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Events of Saturday, August 26, 1961

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Events of Saturday, August 26, 1961

8-25-1961 8-27-1961   8-26-1960 8-26-1962 

CLE A    0  0  1    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  1
CHI A    0  0  6    0  0  1    3  0  x  -  10 13  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Larsen (5-1)
LP: Hawkins (6-9)
HR: Smith 2 (22), Larsen (2)

NY  A    0  0  2    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Stafford (11-7)
LP: Walker (5-11)
HR: Kubek (6), Maris (51)

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2 10  0
LA  A    2  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0
BOX+PBP
WP: McBride (11-10)
LP: Stallard (1-4)
SV: Morgan (5)
HR: L. Thomas (17)

BAL A    4  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   7  8  0
MIN A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Estrada (11-7)
LP: Schroll (1-3)
SV: Stock (3)
HR: Gentile (39), E. Robinson (6)

LA  N    0  4  2    0  0  0    4  0  0  -  10 16  2
CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  1    4  1  0  -   6 12  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Podres (16-4)
LP: Hook (1-3)
SV: Perranoski (3)
HR: Howard (13), Pinson (14), Robinson (35), Coleman (23)

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  5  -   7 13  0
PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Schultz (6-3)
LP: Face (5-6)
SV: Anderson (7)
HR: Bertell (2), Stuart (21)

SF  N    1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   5 10  3
STL N    1  3  0    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Gibson (9-10)
LP: McCormick (10-13)
SV: Bauta (4)
HR: McCovey (15)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 26, 1961

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                128   76   52    0  .594     -   593  557
Los Angeles Dodgers            121   71   50    0  .587   1.5   580  540
San Francisco Giants           123   68   54    1  .557   5.0   621  521
Milwaukee Braves               122   66   55    1  .545   6.5   582  532
St. Louis Cardinals            124   64   59    1  .520   9.5   566  542
Pittsburgh Pirates             120   59   61    0  .492  13.0   546  530
Chicago Cubs                   123   51   70    2  .421  21.5   563  643
Philadelphia Phillies          123   34   88    1  .279  39.0   461  647

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               129   85   43    1  .664     -   670  508
Detroit Tigers                 128   82   45    1  .646   2.5   670  521
Baltimore Orioles              131   75   55    1  .577  11.0   575  490
Chicago White Sox              128   66   62    0  .516  19.0   589  567
Cleveland Indians              128   64   64    0  .500  21.0   584  589
Boston Red Sox                 133   61   71    1  .462  26.0   599  667
Los Angeles Angels             128   55   72    1  .433  29.5   567  586
Minnesota Twins                127   55   72    0  .433  29.5   573  634
Washington Senators            124   50   74    0  .403  33.0   508  595
Kansas City Athletics          128   46   81    1  .362  38.5   519  697
ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Angel Hernandez
Jeff Parrett
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