Cincinnati Reds 1961 Schedule & Results

The Cincinnati Reds finished 93-61 in the 1961 season, 1st in the National League. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Cincinnati Reds 1961 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Tue, Apr 11	vs Chicago Cubs	W 7–1, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	1-0
Thu, Apr 13	vs Chicago Cubs	W 5–2, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	2-0
Fri, Apr 14	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 7–3, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	3-0
Sat, Apr 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 0–4 (6), at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	3-1
Sun, Apr 16	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 3–5, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	3-2
Tue, Apr 18	at San Francisco Giants	W 9–1, at San Francisco Giants, game page	4-2
Wed, Apr 19	at San Francisco Giants	W 4–2, at San Francisco Giants, game page	5-2
Thu, Apr 20	at San Francisco Giants	L 1–2, at San Francisco Giants, game page	5-3
Fri, Apr 21	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3–5, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	5-4
Sat, Apr 22	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 0–1, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	5-5
Sun, Apr 23	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1–5, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	5-6
Wed, Apr 26	at Chicago Cubs	L 2–3 (10), at Chicago Cubs, game page	5-7
Thu, Apr 27	at Chicago Cubs	L 2–5, at Chicago Cubs, game page	5-8
Sat, Apr 29	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 3–6, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	5-9
Sun, Apr 30	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 3–6, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	5-10
Sun, Apr 30	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4–2, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	6-10
Mon, May 1	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	7-10
Tue, May 2	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	8-10
Wed, May 3	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 9–3, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	9-10
Thu, May 4	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–0, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	10-10
Fri, May 5	at Milwaukee Braves	W 6–5 (12), at Milwaukee Braves, game page	11-10
Sun, May 7	at Milwaukee Braves	W 5–4, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	12-10
Sun, May 7	at Milwaukee Braves	W 4–0, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	13-10
Wed, May 10	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 3–2, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	14-10
Fri, May 12	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 5–8, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	14-11
Sat, May 13	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 5–13, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	14-12
Sun, May 14	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4–1, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	15-12
Tue, May 16	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–2, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	16-12
Wed, May 17	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 2–1, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	17-12
Fri, May 19	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 3–2, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	18-12
Sat, May 20	vs Milwaukee Braves	L 5–9, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	18-13
Sun, May 21	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 7–6, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	19-13
Sun, May 21	vs Milwaukee Braves	L 2–3, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	19-14
Mon, May 22	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1–2 (10), vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	19-15
Tue, May 23	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 2–0, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	20-15
Wed, May 24	vs San Francisco Giants	L 4–5, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	20-16
Sat, May 27	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 5–4, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	21-16
Sun, May 28	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	22-16
Mon, May 29	at San Francisco Giants	W 5–1, at San Francisco Giants, game page	23-16
Tue, May 30	at San Francisco Giants	W 7–6, at San Francisco Giants, game page	24-16
Tue, May 30	at San Francisco Giants	W 6–4, at San Francisco Giants, game page	25-16
Wed, May 31	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 8–7, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	26-16
Fri, Jun 2	vs Chicago Cubs	L 6–7, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	26-17
Sat, Jun 3	vs Chicago Cubs	L 7–10, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	26-18
Sun, Jun 4	vs Chicago Cubs	W 3–1, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	27-18
Sun, Jun 4	vs Chicago Cubs	L 2–8, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	27-19
Mon, Jun 5	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 5–3, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	28-19
Tue, Jun 6	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 7–3, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	29-19
Wed, Jun 7	vs Milwaukee Braves	L 1–3, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	29-20
Thu, Jun 8	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 10–8, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	30-20
Fri, Jun 9	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4–8, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	30-21
Sat, Jun 10	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 4–2, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	31-21
