1961 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 38–39; Away: 37–40) |
April: 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Away: 5–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
1 | April 11 | @ Giants | 8–7 | Face (1–0) | McCormick | Labine (1) | 41,423 | 1–0 |
2 | April 12 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Loes | Law (0–1) | Duffalo | 7,583 | 1–1 |
3 | April 13 | @ Giants | 5–6 (12) | Duffalo | Face (1–1) | — | 10,910 | 1–2 |
4 | April 14 | @ Dodgers | 6–3 | Gibbon (1–0) | Koufax | Labine (2) | 28,371 | 2–2 |
5 | April 15 | @ Dodgers | 4–1 | Friend (1–0) | Drysdale | — | 36,783 | 3–2 |
6 | April 16 | @ Dodgers | 6–13 | Williams | Law (0–2) | Palmquist | 27,716 | 3–3 |
7 | April 18 | Cubs | 5–3 | Mizell (1–0) | Wright | Face (1) | 30,781 | 4–3 |
8 | April 19 | Cubs | 4–1 | Friend (2–0) | Anderson | — | 12,742 | 5–3 |
9 | April 20 | Cubs | 0–3 | Hobbie | Gibbon (1–1) | — | 10,428 | 5–4 |
10 | April 23 | Braves | 1–3 | Spahn | Law (0–3) | — | 21,249 | 5–5 |
11 | April 24 | Braves | 7–6 | Friend (3–0) | Drabowsky | Labine (3) | 14,826 | 6–5 |
12 | April 26 | Phillies | 3–2 | Mizell (2–0) | Green | — | 9,420 | 7–5 |
13 | April 29 | @ Reds | 6–3 | Law (1–3) | Jay | Face (2) | 9,173 | 8–5 |
14 | April 30 | @ Reds | 6–3 | Friend (4–0) | Hook | Face (3) | | 9–5 |
15 | April 30 | @ Reds | 2–4 | Purkey | Gibbon (1–2) | — | 11,743 | 9–6 |
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May: 12–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–6)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
16 | May 2 | @ Cardinals | 6–0 | Haddix (1–0) | Broglio | — | 6,549 | 10–6 |
17 | May 3 | @ Cardinals | 1–3 | Gibson | Mizell (2–1) | McDaniel | 5,611 | 10–7 |
18 | May 5 | Dodgers | 0–10 | Podres | Friend (4–1) | Farrell | 25,023 | 10–8 |
19 | May 6 | Dodgers | 9–5 | Gibbon (2–2) | Craig | Face (4) | 9,736 | 11–8 |
20 | May 7 | Dodgers | 2–4 | Koufax | Witt (0–1) | Sherry | 17,363 | 11–9 |
21 | May 9 | Giants | 9–6 | Haddix (2–0) | Sanford | Labine (4) | 17,250 | 12–9 |
22 | May 10 | Giants | 0–3 | McCormick | Friend (4–2) | — | 21,599 | 12–10 |
23 | May 12 | Reds | 8–5 | Shantz (1–0) | Bridges | — | 20,662 | 13–10 |
24 | May 13 | Reds | 13–5 | Labine (1–0) | O'Toole | — | 13,343 | 14–10 |
25 | May 14 | Reds | 1–4 | Hunt | Friend (4–3) | Brosnan | 17,459 | 14–11 |
26 | May 16 | Cardinals | 2–1 | Face (2–1) | Simmons | — | 13,578 | 15–11 |
27 | May 17 | Cardinals | 4–3 | Mizell (3–1) | Broglio | Face (5) | 17,691 | 16–11 |
28 | May 19 | @ Phillies | 1–4 | Mahaffey | Friend (4–4) | — | 16,035 | 16–12 |
29 | May 20 | @ Phillies | 4–3 | Gibbon (3–2) | Roberts | Face (6) | 12,547 | 17–12 |
30 | May 21 | @ Phillies | 13–11 | Friend (5–4) | Ferrarese | — | 9,291 | 18–12 |
