Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1961 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1961
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1961
7-31-1961 8-3-1961 8-2-1960 8-2-1962
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 5 0 (1) BAL A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Pleis (3-1) LP: Estrada (8-6) SV: Moore (8) HR: Gentile (29), E. Robinson (5)
MIN A 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 (2) BAL A 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x - 4 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Wilhelm (8-5) LP: Ramos (8-12) HR: Lepcio (7)
LA A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 (1) BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 x - 7 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Delock (6-6) LP: Fowler (5-3) SV: Fornieles (10) HR: L. Thomas (14)
LA A 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 7 7 1 (2) BOS A 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 8 11 2
BOX+PBP WP: Earley (2-4) LP: Fowler (5-4) HR: Pearson (7), Schilling (4)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 1 (1) CLE A 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Grant (10-5) LP: Herbert (7-10) HR: Landis (13), Kirkland (21)
CHI A 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 - 8 14 0 (2) CLE A 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 12 1
BOX+PBP WP: McLish (7-10) LP: Perry (8-9) SV: Pierce (3) HR: Landis (14), Piersall (5), Held (13)
WAS A 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 (1) DET A 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 4 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Mossi (11-2) LP: Kutyna (6-3) HR: Keough (9), Maxwell (4)
WAS A 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 9 1 (2) DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Klippstein (2-1) LP: Regan (9-7) SV: Burnside (2) HR: Zipfel (1), Green (15)
KC A 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 9 4 (1) NY A 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 - 6 11 1
BOX+PBP WP: Arroyo (8-3) LP: Archer (7-6) HR: Causey (4), Sullivan (4)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 - 5 9 0 (2) NY A 3 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 x - 12 17 0
BOX+PBP WP: Terry (7-1) LP: Ditmar (2-6) SV: Reniff (1) HR: Siebern (12), Mantle (40)
MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 6 1 (1) CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 2
BOX+PBP WP: Willey (4-5) LP: Hobbie (7-12) HR: Williams (16), Santo (12)
MIL N 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 0 (2) CHI N 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 7 13 4
BOX+PBP HR: Aaron (27), Thomas (16), Banks (18), Williams 2 (18), Curtis (1)
PHI N 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0 (1) CIN N 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x - 4 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: O'Toole (11-8) LP: Mahaffey (7-15) SV: Henry (13) HR: Pinson (9), Coleman (21)
PHI N 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 0 (2) CIN N 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 2
BOX+PBP WP: Jay (15-6) LP: Short (4-7) SV: S. Jones (2)
SF N 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 6 11 1 LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 4
BOX+PBP WP: Marichal (8-7) LP: Podres (13-3) HR: F. Alou 2 (11)
PIT N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 4 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Jackson (7-8) LP: Shantz (5-3) HR: Clemente (17), Cunningham (7)
Standings At Close of Play of August 2, 1961
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 105 65 40 0 .619 - 489 442 Los Angeles Dodgers 101 62 39 0 .614 1.0 488 443 San Francisco Giants 102 55 46 1 .545 8.0 516 439 Milwaukee Braves 100 51 48 1 .515 11.0 475 448 St. Louis Cardinals 101 48 52 1 .480 14.5 464 451 Pittsburgh Pirates 94 45 49 0 .479 14.5 426 441 Chicago Cubs 102 43 57 2 .430 19.5 476 544 Philadelphia Phillies 99 30 68 1 .306 31.5 383 509
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 104 67 36 1 .650 - 562 421 Detroit Tigers 105 65 39 1 .625 2.5 560 454 Baltimore Orioles 107 59 47 1 .557 9.5 466 428 Cleveland Indians 106 56 50 0 .528 12.5 511 483 Chicago White Sox 106 52 54 0 .491 16.5 505 497 Boston Red Sox 108 49 58 1 .458 20.0 492 563 Minnesota Twins 103 46 57 0 .447 21.0 467 516 Washington Senators 103 46 57 0 .447 21.0 436 486 Los Angeles Angels 105 45 59 1 .433 22.5 481 492 Kansas City Athletics 103 37 65 1 .363 29.5 444 584
Births on This Date
Deaths on This Date
Harry Gardner (74) Walter Morris (81)
Transactions
Kansas City Athletics traded Gerry Staley and Reno Bertoia to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ozzie Virgil and Bill Fischer.