry WalkerJack Fisher------
Minnesota TwinsAL4Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP912,576Fenway ParkNight3:08Gene ConleyJack KralickMike FornielesLemon
Detroit TigersAL8Chicago White SoxAL2Box | PBP927,374Comiskey ParkNight2:42Frank LaryCal McLish---Colavito, Kaline, Landis
Washington Senators IIAL1Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP914,881Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:05Gary BellJohn Gabler---Zipfel
Los Angeles AngelsAL0New York YankeesAL2Box | PBP917,261Yankee Stadium IDay1:59Jim CoatesTed Bowsfield------
Milwaukee BravesNL3Los Angeles DodgersNL8Box | PBP923,385Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:50Don DrysdaleDon Nottebart---Adcock (2), Drysdale, Snider
Cincinnati RedsNL5Philadelphia PhilliesNL0Box | PBP99,317Connie Mack StadiumNight2:45Joey JayDon Ferrarese---Chacon
St. Louis CardinalsNL4Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Box | PBP917,038Forbes FieldNight2:32Curt SimmonsJoe GibbonEd BautaJavier
Chicago CubsNL5San Francisco GiantsNL6Box | PBP910,822Candlestick ParkDay3:06Stu MillerBarney Schultz---Alou, Anderson, Rodgers
9 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Wednesday, August 09, 1961

top csv share Sort ✔PREV | NEXT
AL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1127438.661-59444614828-2446-14503515.700
AL -222Detroit Tigers1127240.6432.059347411934-1637-25502921.580
AL -335Baltimore Orioles1156451.55711.54934474632-2331-29473116.660
AL -447Cleveland Indians1135954.52215.55435172627-2632-28481929.396
AL -5510Chicago White Sox1125656.50018.0531523818-3638-20503020.600
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1175562.47021.5530593-6318-3637-26452124.467
AL -7713Washington Senators II1094663.42226.5452513-6122-3924-24521537.288
AL -8814Minnesota Twins1124765.42027.0499559-6023-4024-25482325.479
AL -9916Kansas City Athletics1124270.37532.0474617-14321-4121-29491930.388
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---18.00000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Los Angeles Dodgers1076740.626-5274666134-1633-24472225.468
NL -224Cincinnati Reds1136944.6111.05264804636-2333-21412417.585
NL -336San Francisco Giants1085850.5379.55414637830-2328-27462719.587
NL -448St. Louis Cardinals1095653.51412.05014871422-3033-24452421.533
NL -559Milwaukee Braves1065452.50912.55004732732-2622-26482919.604
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates1035152.49514.04874691826-2425-28512427.471
NL -7715Chicago Cubs1084563.41722.5498583-8518-3826-26461927.413
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies1083177.28736.5400559-15918-3512-43461630.348
18 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
Home  |  About TBC  |  Page Corrections  |  Data Store  |  Sponsorships  |  Player Tracker  |  Support  |  TBC PREMIUM  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

Search TBC:

About the Newsletter