1961 Cleveland Indians Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1961 Cleveland Indians with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1961 season.

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1961 Cleveland Indians



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Complete Schedule  
 

1 04-11-1961 at Detroit Tigers 9-5 W 1-0
2 04-14-1961 at Washington Senators 2-3 L 1-1
3 04-15-1961 at Washington Senators 3-1 W 2-1
4 04-16-1961 at Washington Senators 3-2 W 3-1
5 04-19-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 2-5 L 3-2
6 04-20-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-11 L 3-3
7 04-21-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 5-3 W 4-3
8 04-22-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 2-5 L 4-4
9 04-23-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 10-8 W 5-4
10 04-24-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-1 W 6-4
11 04-25-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-5 L 6-5
12 04-26-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 6-3 W 7-5
13 04-27-1961 at New York Yankees 3-4 L 7-6
14 04-29-1961 at New York Yankees 2-4 L 7-7
15-I 04-30-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 2-4 L 7-8
16-II 04-30-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 10-1 W 8-8
17 05-02-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 3-2 W 9-8
18 05-03-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-3 W 10-8
19 05-05-1961 vs Washington Senators 2-5 L 10-9
20-I 05-07-1961 vs Washington Senators 4-2 W 11-9
21-II 05-07-1961 vs Washington Senators 3-4 L 11-10
22 05-09-1961 at Chicago White Sox 2-4 L 11-11
23 05-10-1961 at Chicago White Sox 8-2 W 12-11
24 05-12-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-4 L 12-12
25 05-13-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-4 L 12-13
26-I 05-14-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-0 W 13-13
27-II 05-14-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-4 W 14-13
28 05-15-1961 at Boston Red Sox 13-2 W 15-13
29 05-16-1961 at Boston Red Sox 7-8 L 15-14
30 05-17-1961 at Boston Red Sox 1-0 W 16-14
31 05-19-1961 vs New York Yankees 9-7 W 17-14
32 05-20-1961 vs New York Yankees 4-3 W 18-14
33-I 05-21-1961 at Minnesota Twins 9-0 W 19-14
34-II 05-21-1961 at Minnesota Twins 2-0 W 20-14
35 05-22-1961 at Minnesota Twins 7-5 W 21-14
36 05-23-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 0-9 L 21-15
37 05-24-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 7-1 W 22-15
38 05-25-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 13-5 W 23-15
39 05-27-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 5-7 L 23-16
40-I 05-28-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 9-1 W 24-16
41-II 05-28-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 4-8 L 24-17
42-I 05-30-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 4-3 W 25-17
43-II 05-30-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 7-5 W 26-17
44 06-02-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 6-4 W 27-17
45 06-03-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 9-4 W 28-17
46-I 06-04-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 5-3 W 29-17
47-II 06-04-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 8-4 W 30-17
48 06-05-1961 at Washington Senators 7-5 W 31-17
49 06-06-1961 at Washington Senators 14-3 W 32-17
50 06-07-1961 at Washington Senators 11-0 W 33-17
51-I 06-08-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-0 W 34-17
52-II 06-08-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-2 L 34-18
53 06-09-1961 at Detroit Tigers 5-4 W 35-18
54 06-10-1961 at Detroit Tigers 0-2 L 35-19
55-I 06-11-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 7-3 W 36-19
56-II 06-11-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 4-3 W 37-19
57 06-12-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 5-7 L 37-20
58 06-13-1961 vs New York Yankees 7-2 W 38-20
59 06-14-1961 vs New York Yankees 5-11 L 38-21
60 06-15-1961 vs New York Yankees 2-3 L 38-22
61 06-16-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-1 W 39-22
62 06-17-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-4 L 39-23
63-I 06-18-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-1 W 40-23
64-II 06-18-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-8 L 40-24
65 06-20-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-5 L 40-25
66-I 06-21-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-15 L 40-26
67-II 06-21-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-11 L 40-27
68 06-23-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 7-15 L 40-28
69 06-24-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-5 L 40-29
70-I 06-25-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 3-6 L 40-30
71-II 06-25-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-3 W 41-30
72 06-27-1961 vs Washington Senators 5-8 L 41-31
73-I 06-28-1961 vs Washington Senators 3-2 W 42-31
74-II 06-28-1961 vs Washington Senators 2-5 L 42-32
75 06-29-1961 vs Washington Senators 1-3 L 42-33
76 06-30-1961 at Boston Red Sox 10-2 W 43-33
77 07-01-1961 at Boston Red Sox 7-3 W 44-33
78 07-02-1961 at Boston Red Sox 12-6 W 45-33
79 07-03-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 0-5 L 45-34
80 07-04-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 1-5 L 45-35
81 07-05-1961 at New York Yankees 0-6 L 45-36
82 07-06-1961 at New York Yankees 0-4 L 45-37
83 07-07-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 9-0 W 46-37
84 07-08-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 3-2 W 47-37
85-I 07-09-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 5-7 L 47-38
86-II 07-09-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 8-9 L 47-39
87 07-13-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 6-9 L 47-40
88 07-14-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 7-5 W 48-40
