1961 Cincinnati Reds Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 93-61
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 1,123,147, Avg. 16,517
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-1
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (93-61)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1961 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1961 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 93 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Reds topped the league with just 653 runs allowed. Cincinnati scored 710 runs. Frank Robinson walloped 37 home runs for the team, while Gene Freese, Vada Pinson, Wally Post and Gordy Coleman each added 20 or more also. Frank Robinson accounted for 124 RBI. Vada Pinson led batters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Joey Jay paced the squad with 21 wins, and Jim O'Toole and Bob Purkey also contributed 15 or more victories also Jim O'Toole recorded a 3.10 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Hutchinson coached the team. The 1961 Cincinnati Reds won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 710
Regular Season Runs Against: 653

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 11, 1961 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 13, 1961 Chicago Cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 14, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 15, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 16, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 18, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 9 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 2-0 2-2 4-2
April 19, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 2-0 3-2 5-2
April 20, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 2-0 3-3 5-3
April 21, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 2-0 3-4 5-4
April 22, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 L 2-0 3-5 5-5
April 23, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 2-0 3-6 5-6
April 26, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 2-0 3-7 5-7
April 27, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 2-0 3-8 5-8
April 29, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 2-1 3-8 5-9
April 30, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 3-1 3-8 6-9
April 30, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 3-2 3-8 6-10
May 1, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 4-2 3-8 7-10
May 2, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 5-2 3-8 8-10
May 3, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 6-2 3-8 9-10
May 4, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 7-2 3-8 10-10
May 5, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Milwaukee Braves 5 W 7-2 4-8 11-10
May 7, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Milwaukee Braves 4 W 7-2 5-8 12-10
May 7, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 7-2 6-8 13-10
May 10, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 8-2 6-8 14-10
May 12, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 8-2 6-9 14-11
May 13, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 L 8-2 6-10 14-12
May 14, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 8-2 7-10 15-12
May 16, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 8-2 8-10 16-12
May 17, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 8-2 9-10 17-12
May 19, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 9-2 9-10 18-12
May 20, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 9 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 9-3 9-10 18-13
May 21, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 10-3 9-10 19-13
May 21, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 10-4 9-10 19-14
May 22, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 10-5 9-10 19-15
May 23, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 11-5 9-10 20-15
May 24, 1961 San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 11-6 9-10 20-16
May 27, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 12-6 9-10 21-16
May 28, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 13-6 9-10 22-16
May 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 13-6 10-10 23-16
May 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 13-6 11-10 24-16
May 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 6 W 13-6 12-10 25-16
May 31, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 13-6 13-10 26-16
June 2, 1961 Chicago Cubs 7 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 13-7 13-10 26-17
June 3, 1961 Chicago Cubs 10 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 13-8 13-10 26-18
June 4, 1961 Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 13-9 13-10 26-19
June 4, 1961 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 14-9 13-10 27-19
June 5, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 15-9 13-10 28-19
June 6, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 16-9 13-10 29-19
June 7, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 16-10 13-10 29-20
June 8, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 10 W 17-10 13-10 30-20
June 9, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 17-10 13-11 30-21
June 10, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 17-10 14-11 31-21
June 11, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 17-10 15-11 32-21
June 11, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 17-10 16-11 33-21
June 13, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 17-10 16-12 33-22
June 14, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 17-10 16-13 33-23
June 15, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 17-10 17-13 34-23
June 16, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 17-10 18-13 35-23
June 17, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 17-10 19-13 36-23
June 18, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 17-10 20-13 37-23
June 18, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 17-10 21-13 38-23
June 20, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 17-11 21-13 38-24
June 20, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 18-11 21-13 39-24
June 21, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 19-11 21-13 40-24
June 22, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 20-11 21-13 41-24
June 23, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 21-11 21-13 42-24
June 24, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 21-12 21-13 42-25
June 25, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 22-12 21-13 43-25
June 27, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 22-12 22-13 44-25
June 28, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 16 L 22-12 22-14 44-26
June 28, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 22-12 22-15 44-27
June 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Chicago Cubs 15 L 22-12 22-16 44-28
June 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 22-12 23-16 45-28
July 1, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Milwaukee Braves 5 L 22-12 23-17 45-29
July 2, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Milwaukee Braves 5 W 22-12 24-17 46-29
July 2, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Milwaukee Braves 3 W 22-12 25-17 47-29
