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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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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