1961 Chicago Cubs Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1961 Chicago Cubs with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1961 season.
"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)

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1961 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Schedule  
 
1 04-11-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 1-7 L 0-1
2 04-13-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 2-5 L 0-2
3 04-14-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 3-2 W 1-2
4 04-15-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 9-5 W 2-2
5 04-18-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-5 L 2-3
6 04-19-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-4 L 2-4
7 04-20-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 W 3-4
8 04-21-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 W 4-4
9 04-22-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 W 5-4
10-I 04-23-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 0-1 L 5-5
11-II 04-23-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 0-6 L 5-6
12 04-26-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 3-2 W 6-6
13 04-27-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 5-2 W 7-6
14 04-29-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4-9 L 7-7
15-I 04-30-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 L 7-8
16-II 04-30-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 W 8-8
17 05-02-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 9-4 W 9-8
18 05-03-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 4-8 L 9-9
19 05-04-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 3-9 L 9-10
20 05-06-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 1-6 L 9-11
21 05-07-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-4 L 9-12
22 05-09-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 5-8 L 9-13
23 05-10-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 2-3 L 9-14
24 05-12-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4 L 9-15
25 05-13-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-7 L 9-16
26 05-14-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10-8 W 10-16
27 05-15-1961 at San Francisco Giants 1-14 L 10-17
28 05-16-1961 at San Francisco Giants 1-2 L 10-18
29 05-17-1961 at San Francisco Giants 3-4 L 10-19
30 05-19-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 W 11-19
31 05-20-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 W 12-19
32-I 05-21-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-6 L 12-20
33-II 05-21-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-3 L 12-21
34 05-23-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 1-2 L 12-22
35 05-24-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-7 L 12-23
36 05-26-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 2-3 L 12-24
37 05-27-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 2-8 L 12-25
38 05-28-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 5-6 L 12-26
39-I 05-30-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 W 13-26
40-II 05-30-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 W 14-26
41 05-31-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 W 15-26
42 06-01-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 W 16-26
43 06-02-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 7-6 W 17-26
44 06-03-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 10-7 W 18-26
45-I 06-04-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 1-3 L 18-27
46-II 06-04-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 8-2 W 19-27
47 06-05-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 8-10 L 19-28
48-I 06-06-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-6 L 19-29
49-II 06-06-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 3-3 T 19-29-1
50 06-07-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 6-8 L 19-30-1
51 06-09-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 11-10 W 20-30-1
52 06-10-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 5-9 L 20-31-1
53-I 06-11-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 4-8 L 20-32-1
54-II 06-11-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 5-3 W 21-32-1
55 06-14-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-7 L 21-33-1
56 06-15-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-6 L 21-34-1
57 06-16-1961 at San Francisco Giants 12-6 W 22-34-1
58 06-17-1961 at San Francisco Giants 3-9 L 22-35-1
59 06-18-1961 at San Francisco Giants 2-7 L 22-36-1
60 06-20-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 0-3 L 22-37-1
61-I 06-21-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1-4 L 22-38-1
62-II 06-21-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4 L 22-39-1
63 06-22-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 W 23-39-1
64 06-23-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 5-3 W 24-39-1
65 06-24-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 4-13 L 24-40-1
66 06-25-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 5-3 W 25-40-1
67 06-27-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 8-10 L 25-41-1
68-I 06-28-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 16-5 W 26-41-1
69-II 06-28-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 7-2 W 27-41-1
70 06-29-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 15-8 W 28-41-1
71 06-30-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4-11 L 28-42-1
72 07-01-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 W 29-42-1
73 07-02-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 W 30-42-1
74-I 07-04-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 3-19 L 30-43-1
75-II 07-04-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 3-2 W 31-43-1
76-I 07-06-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-15 L 31-44-1
77-II 07-06-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 W 32-44-1
78 07-07-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 W 33-44-1
79 07-08-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 W 34-44-1
80-I 07-09-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 W 35-44-1
81-II 07-09-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 W 36-44-1
82 07-13-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 3-4 L 36-45-1
83 07-14-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 8-7 W 37-45-1
84 07-15-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 1-2 L 37-46-1