31 | May 22 | @ Braves | 2–1 | Haddix (3–0) | Buhl | — | 10,332 | 19–12 |
32 | May 23 | @ Braves | 0–1 | Burdette | Shantz (1–1) | — | 9,367 | 19–13 |
33 | May 24 | @ Cubs | 7–3 | Mizell (4–1) | Ellsworth | Labine (5) | 5,573 | 20–13 |
34 | May 26 | @ Cardinals | 2–12 | Simmons | Friend (5–5) | — | 8,868 | 20–14 |
35 | May 27 | @ Cardinals | 5–7 | Broglio | Law (1–4) | McDaniel | 14,941 | 20–15 |
36 | May 28 | @ Cardinals | 4–8 | Cicotte | Haddix (3–1) | — | 16,632 | 20–16 |
37 | May 30 | Cubs | 3–5 | Ellsworth | Mizell (4–2) | Elston | | 20–17 |
38 | May 30 | Cubs | 0–10 | Cardwell | Friend (5–6) | — | 30,852 | 20–18 |
39 | May 31 | Braves | 9–1 | Gibbon (4–2) | Spahn | — | 16,902 | 21–18 |
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June: 15–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 5–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
40 | June 1 | Braves | 8–2 (7) | Haddix (4–1) | Burdette | — | 19,128 | 22–18 |
41 | June 2 | Phillies | 0–6 | Buzhardt | Friend (5–7) | — | 14,344 | 22–19 |
42 | June 3 | Phillies | 5–1 | Shantz (2–1) | Mahaffey | Face (7) | 11,153 | 23–19 |
43 | June 4 | Phillies | 0–5 | Ferrarese | Mizell (4–3) | — | 27,352 | 23–20 |
44 | June 5 | @ Dodgers | 5–2 | Law (2–4) | Perranoski | Face (8) | 14,715 | 24–20 |
45 | June 6 | @ Dodgers | 7–8 | Podres | Face (2–2) | Sherry | 15,784 | 24–21 |
46 | June 7 | @ Dodgers | 3–7 | Koufax | Francis (0–1) | — | 19,967 | 24–22 |
47 | June 8 | @ Dodgers | 4–2 | Friend (6–7) | Williams | Shantz (1) | 17,599 | 25–22 |
48 | June 9 | @ Giants | 6–9 | Bolin | Face (2–3) | Miller | 27,815 | 25–23 |
49 | June 10 | @ Giants | 0–5 | McCormick | Mizell (4–4) | — | 26,630 | 25–24 |
50 | June 11 | @ Giants | 8–4 | Law (3–4) | Loes | Friend (1) | 34,185 | 26–24 |
51 | June 13 | Reds | 2–1 | Gibbon (5–2) | Maloney | — | 19,423 | 27–24 |
52 | June 14 | Reds | 5–4 | Shantz (3–1) | Brosnan | — | 14,270 | 28–24 |
53 | June 15 | Reds | 1–8 | Jay | Mizell (4–5) | — | 19,209 | 28–25 |
54 | June 16 | Cardinals | 2–5 | Gibson | Haddix (4–2) | — | 26,229 | 28–26 |
55 | June 17 | Cardinals | 9–3 | Shantz (4–1) | Broglio | — | 15,436 | 29–26 |
56 | June 18 | Cardinals | 5–3 | Friend (7–7) | Simmons | Face (9) | | 30–26 |
57 | June 18 | Cardinals | 3–7 | Jackson | Gibbon (5–3) | Miller | 29,176 | 30–27 |
58 | June 20 | @ Phillies | 6–2 | Haddix (5–2) | Mahaffey | Face (10) | 10,649 | 31–27 |
59 | June 22 | @ Phillies | 5–1 | Friend (8–7) | Buzhardt | — | 9,126 | 32–27 |
60 | June 23 | Phillies | 11–12 | Lehman | Francis (0–2) | Sullivan | 16,170 | 32–28 |
61 | June 24 | Phillies | 2–6 | Short | Mizell (4–6) | Sullivan | 9,546 | 32–29 |
62 | June 25 | Phillies | 10–5 | Face (3–3) | Baldschun | — | | 33–29 |
