1961 Washington Senators Schedule

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1961 Washington Senators



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Complete Schedule  
 
1 04-10-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 3-4 L 0-1
2 04-14-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 3-2 W 1-1
3 04-15-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 1-3 L 1-2
4 04-16-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 2-3 L 1-3
5 04-19-1961 at Chicago White Sox 7-2 W 2-3
6 04-20-1961 at Chicago White Sox 1-6 L 2-4
7 04-21-1961 at Minnesota Twins 5-3 W 3-4
8 04-22-1961 at Minnesota Twins 4-5 L 3-5
9 04-23-1961 at Minnesota Twins 0-1 L 3-6
10 04-25-1961 at Boston Red Sox 1-6 L 3-7
11 04-26-1961 at Boston Red Sox 2-1 W 4-7
12 04-27-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 0-5 L 4-8
13 04-28-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-4 L 4-9
14 04-29-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 0-5 L 4-10
15-I 04-30-1961 vs New York Yankees 3-4 L 4-11
16-II 04-30-1961 vs New York Yankees 2-1 W 5-11
17 05-02-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 3-6 L 5-12
18 05-03-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 5-4 W 6-12
19 05-04-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 0-6 L 6-13
20 05-05-1961 at Cleveland Indians 5-2 W 7-13
21-I 05-07-1961 at Cleveland Indians 2-4 L 7-14
22-II 05-07-1961 at Cleveland Indians 4-3 W 8-14
23-I 05-09-1961 at Detroit Tigers 2-7 L 8-15
24-II 05-09-1961 at Detroit Tigers 5-4 W 9-15
25 05-10-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-7 L 9-16
26 05-11-1961 at Detroit Tigers 9-4 W 10-16
27 05-12-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 1-2 L 10-17
28 05-13-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 4-0 W 11-17
29-I 05-14-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 3-0 W 12-17
30-II 05-14-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 2-1 W 13-17
31 05-16-1961 at New York Yankees 3-2 W 14-17
32 05-17-1961 at New York Yankees 8-7 W 15-17
33 05-19-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-4 L 15-18
34 05-20-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 3-4 L 15-19
35-I 05-21-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 6-2 W 16-19
36-II 05-21-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 7-2 W 17-19
37 05-22-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 4-6 L 17-20
38 05-23-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 7-3 W 18-20
39 05-24-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 5-6 L 18-21
40 05-25-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 3-4 L 18-22
41 05-26-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 4-3 W 19-22
42 05-27-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 14-4 W 20-22
43 05-28-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 6-4 W 21-22
44 05-30-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 5-1 W 22-22
45 05-31-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-5 L 22-23
46 06-01-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 23-23
47 06-02-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 12-4 W 24-23
48 06-03-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 0-8 L 24-24
49 06-04-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 5-8 L 24-25
50 06-05-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 5-7 L 24-26
51 06-06-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 3-14 L 24-27
52 06-07-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 0-11 L 24-28
53-I 06-09-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 1-0 W 25-28
54-II 06-09-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 10-9 W 26-28
55 06-10-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-3 W 27-28
56-I 06-11-1961 at Detroit Tigers 7-4 W 28-28
57-II 06-11-1961 at Detroit Tigers 6-7 L 28-29
58 06-13-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 7-8 L 28-30
59 06-14-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-1 W 29-30
60 06-15-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 5-2 W 30-30
61 06-16-1961 at Boston Red Sox 9-14 L 30-31
62 06-17-1961 at Boston Red Sox 5-6 L 30-32
63-I 06-18-1961 at Boston Red Sox 12-13 L 30-33
64-II 06-18-1961 at Boston Red Sox 5-6 L 30-34
65 06-20-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-5 L 30-35
66 06-22-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-6 L 30-36
67 06-23-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-4 L 30-37
68 06-24-1961 at Chicago White Sox 6-12 L 30-38
69-I 06-25-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-7 L 30-39
70-II 06-25-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-6 L 30-40
71 06-27-1961 at Cleveland Indians 8-5 W 31-40
72-I 06-28-1961 at Cleveland Indians 2-3 L 31-41
73-II 06-28-1961 at Cleveland Indians 5-2 W 32-41
74 06-29-1961 at Cleveland Indians 3-1 W 33-41
75 06-30-1961 at New York Yankees 1-5 L 33-42
76 07-01-1961 at New York Yankees 6-7 L 33-43
77 07-02-1961 at New York Yankees 4-13 L 33-44
78 07-03-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 6-3 W 34-44
79 07-04-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 7-3 W 35-44
80 07-05-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 0-2 L 35-45
81 07-06-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-0 W 36-45
82 07-07-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 3-0 W 37-45
83 07-08-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 3-2 W 38-45
84 07-09-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 1-7 L 38-46
85-I 07-14-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 3-8 L 38-47
86-II 07-14-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 7-9 L 38-48
87 07-15-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 7-1 W 39-48