85 07-16-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 4-2 W 38-46-1
86-I 07-17-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 6-10 L 38-47-1
87-II 07-17-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-8 L 38-48-1
88-I 07-18-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 3-8 L 38-49-1
89-II 07-18-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-7 L 38-50-1
90 07-20-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0-4 L 38-51-1
91 07-21-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-4 L 38-52-1
92 07-22-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-6 L 38-53-1
93 07-23-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 11-5 W 39-53-1
94 07-25-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-6 L 39-54-1
95 07-26-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 W 40-54-1
96 07-27-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 W 41-54-1
97 07-28-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 3-4 L 41-55-1
98 07-29-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 7-6 W 42-55-1
99-I 07-30-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 3-2 W 43-55-1
100-II 07-30-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 4-5 L 43-56-1
101-I 08-02-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-4 L 43-57-1
102-II 08-02-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 7-7 T 43-57-2
103 08-03-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-5 L 43-58-2
104 08-04-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 W 44-58-2
105 08-05-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-7 L 44-59-2
106 08-06-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-11 L 44-60-2
107 08-08-1961 at San Francisco Giants 1-8 L 44-61-2
108 08-09-1961 at San Francisco Giants 5-6 L 44-62-2
109 08-11-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 1-2 L 44-63-2
110 08-12-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 6-8 L 44-64-2
111 08-13-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 3-8 L 44-65-2
112 08-14-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 W 45-65-2
113 08-15-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 W 46-65-2
114 08-16-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 W 47-65-2
115-I 08-17-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4 W 48-65-2
116-II 08-17-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-4 L 48-66-2
117 08-18-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 W 49-66-2
118 08-19-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-4 L 49-67-2
119 08-20-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 W 50-67-2
120 08-22-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 0-6 L 50-68-2
121 08-24-1961 at Philadelphia Phillies 4-7 L 50-69-2
122 08-25-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0-1 L 50-70-2
123 08-26-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 W 51-70-2
124-I 08-27-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-7 L 51-71-2
125-II 08-27-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 W 52-71-2
126 08-28-1961 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 W 53-71-2
127 08-29-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1-2 L 53-72-2
128 08-30-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 2-5 L 53-73-2
129 08-31-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 6-1 W 54-73-2
130 09-01-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 3-4 L 54-74-2
131 09-02-1961 vs San Francisco Giants 7-0 W 55-74-2
132-I 09-03-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 6-5 W 56-74-2
133-II 09-03-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-4 L 56-75-2
134 09-04-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 6-2 W 57-75-2
135 09-05-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-8 L 57-76-2
136 09-06-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 W 58-76-2
137 09-07-1961 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5-7 L 58-77-2
138 09-08-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 W 59-77-2
139 09-09-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-6 L 59-78-2
140 09-10-1961 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-14 L 59-79-2
141 09-12-1961 at Cincinnati Reds 2-7 L 59-80-2
142-I 09-14-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 7-8 L 59-81-2
143-II 09-14-1961 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-6 L 59-82-2
144 09-15-1961 at San Francisco Giants 1-5 L 59-83-2
145 09-16-1961 at San Francisco Giants 3-4 L 59-84-2
146 09-17-1961 at San Francisco Giants 2-8 L 59-85-2
147 09-18-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 W 60-85-2
148 09-19-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 W 61-85-2
149 09-20-1961 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-3 L 61-86-2
150 09-23-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 3-6 L 61-87-2
151-I 09-24-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 0-8 L 61-88-2
152-II 09-24-1961 at Milwaukee Braves 4-2 W 62-88-2
153 09-26-1961 vs Cincinnati Reds 3-6 L 62-89-2
154 09-27-1961 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 W 63-89-2
155 09-30-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 W 64-89-2
156 10-01-1961 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 2-8 L 64-90-2
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The 1961 Chicago Cubs (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 40-37-1 (0.519 winning percentage) at home and 24-53-1 (0.312 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1961 Chicago Cubs were 13-16 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (16)880.500
May (25)7180.280
June (30)13160.448
July (29)15140.517
August (29)11170.393
September (26)10160.385
October (1)010.000
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Cincinnati Reds (22)12100.545
Los Angeles Dodgers (22)7150.318
Milwaukee Braves (23)9130.409
Philadelphia Phillies (22)1390.591
Pittsburgh Pirates (22)11110.500
San Francisco Giants (22)5170.227
St. Louis Cardinals (23)7150.318
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (15)690.400
1-Run Games (50)23270.460
Blowouts (41)16250.390

During the regular season the 1961 Chicago Cubs scored the most runs (16) on June 28, 1961 versus the Cincinnati Reds. The most runs scored against them (19) was played on July 4, 1961 versus the San Francisco Giants.
     

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