63 | June 25 | Phillies | 3–4 | Mahaffey | Haddix (5–3) | Sullivan | 10,951 | 33–30 |
64 | June 27 | Dodgers | 5–9 | Farrell | Friend (8–8) | Sherry | 25,936 | 33–31 |
65 | June 28 | Dodgers | 9–3 | Gibbon (6–3) | Drysdale | — | 21,581 | 34–31 |
66 | June 29 | Dodgers | 4–2 | Francis (1–2) | Koufax | Face (11) | 21,520 | 35–31 |
67 | June 30 | Giants | 4–3 | Face (4–3) | McCormick | — | 31,900 | 36–31 |
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July: 9–17 (Home: 4–10; Away: 5–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
68 | July 1 | Giants | 3–4 | Jones | Friend (8–9) | — | 19,737 | 36–32 |
69 | July 2 | Giants | 7–6 | Haddix (6–3) | McCormick | Labine (6) | | 37–32 |
70 | July 2 | Giants | 9–0 (7) | Shantz (5–1) | Marichal | — | 36,093 | 38–32 |
71 | July 3 | @ Reds | 3–4 | Maloney | Gibbon (6–4) | Brosnan | 31,839 | 38–33 |
72 | July 4 | @ Reds | 0–2 | Jay | Francis (1–3) | — | 11,802 | 38–34 |
73 | July 6 | @ Cubs | 15–3 | Friend (9–9) | Ellsworth | — | | 39–34 |
74 | July 6 | @ Cubs | 1–5 | Hobbie | Mizell (4–7) | — | 15,813 | 39–35 |
75 | July 7 | @ Braves | 6–5 | McBean (1–0) | Spahn | Face (12) | 17,622 | 40–35 |
76 | July 8 | @ Braves | 4–3 | Gibbon (7–4) | Buhl | Shantz (2) | 16,109 | 41–35 |
77 | July 9 | @ Braves | 5–4 | McBean (2–0) | Burdette | Face (13) | 20,845 | 42–35 |
78 | July 13 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Miller | Friend (9–10) | — | 11,328 | 42–36 |
79 | July 14 | @ Giants | 6–4 | Labine (2–0) | LeMay | Face (14) | 23,177 | 43–36 |
80 | July 15 | @ Giants | 3–8 | McCormick | Haddix (6–4) | — | 22,596 | 43–37 |
81 | July 16 | @ Dodgers | 11–12 (10) | Podres | Face (4–4) | — | 15,930 | 43–38 |
82 | July 17 | @ Dodgers | 4–6 | Williams | Friend (9–11) | Koufax | 26,232 | 43–39 |
83 | July 20 | Cubs | 4–0 | Gibbon (8–4) | Curtis | — | 13,859 | 44–39 |
84 | July 21 | Braves | 3–5 | Burdette | Friend (9–12) | Nottebart | 28,290 | 44–40 |
85 | July 22 | Braves | 4–5 | Cloninger | Shantz (5–2) | Nottebart | 16,417 | 44–41 |
86 | July 23 | Braves | 4–11 | Buhl | Haddix (6–5) | — | | 44–42 |
87 | July 23 | Braves | 4–5 | McMahon | Friend (9–13) | — | 26,531 | 44–43 |
88 | July 25 | Giants | 7–16 | Miller | Gibbon (8–5) | — | 18,698 | 44–44 |
89 | July 26 | Giants | 8–3 | Friend (10–13) | LeMay | — | 17,306 | 45–44 |
90 | July 27 | Giants | 0–2 | Marichal | Mizell (4–8) | — | 17,885 | 45–45 |
91 | July 28 | Dodgers | 4–6 | Podres | Francis (1–4) | Farrell | 25,593 | 45–46 |
92 | July 29 | Dodgers | 4–5 | Perranoski | McBean (2–1) | Farrell | 11,822 | 45–47 |
93 | July 30 | Dodgers | 3–7 | Drysdale | Gibbon (8–6) | Perranoski | 18,273 | 45–48 |
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August: 16–16 (Home: 8–7; Away: 8–9)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
