MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 16, 1961

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Philadelphia Phillies	5	Final
Chicago Cubs	9

W	Don Cardwell (10-10)
L	Chris Short (4-9)

Boston Red Sox	4	Final
Cleveland Indians	6

W	Jim Perry (9-10)
L	Tracy Stallard (1-2)

Baltimore Orioles	8	Final
Detroit Tigers	2

W	Milt Pappas (9-6)
L	Jim Bunning (14-9)

Cincinnati Reds	6	Final
Los Angeles Dodgers	0

W	Bob Purkey (14-7)
L	Larry Sherry (4-3)

Cincinnati Reds	8	Final
Los Angeles Dodgers	0

W	Jim O'Toole (12-9)
L	Johnny Podres (15-4)

Kansas City Athletics	12	Final
Minnesota Twins	7

W	Norm Bass (7-8)
L	Pedro Ramos (9-14)
S	Bill Fischer (5)

Pittsburgh Pirates	1	Final
Milwaukee Braves	2

W	Warren Spahn (13-12)
L	Bob Friend (12-14)

Chicago White Sox	4	Final
New York Yankees	5

W	Ralph Terry (9-1)
L	Turk Lown (6-5)

St. Louis Cardinals	3	Final
San Francisco Giants	4

W	Jack Sanford (9-6)
L	Ray Sadecki (10-6)

Los Angeles Angels	2	Final
Washington Senators	3

W	Dick Donovan (9-8)
L	Ken McBride (9-10)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	78	40	.661	--	627	479	.621
DET	75	43	.636	3.0	626	504	.598
BAL	68	53	.562	11.5	531	465	.560
CLE	61	57	.517	17.0	559	542	.514
CHW	60	58	.508	18.0	551	536	.513
BOS	57	65	.467	23.0	556	621	.450
LAA	51	67	.432	27.0	522	537	.487
MIN	51	68	.429	27.5	541	603	.451
WSA	49	67	.422	28.0	489	552	.445
KCA	43	75	.364	35.0	496	659	.373

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
CIN	73	46	.613	--	559	493	.557
LAD	69	44	.611	1.0	542	491	.545
SFG	62	50	.554	7.5	559	482	.567
MLN	60	51	.541	9.0	532	488	.539
STL	57	57	.500	13.5	515	509	.505
PIT	54	56	.491	14.5	517	490	.525
CHC	47	65	.420	22.5	532	613	.436
PHI	30	83	.265	40.0	416	606	.334

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	31	13	.705	--	200	133	.678
BAL	27	14	.659	2.5	160	123	.618
CHW	26	18	.591	5.0	214	190	.554
DET	26	18	.591	5.0	215	167	.614
BOS	19	21	.475	10.0	173	171	.505
MIN	19	22	.463	10.5	166	175	.476
LAA	19	24	.442	11.5	222	247	.451
KCA	18	25	.419	12.5	187	204	.460
CLE	17	26	.395	13.5	178	210	.425
WSA	12	33	.267	19.5	129	224	.267

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	23	17	.575	--	188	159	.576
CIN	20	15	.571	0.5	151	160	.474
SFG	23	19	.548	1.0	214	173	.596
MLN	23	20	.535	1.5	180	168	.532
LAD	20	21	.488	3.5	193	206	.470
PIT	21	23	.477	4.0	177	185	.480
PHI	17	24	.415	6.5	168	190	.444
CHC	17	25	.405	7.0	157	187	.421