89 07-15-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 5-6 L 48-41
90-I 07-16-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 7-5 W 49-41
91-II 07-16-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 5-12 L 49-42
92 07-18-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 2-9 L 49-43
93-I 07-19-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 4-1 W 50-43
94-II 07-19-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 9-8 W 51-43
95 07-20-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 12-11 W 52-43
96 07-21-1961 at Minnesota Twins 3-4 L 52-44
97 07-22-1961 at Minnesota Twins 4-0 W 53-44
98 07-23-1961 at Minnesota Twins 0-10 L 53-45
99 07-25-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 2-3 L 53-46
100 07-26-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 12-5 W 54-46
101 07-27-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 1-2 L 54-47
102 07-28-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 5-8 L 54-48
103 07-29-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 8-3 W 55-48
104 07-30-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 6-8 L 55-49
105-I 08-02-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 3-2 W 56-49
106-II 08-02-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-8 L 56-50
107 08-03-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 6-8 L 56-51
108 08-04-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-6 L 56-52
109 08-05-1961 at Detroit Tigers 6-7 L 56-53
110-I 08-06-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-2 L 56-54
111-II 08-06-1961 at Detroit Tigers 9-5 W 57-54
112 08-08-1961 vs Washington Senators 6-5 W 58-54
113 08-09-1961 vs Washington Senators 3-1 W 59-54
114 08-11-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 60-54
115 08-12-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 0-3 L 60-55
116 08-13-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 7-8 L 60-56
117 08-15-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 0-8 L 60-57
118 08-16-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 6-4 W 61-57
119 08-17-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 4-3 W 62-57
120 08-18-1961 vs New York Yankees 5-1 W 63-57
121 08-19-1961 vs New York Yankees 2-3 L 63-58
122-I 08-20-1961 vs New York Yankees 0-6 L 63-59
123-II 08-20-1961 vs New York Yankees 2-5 L 63-60
124 08-22-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 1-8 L 63-61
125 08-23-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-2 W 64-61
126 08-24-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 0-6 L 64-62
127 08-25-1961 at Chicago White Sox 2-3 L 64-63
128 08-26-1961 at Chicago White Sox 5-10 L 64-64
129-I 08-27-1961 at Chicago White Sox 6-10 L 64-65
130-II 08-27-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-9 L 64-66
131 08-29-1961 at Washington Senators 6-4 W 65-66
132 08-30-1961 at Washington Senators 9-0 W 66-66
133 08-31-1961 at Washington Senators 3-2 W 67-66
134 09-01-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-4 W 68-66
135-I 09-02-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-3 L 68-67
136-II 09-02-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 6-0 W 69-67
137 09-03-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 0-1 L 69-68
138 09-04-1961 at Boston Red Sox 7-2 W 70-68
139 09-05-1961 at Boston Red Sox 9-5 W 71-68
140 09-06-1961 at Boston Red Sox 4-9 L 71-69
141 09-07-1961 at New York Yankees 3-7 L 71-70
142 09-08-1961 at New York Yankees 1-9 L 71-71
143 09-09-1961 at New York Yankees 7-8 L 71-72
144-I 09-10-1961 at New York Yankees 6-7 L 71-73
145-II 09-10-1961 at New York Yankees 3-9 L 71-74
146 09-13-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-0 W 72-74
147 09-15-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 2-3 L 72-75
148 09-16-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 2-0 W 73-75
149-I 09-17-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 0-5 L 73-76
150-II 09-17-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 3-5 L 73-77
151-I 09-19-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 0-6 L 73-78
152-II 09-19-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 6-2 W 74-78
153 09-20-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 2-4 L 74-79
154 09-22-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 3-4 L 74-80
155 09-23-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 9-5 W 75-80
156 09-26-1961 at Minnesota Twins 7-3 W 76-80
157 09-27-1961 at Minnesota Twins 4-10 L 76-81
158 09-28-1961 at Minnesota Twins 12-5 W 77-81
159 09-29-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 4-6 L 77-82
160 09-30-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 6-11 L 77-83
161 10-01-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 8-5 W 78-83
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The 1961 Cleveland Indians (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 40-41 (0.494 winning percentage) at home and 38-42 (0.475 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1961 Cleveland Indians were 17-16 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 (27)1890.667
June (33)17160.515
July (28)12160.429
August (29)12170.414
September (27)10170.370
October (1)101.000
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Baltimore Orioles (18)990.500
Boston Red Sox (18)1350.722
Chicago White Sox (18)6120.333
Detroit Tigers (18)6120.333
Kansas City Athletics (17)890.471
Los Angeles Angels (18)1080.556
Minnesota Twins (18)1080.556
New York Yankees (18)4140.222
Washington Senators (18)1260.667
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (25)12130.480
1-Run Games (45)22230.489
Blowouts (46)21250.457

During the regular season the 1961 Cleveland Indians scored the most runs (14) on June 6, 1961 versus the Washington Senators. The most runs scored against them (15) was played on June 21, 1961 versus the Chicago White Sox.