Events of Thursday, July 20, 1961 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, July 20, 1961
Events of Thursday, July 20, 1961
7-19-1961 7-21-1961 7-20-1960 7-20-1962
BOS A 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 - 11 17 2 CLE A 1 0 1 4 2 0 4 0 x - 12 20 1
BOX+PBP WP: Locke (3-0) LP: Muffett (2-10) HR: Yastrzemski (6), Wertz (10), Piersall (3), Francona (9)
BAL A 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 8 15 0 DET A 0 2 2 0 3 0 8 0 x - 15 14 0
BOX+PBP WP: Woodeshick (4-3) LP: Barber (10-8) SV: Aguirre (8) HR: B. Robinson (2), Gentile 2 (26), Foiles (3), Colavito 2 (27), Wood (7)
LA N 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 - 10 14 1 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Koufax (12-6) LP: Jay (13-5) HR: W. Davis (11), Moon (15), Snider (5), Larker (4)
MIL N 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 7 0 PHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Hendley (3-2) LP: Short (3-6) HR: Adcock (20), Demeter (8)
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 PIT N 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x - 4 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Gibbon (8-4) LP: Curtis (6-4)
SF N 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 10 12 0 STL N 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 6 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: LeMay (2-2) LP: McDaniel (6-4) HR: Mays (28), Cunningham (5)
Standings At Close of Play of July 20, 1961
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 92 56 36 0 .609 - 431 398 Los Angeles Dodgers 91 54 37 0 .593 1.5 438 402 San Francisco Giants 91 48 42 1 .533 7.0 454 390 Pittsburgh Pirates 83 44 39 0 .530 7.5 383 372 Milwaukee Braves 86 43 43 0 .500 10.0 420 396 St. Louis Cardinals 90 43 46 1 .483 11.5 417 416 Chicago Cubs 90 38 51 1 .427 16.5 416 487 Philadelphia Phillies 87 27 59 1 .314 26.0 341 439
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 94 60 33 1 .645 - 508 400 New York Yankees 91 58 32 1 .644 0.5 486 369 Baltimore Orioles 94 51 42 1 .548 9.0 408 383 Cleveland Indians 95 52 43 0 .547 9.0 463 430 Chicago White Sox 94 47 47 0 .500 13.5 451 435 Boston Red Sox 96 44 51 1 .463 17.0 427 486 Washington Senators 92 42 50 0 .457 17.5 385 425 Los Angeles Angels 94 39 54 1 .419 21.0 411 430 Minnesota Twins 92 38 54 0 .413 21.5 417 482 Kansas City Athletics 92 33 58 1 .363 26.0 395 511
Transactions
Milwaukee Braves sold Ted Abernathy to Cleveland Indians. (date approximate)
New York Mets signed Paul Blair as an amateur free agent.
Chicago Cubs signed Curt Motton as an amateur free agent.