S-O-M 1961

National League Standings Through 4/10/1961 Milwaukee      7-1 Cincinnati     6-2 St. Louis      4-5 Philadelphia   4-5 Pittsburgh     4-5 LA Dodgers     4-6 Chicago Cubs   3-5 San Francisco  3-6

American League Standings Through 4/20/1961 Baltimore     6-2 Minnesota     6-2 NY Yankees    6-2 Washington    6-2 Detroit       5-2 LA Angels     3-5 Cleveland     2-5 Boston        2-5 Chicago WS    2-6 Kansas City   1-6 

Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5 WP-Jay(2-0) LP-McCormick(0-2) HR-Alou(3) Cepeda(3) 2nd game in a row Alou led off with a home run. CIN(6-2) SFG(3-6) Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 2 WP-Mahaffey(2-0) LP-Nottebart(1-1) PHI(4-5) MIL(7-1) Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 1 WP-Cardwell(1-1) LP-Gibbon(0-2) CHC-Williams go-ahead RBI single in 8th CHC(3-5) PIT(3-6) Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis 2 WP-Williams(1-1) LP-Sadecki(1-1) HR-Neal(2) Wills(1, off left-handed side of his card) Vin Scully: "Wills known more for his speed, as in it sped off his bat into the seats in no time." LAD(4-6) STL(4-5) 

New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 4 WP-Sheldon(2-0) LP-McBride(0-2) Home Runs-Kubek(2) Mantle(8,9) Maris(3,4) Rice(1) Bilko(2) Mantle-9 home runs in 8 games! NYY(6-2) LAA(2-6) Quotable by Mickey Mantle: "I can't explain all those home runs, must be the Ballantine Beer Mel Allen leaves by my locker after every game."

Detroit 10, Cleveland 3 WP-Mossi(2-0) LP-Grant(1-1) HR-Cash(5) Osborne(2) Brown(1) CLE-Committed 4 errors. Quotable: "It was like wrestling a alligator blindfolded(CLE's performance), once you took it off, you see how bad you really did."-Mudcat Grant DET(5-2) CLE(2-5) New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels 4 WP-Sheldon(2-0) LP-McBride(0-2) HR-Kubek(2) Mantle(8,9) Maris(3,4) Rice(1) Bilko(2) NYY(6-2) LAA(2-6) Chicago White Sox 10, Washington 3 WP-Shaw(1-1) LP-Hobaugh(0-2) HR-Keough(3) Long(1) CWS-Scored 7 in 7th(11 batters) CWS(2-6) WSH(6-2)

NL Summaries, 4/19/1961 Cincinnati 11, San Francisco 10 WP-Johnson(1-0) LP-Sanford(0-2) HR-Kasko(1) F. Alou(2) Coleman(2) CIN led 11-3 after 2/1-2 Mays struck out with the tying run at 3rd to end the game CIN(5-2) SFG(3-5) Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 2 WP-Buhl(2-0) LP-Buzhardt(1-1) MIL(7-0) PHI(3-5) Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh WP-Anderson(1-1) LP-Friend(1-1) HR-Williams(2) Zimmer(2) CHC(2-5) PIT(3-5) St. Louis 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1(12) WP-McDaniel(1-1) LP-Perranoski(1-1) HR-White(2) STL(4-4) LAD(4-5)