Sun, Jun 11	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 6–2, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	32-21
Sun, Jun 11	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 9–3, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	33-21
Tue, Jun 13	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1–2, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	33-22
Wed, Jun 14	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 4–5, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	33-23
Thu, Jun 15	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 8–1, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	34-23
Fri, Jun 16	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–1, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	35-23
Sat, Jun 17	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 10–5, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	36-23
Sun, Jun 18	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 7–2, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	37-23
Sun, Jun 18	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 10–0, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	38-23
Tue, Jun 20	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4–3 (11), vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	39-23
Tue, Jun 20	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 3–6, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	39-24
Wed, Jun 21	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 9–2, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	40-24
Thu, Jun 22	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 7–5, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	41-24
Fri, Jun 23	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5–4, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	42-24
Sat, Jun 24	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 7–9, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	42-25
Sun, Jun 25	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 3–2, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	43-25
Tue, Jun 27	at Chicago Cubs	W 10–8, at Chicago Cubs, game page	44-25
Wed, Jun 28	at Chicago Cubs	L 5–16, at Chicago Cubs, game page	44-26
Wed, Jun 28	at Chicago Cubs	L 2–7, at Chicago Cubs, game page	44-27
Thu, Jun 29	at Chicago Cubs	L 8–15, at Chicago Cubs, game page	44-28
Fri, Jun 30	at Milwaukee Braves	W 4–0, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	45-28
Sat, Jul 1	at Milwaukee Braves	L 1–5, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	45-29
Sun, Jul 2	at Milwaukee Braves	W 8–5 (13), at Milwaukee Braves, game page	46-29
Sun, Jul 2	at Milwaukee Braves	W 4–3, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	47-29
Mon, Jul 3	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4–3, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	48-29
Tue, Jul 4	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 2–0, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	49-29
Wed, Jul 5	at San Francisco Giants	W 3–2, at San Francisco Giants, game page	50-29
Thu, Jul 6	at San Francisco Giants	W 3–2, at San Francisco Giants, game page	51-29
Fri, Jul 7	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 11–7, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	52-29
Fri, Jul 7	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4–1, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	53-29
Sat, Jul 8	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1–10, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	53-30
Sun, Jul 9	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 14–3, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	54-30
Thu, Jul 13	vs Chicago Cubs	W 4–3, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	55-30
Fri, Jul 14	vs Chicago Cubs	L 7–8 (10), vs Chicago Cubs, game page	55-31
Sat, Jul 15	vs Chicago Cubs	W 2–1, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	56-31
Sun, Jul 16	vs Chicago Cubs	L 2–4, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	56-32
Mon, Jul 17	vs Milwaukee Braves	L 4–13, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	56-33
Tue, Jul 18	vs Milwaukee Braves	L 8–12, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	56-34
Wed, Jul 19	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3–8, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	56-35
Thu, Jul 20	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1–10, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	56-36
Sat, Jul 22	vs San Francisco Giants	L 3–8, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	56-37
Sun, Jul 23	vs San Francisco Giants	W 6–5, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	57-37
Sun, Jul 23	vs San Francisco Giants	W 11–2, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	58-37
Mon, Jul 24	at Milwaukee Braves	W 9–3, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	59-37
Tue, Jul 25	at Milwaukee Braves	L 0–2, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	59-38
Wed, Jul 26	at Milwaukee Braves	W 3–2, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	60-38
Thu, Jul 27	at Milwaukee Braves	W 2–1, at Milwaukee Braves, game page	61-38
Fri, Jul 28	at Chicago Cubs	W 4–3, at Chicago Cubs, game page	62-38
Sat, Jul 29	at Chicago Cubs	L 6–7, at Chicago Cubs, game page	62-39
Sun, Jul 30	at Chicago Cubs	L 2–3, at Chicago Cubs, game page	62-40
Sun, Jul 30	at Chicago Cubs	W 5–4, at Chicago Cubs, game page	63-40
Wed, Aug 2	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 4–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	64-40
Wed, Aug 2	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	65-40
Thu, Aug 3	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 7–1, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	66-40
Fri, Aug 4	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 5–4, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	67-40
