MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 22, 1961

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Washington Senators	2	Final
Boston Red Sox	3	(11)

W	Mike Fornieles (7-8)
L	Bennie Daniels (8-7)

Minnesota Twins	3	Final
Chicago White Sox	4

W	Don Larsen (4-1)
L	Pedro Ramos (9-15)

San Francisco Giants	12	Final
Cincinnati Reds	2

W	Mike McCormick (10-12)
L	Bob Purkey (14-8)

San Francisco Giants	5	Final
Cincinnati Reds	3

W	Sam Jones (8-7)
L	Ken Johnson (4-6)
S	Stu Miller (13)

Detroit Tigers	8	Final
Cleveland Indians	1

W	Paul Foytack (8-8)
L	Mudcat Grant (12-7)

Baltimore Orioles	2	Final
Kansas City Athletics	3	(10)

W	Bill Fischer (4-2)
L	Milt Pappas (9-7)

New York Yankees	3	Final
Los Angeles Angels	4

W	Ken McBride (10-10)
L	Bill Stafford (10-7)

Chicago Cubs	0	Final
Philadelphia Phillies	6

W	Art Mahaffey (8-17)
L	Dick Ellsworth (7-8)

Milwaukee Braves	1	Final
Pittsburgh Pirates	4

W	Joe Gibbon (9-8)
L	Bob Buhl (9-9)
S	Roy Face (16)

Los Angeles Dodgers	4	Final
St. Louis Cardinals	5

W	Lindy McDaniel (9-5)
L	Turk Farrell (7-6)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	82	42	.661	--	650	495	.622
DET	80	44	.645	2.0	656	517	.607
BAL	72	54	.571	11.0	553	474	.570
CHW	64	60	.516	18.0	576	553	.519
CLE	63	61	.508	19.0	573	568	.504
BOS	58	70	.453	26.0	571	648	.442
MIN	53	70	.431	28.5	560	622	.452
LAA	53	70	.431	28.5	544	560	.487
WSA	50	71	.413	30.5	500	575	.436
KCA	45	78	.366	36.5	508	679	.370

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
CIN	75	49	.605	--	577	521	.547
LAD	69	48	.590	2.5	555	514	.535
SFG	67	51	.568	5.0	594	498	.580
MLN	64	53	.547	7.5	557	511	.539
STL	60	59	.504	12.5	533	526	.506
PIT	57	59	.491	14.0	534	511	.520
CHC	50	68	.424	22.0	552	632	.438
PHI	32	87	.269	40.5	441	630	.342

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	27	11	.711	--	177	117	.681
BAL	23	13	.639	3.0	138	114	.587
CHW	22	16	.579	5.0	189	173	.540
DET	21	17	.553	6.0	185	154	.583
BOS	18	16	.529	7.0	158	144	.542
MIN	17	20	.459	9.5	147	156	.473
LAA	17	21	.447	10.0	200	224	.448
KCA	16	22	.421	11.0	175	184	.477
CLE	15	22	.405	11.5	164	184	.448
WSA	11	29	.275	17.0	118	201	.274

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
CIN	18	12	.600	--	133	132	.503
STL	20	15	.571	0.5	170	142	.582
LAD	20	17	.541	1.5	180	183	.492
MLN	19	18	.514	2.5	155	145	.530
SFG	18	18	.500	3.0	179	157	.560
PIT	18	20	.474	4.0	160	164	.489
PHI	15	20	.429	5.5	143	166	.432
CHC	14	22	.389	7.0	137	168	.408