1961 Boston Red Sox Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1961 Boston Red Sox with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1961 season.
"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)

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1961 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Schedule  
 
1 04-11-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 2-5 L 0-1
2 04-15-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-0 W 1-1
3 04-17-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 2-1
4 04-18-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 2-3 L 2-2
5 04-21-1961 at Chicago White Sox 2-3 L 2-3
6 04-22-1961 at Chicago White Sox 7-6 W 3-3
7-I 04-23-1961 at Chicago White Sox 4-3 W 4-3
8-II 04-23-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-7 L 4-4
9 04-25-1961 vs Washington Senators 6-1 W 5-4
10 04-26-1961 vs Washington Senators 1-2 L 5-5
11 04-27-1961 at Detroit Tigers 5-2 W 6-5
12 04-29-1961 at Detroit Tigers 5-9 L 6-6
13-I 04-30-1961 at Cleveland Indians 4-2 W 7-6
14-II 04-30-1961 at Cleveland Indians 1-10 L 7-7
15 05-02-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 4-7 L 7-8
16 05-03-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 8-9 L 7-9
17 05-05-1961 at Minnesota Twins 1-5 L 7-10
18 05-07-1961 at Minnesota Twins 11-9 W 8-10
19 05-08-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 5-6 L 8-11
20 05-09-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 7-8 L 8-12
21 05-10-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 9-12
22 05-12-1961 at Washington Senators 2-1 W 10-12
23 05-13-1961 at Washington Senators 0-4 L 10-13
24-I 05-14-1961 at Washington Senators 0-3 L 10-14
25-II 05-14-1961 at Washington Senators 1-2 L 10-15
26 05-15-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 2-13 L 10-16
27 05-16-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 8-7 W 11-16
28 05-17-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 0-1 L 11-17
29 05-18-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 1-0 W 12-17
30 05-20-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-3 W 13-17
31-I 05-21-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 5-6 L 13-18
32-II 05-21-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-1 W 14-18
33 05-22-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-1 W 15-18
34 05-24-1961 at New York Yankees 2-3 L 15-19
35 05-25-1961 at New York Yankees 4-6 L 15-20
36 05-27-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 4-5 L 15-21
37 05-28-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-0 W 16-21
38 05-29-1961 vs New York Yankees 2-1 W 17-21
39 05-30-1961 vs New York Yankees 3-12 L 17-22
40 05-31-1961 vs New York Yankees 6-7 L 17-23
41 06-01-1961 vs New York Yankees 7-5 W 18-23
42 06-02-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 4-2 W 19-23
43 06-03-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-3 L 19-24
44 06-04-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-5 W 20-24
45-I 06-05-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 6-2 W 21-24
46-II 06-05-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 6-10 L 21-25
47 06-06-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 5-3 W 22-25
48 06-07-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 6-2 W 23-25
49-I 06-08-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 6-5 W 24-25
50-II 06-08-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 4-4 T 24-25-1
51-I 06-09-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 5-3 W 25-25-1
52-II 06-09-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 1-5 L 25-26-1
53 06-10-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 5-10 L 25-27-1
54-I 06-11-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 8-2 W 26-27-1
55-II 06-11-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-10 L 26-28-1
56 06-12-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 10-8 W 27-28-1
57 06-13-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-7 L 27-29-1
58 06-14-1961 at Detroit Tigers 2-4 L 27-30-1
59 06-15-1961 at Detroit Tigers 10-1 W 28-30-1
60 06-16-1961 vs Washington Senators 14-9 W 29-30-1
61 06-17-1961 vs Washington Senators 6-5 W 30-30-1
62-I 06-18-1961 vs Washington Senators 13-12 W 31-30-1
63-II 06-18-1961 vs Washington Senators 6-5 W 32-30-1
64 06-20-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 11-8 W 33-30-1
65 06-21-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 1-5 L 33-31-1
66 06-22-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 34-31-1
67 06-23-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 5-4 W 35-31-1
68 06-24-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 3-9 L 35-32-1
69-I 06-25-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 7-4 W 36-32-1
70-II 06-25-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 2-3 L 36-33-1
71-I 06-27-1961 at Minnesota Twins 5-6 L 36-34-1
72-II 06-27-1961 at Minnesota Twins 3-6 L 36-35-1
73 06-28-1961 at Minnesota Twins 6-2 W 37-35-1
74 06-29-1961 at Minnesota Twins 9-5 W 38-35-1
75 06-30-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 2-10 L 38-36-1
76 07-01-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 3-7 L 38-37-1
77 07-02-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 6-12 L 38-38-1
78 07-03-1961 at Washington Senators 3-6 L 38-39-1
79 07-04-1961 at Washington Senators 3-7 L 38-40-1
80-I 07-05-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 2-6 L 38-41-1
81-II 07-05-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 8-3 W 39-41-1
82 07-06-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 0-3 L 39-42-1
83 07-07-1961 at New York Yankees 3-14 L 39-43-1
84 07-08-1961 at New York Yankees 5-8 L 39-44-1
85-I 07-09-1961 at New York Yankees 0-3 L 39-45-1
86-II 07-09-1961 at New York Yankees 9-6 W 40-45-1
87 07-13-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 41-45-1
88 07-14-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-7 L 41-46-1
89 07-15-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-1 W 42-46-1
90-I 07-16-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-4 L 42-47-1