Sat, Aug 5	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 7–11, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	67-41
Sun, Aug 6	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 4–9, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	67-42
Sun, Aug 6	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 3–2 (10), vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	68-42
Mon, Aug 7	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 1–5, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	68-43
Tue, Aug 8	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 5–6, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	68-44
Wed, Aug 9	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 5–0, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	69-44
Fri, Aug 11	at San Francisco Giants	L 2–4, at San Francisco Giants, game page	69-45
Sat, Aug 12	at San Francisco Giants	L 4–6, at San Francisco Giants, game page	69-46
Sun, Aug 13	at San Francisco Giants	W 8–1, at San Francisco Giants, game page	70-46
Tue, Aug 15	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5–2, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	71-46
Wed, Aug 16	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 6–0, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	72-46
Wed, Aug 16	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 8–0, at Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	73-46
Fri, Aug 18	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 6–3, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	74-46
Sat, Aug 19	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 3–1, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	75-46
Sun, Aug 20	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 4–7, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	75-47
Tue, Aug 22	vs San Francisco Giants	L 2–12, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	75-48
Tue, Aug 22	vs San Francisco Giants	L 3–5, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	75-49
Wed, Aug 23	vs San Francisco Giants	L 0–14, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	75-50
Thu, Aug 24	vs San Francisco Giants	W 8–5, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	76-50
Fri, Aug 25	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2–7, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	76-51
Sat, Aug 26	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 6–10, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	76-52
Sun, Aug 27	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 6–5, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	77-52
Sun, Aug 27	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 8–3, vs Los Angeles Dodgers, game page	78-52
Tue, Aug 29	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 3–0, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	79-52
Wed, Aug 30	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1–3, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	79-53
Sat, Sep 2	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 7–4, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	80-53
Sun, Sep 3	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2–3, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	80-54
Mon, Sep 4	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 5–0, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	81-54
Mon, Sep 4	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 3–5, at Philadelphia Phillies, game page	81-55
Tue, Sep 5	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 5–2, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	82-55
Wed, Sep 6	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 5–11, at St. Louis Cardinals, game page	82-56
Fri, Sep 8	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 3–2 (10), vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	83-56
Sat, Sep 9	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4–3 (12), vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	84-56
Sun, Sep 10	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 5–2, vs St. Louis Cardinals, game page	85-56
Tue, Sep 12	vs Chicago Cubs	W 7–2, vs Chicago Cubs, game page	86-56
Wed, Sep 13	vs Milwaukee Braves	W 1–0, vs Milwaukee Braves, game page	87-56
Sat, Sep 16	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 3–2, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	88-56
Sun, Sep 17	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 0–4, vs Philadelphia Phillies, game page	88-57
Tue, Sep 19	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 10–1, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	89-57
Wed, Sep 20	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 3–2, vs Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	90-57
Fri, Sep 22	vs San Francisco Giants	L 0–6, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	90-58
Sat, Sep 23	vs San Francisco Giants	W 10–6, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	91-58
Sun, Sep 24	vs San Francisco Giants	L 5–12, vs San Francisco Giants, game page	91-59
Tue, Sep 26	at Chicago Cubs	W 6–3, at Chicago Cubs, game page	92-59
Fri, Sep 29	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 8–1, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	93-59
Sat, Sep 30	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 6–11, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	93-60
Sun, Oct 1	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1–3, at Pittsburgh Pirates, game page	93-61

Postseason

Cincinnati Reds 1961 Postseason games

Date	Opponent	Result
Wed, Oct 4	at New York Yankees	L 0–2, at New York Yankees, game page
Thu, Oct 5	at New York Yankees	W 6–2, at New York Yankees, game page
Sat, Oct 7	vs New York Yankees	L 2–3, vs New York Yankees, game page
Sun, Oct 8	vs New York Yankees	L 0–7, vs New York Yankees, game page
Mon, Oct 9	vs New York Yankees	L 5–13, vs New York Yankees, game page