88-I 07-16-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 2-11 L 39-49
89-II 07-16-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 4-3 W 40-49
90 07-18-1961 vs New York Yankees 3-5 L 40-50
91-I 07-19-1961 vs New York Yankees 8-4 W 41-50
92-II 07-19-1961 vs New York Yankees 12-2 W 42-50
93 07-21-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 5-16 L 42-51
94 07-22-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 6-7 L 42-52
95 07-23-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 3-8 L 42-53
96 07-25-1961 at Minnesota Twins 2-1 W 43-53
97 07-26-1961 at Minnesota Twins 9-10 L 43-54
98 07-27-1961 at Minnesota Twins 2-5 L 43-55
99 07-28-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 10-6 W 44-55
100 07-29-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 1-2 L 44-56
101 07-30-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 4-0 W 45-56
102-I 08-02-1961 at Detroit Tigers 3-4 L 45-57
103-II 08-02-1961 at Detroit Tigers 6-2 W 46-57
104 08-03-1961 at Detroit Tigers 1-2 L 46-58
105 08-05-1961 at Chicago White Sox 3-8 L 46-59
106-I 08-06-1961 at Chicago White Sox 4-5 L 46-60
107-II 08-06-1961 at Chicago White Sox 2-3 L 46-61
108 08-08-1961 at Cleveland Indians 5-6 L 46-62
109 08-09-1961 at Cleveland Indians 1-3 L 46-63
110 08-11-1961 vs New York Yankees 5-12 L 46-64
111 08-12-1961 vs New York Yankees 5-1 W 47-64
112-I 08-13-1961 vs New York Yankees 12-2 W 48-64
113-II 08-13-1961 vs New York Yankees 4-9 L 48-65
114 08-14-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 1-5 L 48-66
115 08-15-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 7-8 L 48-67
116 08-16-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 49-67
117 08-17-1961 vs Los Angeles Angels 4-3 W 50-67
118 08-18-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-3 L 50-68
119 08-19-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 0-5 L 50-69
120 08-20-1961 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-9 L 50-70
121 08-22-1961 at Boston Red Sox 2-3 L 50-71
122 08-23-1961 at Boston Red Sox 4-9 L 50-72
123 08-24-1961 at Boston Red Sox 4-5 L 50-73
124 08-25-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 0-6 L 50-74
125-I 08-27-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 4-7 L 50-75
126-II 08-27-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 1-10 L 50-76
127 08-28-1961 vs Detroit Tigers 3-7 L 50-77
128 08-29-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 4-6 L 50-78
129 08-30-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 0-9 L 50-79
130 08-31-1961 vs Cleveland Indians 2-3 L 50-80
131-I 09-01-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 2-3 L 50-81
132-II 09-01-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 5-1 W 51-81
133 09-02-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 7-12 L 51-82
134-I 09-03-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 4-5 L 51-83
135-II 09-03-1961 vs Chicago White Sox 1-4 L 51-84
136-I 09-04-1961 at New York Yankees 3-5 L 51-85
137-II 09-04-1961 at New York Yankees 2-3 L 51-86
138 09-05-1961 at New York Yankees 1-6 L 51-87
139 09-06-1961 at New York Yankees 0-8 L 51-88
140 09-07-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 3-6 L 51-89
141-I 09-08-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 1-2 L 51-90
142-II 09-08-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-4 L 51-91
143 09-09-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 6-2 W 52-91
144 09-10-1961 at Baltimore Orioles 2-3 L 52-92
145 09-11-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 4-14 L 52-93
146 09-12-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 5-1 W 53-93
147 09-13-1961 vs Boston Red Sox 4-2 W 54-93
148 09-15-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 3-1 W 55-93
149 09-16-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 3-0 W 56-93
150 09-17-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 2-3 L 56-94
151 09-19-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 1-3 L 56-95
152 09-21-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 3-6 L 56-96
153-I 09-23-1961 at Minnesota Twins 6-4 W 57-96
154-II 09-23-1961 at Minnesota Twins 0-10 L 57-97
155 09-24-1961 at Minnesota Twins 4-1 W 58-97
156 09-26-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 3-2 W 59-97
157 09-27-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 6-8 L 59-98
158 09-28-1961 at Los Angeles Angels 4-13 L 59-99
159 09-29-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 2-0 W 60-99
160 09-30-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 5-4 W 61-99
161 10-01-1961 at Kansas City Athletics 2-3 L 61-100
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The 1961 Washington Senators (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 33-46 (0.418 winning percentage) at home and 28-54 (0.341 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1961 Washington Senators were 11-19 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (16)5110.313
May (29)17120.586
June (30)11190.367
July (26)12140.462
August (29)5240.172
September (30)11190.367
October (1)010.000
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Baltimore Orioles (18)4140.222
Boston Red Sox (18)8100.444
Chicago White Sox (18)5130.278
Cleveland Indians (18)6120.333
Detroit Tigers (18)5130.278
Kansas City Athletics (18)990.500
Los Angeles Angels (18)8100.444
Minnesota Twins (17)980.529
New York Yankees (18)7110.389
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (20)8120.400
1-Run Games (60)22380.367
Blowouts (41)8330.195

During the regular season the 1961 Washington Senators scored the most runs (14) on May 27, 1961 versus the Minnesota Twins. The most runs scored against them (16) was played on July 21, 1961 versus the Los Angeles Angels.
     

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