91-II 07-16-1961 at Chicago White Sox 5-3 W 43-47-1
92 07-17-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-4 L 43-48-1
93 07-18-1961 at Cleveland Indians 9-2 W 44-48-1
94-I 07-19-1961 at Cleveland Indians 1-4 L 44-49-1
95-II 07-19-1961 at Cleveland Indians 8-9 L 44-50-1
96 07-20-1961 at Cleveland Indians 11-12 L 44-51-1
97 07-21-1961 vs New York Yankees 8-11 L 44-52-1
98 07-22-1961 vs New York Yankees 9-11 L 44-53-1
99 07-23-1961 vs New York Yankees 5-4 W 45-53-1
100 07-25-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 1-5 L 45-54-1
101-I 07-26-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 1-5 L 45-55-1
102-II 07-26-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-9 L 45-56-1
103 07-27-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-8 L 45-57-1
104 07-28-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 8-3 W 46-57-1
105-I 07-30-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 2-4 L 46-58-1
106-II 07-30-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 9-8 W 47-58-1
107-I 08-02-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 7-2 W 48-58-1
108-II 08-02-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 8-7 W 49-58-1
109 08-03-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 4-0 W 50-58-1
110 08-04-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 0-5 L 50-59-1
111 08-05-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 10-4 W 51-59-1
112-I 08-06-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 4-2 W 52-59-1
113-II 08-06-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 0-1 L 52-60-1
114-I 08-07-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-4 W 53-60-1
115-II 08-07-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-4 W 54-60-1
116 08-08-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-6 L 54-61-1
117 08-09-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-4 W 55-61-1
118 08-10-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 3-2 W 56-61-1
119 08-11-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 3-6 L 56-62-1
120 08-12-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 3-8 L 56-63-1
121 08-13-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-6 L 56-64-1
122 08-15-1961 at Cleveland Indians 8-0 W 57-64-1
123 08-16-1961 at Cleveland Indians 4-6 L 57-65-1
124 08-17-1961 at Cleveland Indians 3-4 L 57-66-1
125 08-18-1961 at Detroit Tigers 0-5 L 57-67-1
126 08-19-1961 at Detroit Tigers 2-3 L 57-68-1
127-I 08-20-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-6 L 57-69-1
128-II 08-20-1961 at Detroit Tigers 6-7 L 57-70-1
129 08-22-1961 vs Washington Senators 3-2 W 58-70-1
130 08-23-1961 vs Washington Senators 9-4 W 59-70-1
131 08-24-1961 vs Washington Senators 5-4 W 60-70-1
132 08-25-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 12-6 W 61-70-1
133 08-26-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 2-5 L 61-71-1
134 08-27-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 3-8 L 61-72-1
135 08-28-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 4-3 W 62-72-1
136 08-29-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 8-4 W 63-72-1
137 08-30-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 9-3 W 64-72-1
138 09-01-1961 at Minnesota Twins 1-5 L 64-73-1
139 09-02-1961 at Minnesota Twins 2-1 W 65-73-1
140 09-03-1961 at Minnesota Twins 8-6 W 66-73-1
141 09-04-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 2-7 L 66-74-1
142 09-05-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 5-9 L 66-75-1
143 09-06-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 9-4 W 67-75-1
144 09-07-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 8-4 W 68-75-1
145 09-08-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 9-2 W 69-75-1
146 09-09-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 1-3 L 69-76-1
147 09-10-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 8-7 W 70-76-1
148 09-11-1961 at Washington Senators 14-4 W 71-76-1
149 09-12-1961 at Washington Senators 1-5 L 71-77-1
150 09-13-1961 at Washington Senators 2-4 L 71-78-1
151 09-15-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 72-78-1
152 09-16-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 4-5 L 72-79-1
153 09-17-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-0 W 73-79-1
154 09-19-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-5 L 73-80-1
155 09-20-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-3 L 73-81-1
156 09-23-1961 vs New York Yankees 3-8 L 73-82-1
157 09-24-1961 vs New York Yankees 3-1 W 74-82-1
158-I 09-26-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 5-7 L 74-83-1
159-II 09-26-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 7-5 W 75-83-1
160 09-27-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 6-4 W 76-83-1
161 09-29-1961 at New York Yankees 1-2 L 76-84-1
162 09-30-1961 at New York Yankees 1-3 L 76-85-1
163 10-01-1961 at New York Yankees 0-1 L 76-86-1
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The 1961 Boston Red Sox (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 50-31-1 (0.617 winning percentage) at home and 26-55 (0.321 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1961 Boston Red Sox were 21-13 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (14)770.500
May (26)10160.385
June (35)21130.618
July (31)9220.290
August (31)17140.548
September (25)12130.480
October (1)010.000
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Baltimore Orioles (18)7110.389
Chicago White Sox (18)990.500
Cleveland Indians (18)5130.278
Detroit Tigers (18)8100.444
Kansas City Athletics (18)1080.556
Los Angeles Angels (19)1170.611
Minnesota Twins (18)1170.611
New York Yankees (18)5130.278
Washington Senators (18)1080.556
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (15)690.400
1-Run Games (59)32270.542
Blowouts (36)17190.472

During the regular season the 1961 Boston Red Sox scored the most runs (14) on June 16, 1961 versus the Washington Senators. The most runs scored against them (14) was played on July 7, 1961 versus the New York Yankees.
     

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