Standings
1961
League
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 53 | .673 | - | 7-3 | W3 | 827 | 612 | +215 | 103-59 | 65-16 | 44-37 | 31-23 | |
| 101 | 61 | .623 | 8.0 | 8-2 | W4 | 841 | 671 | +170 | 98-64 | 50-31 | 51-30 | 29-25 | |
| 95 | 67 | .586 | 14.0 | 6-4 | W3 | 691 | 588 | +103 | 93-69 | 48-33 | 47-34 | 29-25 | |
| 86 | 76 | .531 | 23.0 | 4-6 | L4 | 765 | 726 | +39 | 85-77 | 53-28 | 33-48 | 19-35 | |
| 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 737 | 752 | -15 | 79-82 | 40-41 | 38-42 | 25-47 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 33.0 | 3-7 | L3 | 729 | 792 | -63 | 75-87 | 50-31 | 26-55 | 29-43 | |
| 70 | 90 | .438 | 38.0 | 3-7 | L4 | 707 | 778 | -71 | 73-87 | 36-44 | 34-46 | 27-45 | |
| 70 | 91 | .435 | 38.5 | 4-6 | L1 | 744 | 784 | -40 | 77-84 | 46-36 | 24-55 | 28-44 | |
| 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 683 | 863 | -180 | 64-97 | 33-47 | 28-53 | 19-53 | |
| 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 | 5-5 | L1 | 618 | 776 | -158 | 64-97 | 33-46 | 28-54 | 21-51 | |
National League | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 93 | 61 | .604 | - | 5-5 | L2 | 710 | 653 | +57 | 83-71 | 47-30 | 46-31 | 53-35 | |
| 89 | 65 | .578 | 4.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 735 | 697 | +38 | 81-73 | 45-32 | 44-33 | 44-44 | |
| 85 | 69 | .552 | 8.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 773 | 655 | +118 | 89-65 | 45-32 | 40-37 | 42-46 | |
| 83 | 71 | .539 | 10.0 | 7-3 | W1 | 712 | 656 | +56 | 83-71 | 45-32 | 38-39 | 42-46 | |
| 80 | 74 | .519 | 13.0 | 4-6 | W2 | 703 | 668 | +35 | 81-73 | 48-29 | 32-45 | 39-49 | |
| 75 | 79 | .487 | 18.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 694 | 675 | +19 | 79-75 | 38-39 | 37-40 | 49-61 | |
| 64 | 90 | .416 | 29.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 689 | 800 | -111 | 67-87 | 40-37 | 24-53 | 40-70 | |
| 47 | 107 | .305 | 46.0 | 3-7 | L3 | 584 | 796 | -212 | 56-98 | 22-55 | 25-52 | 31-79 |
Clinch Indicators
- yClinched Division
April 22
New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 5
June 1
Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 4
June 6
Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 3
June 8
Los Angeles Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 4
June 28
San Francisco Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 7
August 2
Milwaukee Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 7
September 5
Chicago White Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 3
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.