Events of Wednesday, May 10, 1961 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, May 10, 1961
Events of Wednesday, May 10, 1961
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CLE A 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 8 15 2 CHI A 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Bell (1-4) LP: Baumann (1-2) HR: Essegian (1), Power (1), Phillips (3), Sievers (7)
WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 DET A 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 x - 7 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Bunning (2-2) LP: Hobaugh (1-2)
NY A 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 - 9 13 0 KC A 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Clevenger (3-1) LP: Daley (3-4) HR: Siebern (1)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 LA A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Brewer (3-2) LP: Moeller (0-2) SV: Nichols (1) HR: Yastrzemski (2), Hunt (4)
BAL A 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 - 6 11 1 MIN A 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 10 10 2
BOX+PBP WP: Kralick (3-1) LP: Hall (1-1) SV: Moore (3) HR: Adair 2 (4), Versalles (2), Killebrew (7), Gardner (1)
STL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 CIN N 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Jay (2-3) LP: Simmons (1-2) SV: Henry (3) HR: Pinson (2)
CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 2 MIL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 3
BOX+PBP WP: Burdette (2-1) LP: Elston (4-1) HR: McMillan (2)
LA N 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 8 1 PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Podres (5-0) LP: Sullivan (1-3) HR: Fairly (2)
SF N 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 3 1 PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
BOX+PBP WP: McCormick (3-1) LP: Friend (4-2)
Standings At Close of Play of May 10, 1961
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 23 15 8 0 .652 - 104 81 Los Angeles Dodgers 27 16 11 0 .593 1.0 137 121 Cincinnati Reds 24 14 10 0 .583 1.5 91 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 22 12 10 0 .545 2.5 91 91 Milwaukee Braves 20 10 10 0 .500 3.5 92 97 St. Louis Cardinals 21 10 11 0 .476 4.0 90 89 Chicago Cubs 23 9 14 0 .391 6.0 80 103 Philadelphia Phillies 24 6 18 0 .250 9.5 74 106
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 24 18 6 0 .750 - 151 90 New York Yankees 23 14 8 1 .636 3.0 103 89 Baltimore Orioles 24 12 11 1 .522 5.5 116 104 Cleveland Indians 23 12 11 0 .522 5.5 96 87 Minnesota Twins 23 12 11 0 .522 5.5 106 127 Kansas City Athletics 19 9 10 0 .474 6.5 103 104 Boston Red Sox 21 9 12 0 .429 7.5 85 101 Los Angeles Angels 22 9 13 0 .409 8.0 90 98 Chicago White Sox 22 8 14 0 .364 9.0 97 112 Washington Senators 25 9 16 0 .360 9.5 63 98
Transactions
Los Angeles Angels sold Julio Becquer to Philadelphia Phillies.
Chicago White Sox claimed Wes Covington from Milwaukee Braves on waivers.
Cleveland Indians traded Joe Morgan, cash and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Nieman; St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Lee (@June 1, 1961).
Cincinnati Reds traded Jim Baumer to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dick Gernert.
Minnesota Twins traded Ernie Oravetz and cash to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ed Palmquist and Joe Altobelli.
Los Angeles Angels sent Ray Semproch to Toronto (International) for future considerations.
Philadelphia Phillies released Harry Hanebrink.