July 3, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 23-12 25-17 48-29
July 4, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 24-12 25-17 49-29
July 5, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 24-12 26-17 50-29
July 6, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 24-12 27-17 51-29
July 7, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 24-12 28-17 52-29
July 7, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 11 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 24-12 29-17 53-29
July 8, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10 L 24-12 29-18 53-30
July 9, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 14 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 24-12 30-18 54-30
July 13, 1961 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 25-12 30-18 55-30
July 14, 1961 Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 25-13 30-18 55-31
July 15, 1961 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 26-13 30-18 56-31
July 16, 1961 Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 26-14 30-18 56-32
July 17, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 13 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 26-15 30-18 56-33
July 18, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 12 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 26-16 30-18 56-34
July 19, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 26-17 30-18 56-35
July 20, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 26-18 30-18 56-36
July 22, 1961 San Francisco Giants 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 26-19 30-18 56-37
July 23, 1961 San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 27-19 30-18 57-37
July 23, 1961 San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 11 W 28-19 30-18 58-37
July 24, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Milwaukee Braves 3 W 28-19 31-18 59-37
July 25, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Milwaukee Braves 2 L 28-19 31-19 59-38
July 26, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Milwaukee Braves 2 W 28-19 32-19 60-38
July 27, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 28-19 33-19 61-38
July 28, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-19 34-19 62-38
July 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 28-19 34-20 62-39
July 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 28-19 35-20 63-39
July 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 28-19 35-21 63-40
August 2, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 29-19 35-21 64-40
August 2, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 30-19 35-21 65-40
August 3, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 31-19 35-21 66-40
August 4, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 32-19 35-21 67-40
August 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 32-20 35-21 67-41
August 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 33-20 35-21 68-41
August 6, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 33-21 35-21 68-42
August 7, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 33-21 35-22 68-43
August 8, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 33-21 35-23 68-44
August 9, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 33-21 36-23 69-44
August 11, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 33-21 36-24 69-45
August 12, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 33-21 36-25 69-46
August 13, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 33-21 37-25 70-46
August 15, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 33-21 38-25 71-46
August 16, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 33-21 39-25 72-46
August 16, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 33-21 40-25 73-46
August 18, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 34-21 40-25 74-46
August 19, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 35-21 40-25 75-46
August 20, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 35-22 40-25 75-47
August 22, 1961 San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 35-23 40-25 75-48
August 22, 1961 San Francisco Giants 12 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 35-24 40-25 75-49
August 23, 1961 San Francisco Giants 14 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 35-25 40-25 75-50
August 24, 1961 San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 36-25 40-25 76-50
August 25, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 36-26 40-25 76-51
August 26, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 36-27 40-25 76-52
August 27, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 37-27 40-25 77-52
August 27, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 38-27 40-25 78-52
August 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 38-27 41-25 79-52
August 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 38-27 41-26 79-53
September 2, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 38-27 42-26 80-53
September 3, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 38-27 42-27 80-54
September 4, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 38-27 42-28 80-55
September 4, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 38-27 43-28 81-55
September 5, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 38-27 44-28 82-55
September 6, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 38-27 44-29 82-56
September 8, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 39-27 44-29 83-56
September 9, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 40-27 44-29 84-56
September 10, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 41-27 44-29 85-56
September 12, 1961 Chicago Cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 42-27 44-29 86-56
September 13, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 43-27 44-29 87-56
September 16, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 44-27 44-29 88-56
September 17, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 44-28 44-29 88-57
September 19, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 10 W 45-28 44-29 89-57
September 20, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 46-28 44-29 90-57
September 22, 1961 San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 46-29 44-29 90-58
September 23, 1961 San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 10 W 47-29 44-29 91-58
September 24, 1961 San Francisco Giants 12 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 47-30 44-29 91-59
September 26, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 47-30 45-29 92-59
September 29, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 47-30 46-29 93-59
September 30, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 L 47-30 46-30 93-60
October 1, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 47-30 46-31 93-61
October 4, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 5, 1961 Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Yankees 2 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 7, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 0-1 1-1 1-2
October 8, 1961 New York Yankees 7 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 0-2 1-1 1-3
October 9, 1961 New York Yankees 13 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 0-3 1-1 1-4


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