94 | August 2 | @ Cardinals | 2–4 | Jackson | Shantz (5–3) | — | 12,048 | 45–49 |
95 | August 3 | @ Cardinals | 19–0 | Haddix (7–5) | Cicotte | — | 11,514 | 46–49 |
96 | August 4 | @ Reds | 4–5 | Brosnan | Labine (2–1) | — | 27,383 | 46–50 |
97 | August 5 | @ Reds | 11–7 | McBean (3–1) | Hunt | — | 12,125 | 47–50 |
98 | August 6 | @ Reds | 9–4 | Mizell (5–8) | Jay | Labine (7) | | 48–50 |
99 | August 6 | @ Reds | 2–3 (10) | Brosnan | Face (4–5) | — | 31,167 | 48–51 |
100 | August 7 | @ Phillies | 3–1 | Friend (11–13) | Buzhardt | — | 5,586 | 49–51 |
101 | August 8 | @ Phillies | 10–2 | Haddix (8–5) | Mahaffey | — | | 50–51 |
102 | August 8 | @ Phillies | 3–2 | Sturdivant (1–0) | Short | — | 11,081 | 51–51 |
103 | August 9 | Cardinals | 0–4 | Simmons | Gibbon (8–7) | Bauta | 17,038 | 51–52 |
104 | August 10 | Cardinals | 2–3 | Sadecki | Francis (1–5) | — | 13,812 | 51–53 |
105 | August 11 | Phillies | 6–0 (7) | Friend (12–13) | Roberts | — | 12,965 | 52–53 |
106 | August 12 | Phillies | 4–0 | Mizell (6–8) | Owens | — | 8,785 | 53–53 |
107 | August 13 | Phillies | 13–4 | Sturdivant (2–0) | Buzhardt | — | 12,923 | 54–53 |
108 | August 14 | @ Braves | 3–8 | Cloninger | Haddix (8–6) | — | 14,648 | 54–54 |
109 | August 15 | @ Braves | 1–4 | Willey | Gibbon (8–8) | — | 16,843 | 54–55 |
110 | August 16 | @ Braves | 1–2 | Spahn | Friend (12–14) | — | 18,330 | 54–56 |
111 | August 17 | @ Cubs | 4–11 | Drott | Mizell (6–9) | Anderson | | 54–57 |
112 | August 17 | @ Cubs | 4–3 | Francis (2–5) | Brewer | Face (15) | 16,961 | 55–57 |
113 | August 18 | @ Cubs | 1–2 (11) | Ellsworth | Sturdivant (2–1) | — | 7,469 | 55–58 |
114 | August 19 | @ Cubs | 4–3 (11) | Labine (3–1) | Curtis | — | 11,777 | 56–58 |
115 | August 20 | @ Cubs | 0–1 (11) | Cardwell | Friend (12–15) | — | 19,038 | 56–59 |
116 | August 22 | Braves | 4–1 | Gibbon (9–8) | Buhl | Face (16) | 15,874 | 57–59 |
117 | August 23 | Braves | 7–6 | Face (5–5) | Nottebart | — | 15,117 | 58–59 |
118 | August 24 | Braves | 1–6 | Spahn | Friend (12–16) | — | 16,653 | 58–60 |
119 | August 25 | Cubs | 1–0 | Sturdivant (3–1) | Cardwell | — | 12,651 | 59–60 |
120 | August 26 | Cubs | 3–7 | Schultz | Face (5–6) | Anderson | 9,137 | 59–61 |
121 | August 27 | Cubs | 7–3 | Gibbon (10–8) | Curtis | Labine (8) | | 60–61 |
122 | August 27 | Cubs | 5–6 | Brewer | Mizell (6–10) | Anderson | 15,471 | 60–62 |
123 | August 28 | Cubs | 4–5 | Anderson | Face (5–7) | — | 13,753 | 60–63 |
124 | August 29 | Reds | 0–3 | O'Toole | Friend (12–17) | Maloney | 17,999 | 60–64 |
125 | August 30 | Reds | 3–1 | Sturdivant (4–1) | Purkey | — | 20,000 | 61–64 |
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September: 13–15 (Home: 4–5; Away: 9–10)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
126 | September 1 | @ Cardinals | 4–8 | Jackson | Gibbon (10–9) | — | 13,480 | 61–65 |
127 | September 2 | @ Cardinals | 5–4 | Face (6–7) | McDaniel | — | 9,140 | 62–65 |
128 | September 3 | @ Cardinals | 8–1 | Friend (13–17) | Simmons | — | 13,817 | 63–65 |
129 | September 4 | @ Cardinals | 4–9 | Sadecki | Francis (2–6) | McDaniel | 10,021 | 63–66 |
130 | September 5 | @ Cubs | 8–3 | Sturdivant (5–1) | Hobbie | — | 3,417 | 64–66 |
131 | September 6 | @ Cubs | 2–6 | Cardwell | Gibbon (10–10) | — | 3,080 | 64–67 |
132 | September 7 | @ Cubs | 7–5 | Shantz (6–3) | Brewer | — | 2,752 | 65–67 |
133 | September 8 | @ Braves | 2–1 | Friend (14–17) | Hendley | — | 15,606 | 66–67 |
134 | September 9 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Nottebart | Face (6–8) | — | 12,320 | 66–68 |
135 | September 10 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Spahn | Sturdivant (5–2) | — | 24,198 | 66–69 |
136 | September 11 | @ Giants | 3–4 (10) | Sanford | Face (6–9) | — | 5,512 | 66–70 |
137 | September 12 | @ Giants | 3–0 | Gibbon (11–10) | McCormick | — | 9,539 | 67–70 |
138 | September 13 | @ Dodgers | 8–2 | Haddix (9–6) | Farrell | — | 10,494 | 68–70 |
139 | September 14 | @ Dodgers | 6–7 | Roebuck | Face (6–10) | — | 9,805 | 68–71 |
140 | September 16 | Cardinals | 3–6 | Sadecki | Francis (2–7) | — | 6,830 | 68–72 |
141 | September 17 | Cardinals | 0–3 | Jackson | McBean (3–2) | — | 10,030 | 68–73 |
142 | September 18 | Cardinals | 8–6 | Foss (1–0) | Gibson | Face (17) | 8,934 | 69–73 |
143 | September 19 | @ Reds | 1–10 | O'Toole | Friend (14–18) | — | 14,225 | 69–74 |
144 | September 20 | @ Reds | 2–3 | Jay | Face (6–11) | — | 14,822 | 69–75 |
145 | September 22 | @ Phillies | 6–3 | Labine (4–1) | Sullivan | — | 4,687 | 70–75 |
146 | September 23 | @ Phillies | 4–5 (16) | Baldschun | Face (6–12) | — | 4,005 | 70–76 |
147 | September 24 | @ Phillies | 4–3 | Mizell (7–10) | Short | Sturdivant (1) | 3,282 | 71–76 |
148 | September 26 | Dodgers | 3–5 | Williams | Friend (14–19) | Farrell | | 71–77 |
149 | September 26 | Dodgers | 8–0 | Gibbon (12–10) | Drysdale | — | 9,602 | 72–77 |
150 | September 27 | Giants | 5–3 | Haddix (10–6) | Miller | — | 7,471 | 73–77 |
151 | September 28 | Giants | 4–7 | Duffalo | Francis (2–8) | Miller | 5,384 | 73–78 |
152 | September 29 | Reds | 1–8 | O'Toole | Foss (1–1) | Jones | 10,119 | 73–79 |
153 | September 30 | Reds | 11–6 | Jackson (1–0) | Jay | — | 7,158 | 74–79 |
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October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
154 | October 1 | Reds | 3–1 | Gibbon (13–10) | Brosnan | — | 26,760 | 75–79 |
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