1961 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,391,251, Avg. 18,801
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Al Dark (85-69)
Location: San Francisco, California
1961 San Francisco Giants Roster
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1961 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Giants topped the league with 773 runs, fueled by 183 home runs. San Francisco yielded 655 runs. Orlando Cepeda walloped 46 home runs for the squad, while Willie McCovey, Felipe Alou and Willie Mays each added 20 or more, too. Orlando Cepeda accounted for 142 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. Stu Miller led the team with 14 wins, and Mike McCormick registered a 3.20 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Al Dark coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 766
Regular Season Runs Against: 648
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 11, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
April 12, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
April 13, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
April 14, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
April 15, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
April 16, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | ||
April 18, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 4-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | ||
April 19, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | ||
April 20, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | ||
April 23, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | ||
April 23, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 6-5 | 0-0 | 6-5 | ||
April 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 6-5 | 1-0 | 7-5 | ||
April 26, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | W | 6-5 | 2-0 | 8-5 | ||
April 28, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 1 | L | 6-5 | 2-1 | 8-6 | ||
April 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | W | 6-5 | 3-1 | 9-6 | ||
April 30, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 14 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | W | 6-5 | 4-1 | 10-6 | ||
May 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 6-5 | 4-2 | 10-7 | ||
May 3, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 6-5 | 5-2 | 11-7 | ||
May 4, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 6-5 | 6-2 | 12-7 | ||
May 5, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 6-5 | 7-2 | 13-7 | ||
May 7, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 6-5 | 8-2 | 14-7 | ||
May 9, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 6-5 | 8-3 | 14-8 | ||
May 10, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 6-5 | 9-3 | 15-8 | ||
May 12, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 6-6 | 9-3 | 15-9 | ||
May 13, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 7-6 | 9-3 | 16-9 | ||
May 14, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 8-6 | 9-3 | 17-9 | ||
May 15, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 14 | W | 9-6 | 9-3 | 18-9 | ||
May 16, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 10-6 | 9-3 | 19-9 | ||
May 17, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 11-6 | 9-3 | 20-9 | ||
May 19, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 11-7 | 9-3 | 20-10 | ||
May 20, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 11-8 | 9-3 | 20-11 | ||
May 21, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 11-9 | 9-3 | 20-12 | ||
May 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 11-9 | 10-3 | 21-12 | ||
May 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | L | 11-9 | 10-4 | 21-13 | ||
May 24, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 11-9 | 11-4 | 22-13 | ||
May 26, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 11-9 | 12-4 | 23-13 | ||
May 27, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 11-9 | 13-4 | 24-13 | ||
May 28, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 11-9 | 14-4 | 25-13 | ||
May 29, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 11-10 | 14-4 | 25-14 | ||
May 30, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 11-11 | 14-4 | 25-15 | ||
May 30, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 11-12 | 14-4 | 25-16 | ||
May 31, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 12-12 | 14-4 | 26-16 | ||
June 1, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 12-13 | 14-4 | 26-17 | ||
June 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 | L | 12-13 | 14-5 | 26-18 | ||
June 3, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 12-13 | 14-6 | 26-19 | ||
June 4, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 12-13 | 15-6 | 27-19 | ||
June 5, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 12-14 | 15-6 | 27-20 | ||
June 6, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 13 at San Francisco Giants 9 | L | 12-15 | 15-6 | 27-21 | ||
June 7, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 13-15 | 15-6 | 28-21 | ||
June 8, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 13-16 | 15-6 | 28-22 | ||
June 9, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 14-16 | 15-6 | 29-22 | ||
June 10, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 15-16 | 15-6 | 30-22 | ||
June 11, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 15-17 | 15-6 | 30-23 | ||
June 12, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 16-17 | 15-6 | 31-23 | ||
June 13, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 17-17 | 15-6 | 32-23 | ||
June 14, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 11 | W | 18-17 | 15-6 | 33-23 | ||
June 15, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 19-17 | 15-6 | 34-23 | ||
June 16, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 12 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 19-18 | 15-6 | 34-24 | ||
June 17, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 20-18 | 15-6 | 35-24 | ||
June 18, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 21-18 | 15-6 | 36-24 | ||
June 20, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | L | 21-18 | 15-7 | 36-25 | ||
June 21, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | L | 21-18 | 15-8 | 36-26 | ||
June 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Milwaukee Braves 8 | L | 21-18 | 15-9 | 36-27 | ||
June 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 21-18 | 15-10 | 36-28 | ||
June 24, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 21-18 | 16-10 | 37-28 | ||
June 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 21-18 | 16-11 | 37-29 | ||
June 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 21-18 | 17-11 | 38-29 | ||
June 26, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 21-18 | 17-12 | 38-30 | ||
June 27, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 21-18 | 18-12 | 39-30 | ||
June 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 21-18 | 19-12 | 40-30 | ||
June 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 21-18 | 20-12 | 41-30 | ||
June 30, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 21-18 | 20-13 | 41-31 | ||
July 1, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 21-18 | 21-13 | 42-31 | ||
July 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 21-18 | 21-14 | 42-32 | ||
July 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 21-18 | 21-15 | 42-33 | ||
July 4, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 21-18 | 21-16 | 42-34 | ||
July 4, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 19 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 21-18 | 22-16 | 43-34 | ||
July 5, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 21-19 | 22-16 | 43-35 | ||
July 6, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 21-20 | 22-16 | 43-36 | ||
July 7, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 21-21 | 22-16 | 43-37 | ||
July 8, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 21-22 | 22-16 | 43-38 | ||
July 9, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 21-23 | 22-16 | 43-39 | ||
July 9, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 22-23 | 22-16 | 44-39 | ||
July 13, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 23-23 | 22-16 | 45-39 | ||
July 14, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 23-24 | 22-16 | 45-40 | ||
July 15, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 24-24 | 22-16 | 46-40 | ||
July 16, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 25-24 | 22-16 | 47-40 | ||
July 17, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 10 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 25-25 | 22-16 | 47-41 | ||
July 19, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 25-25 | 22-17 | 47-42 | ||
July 20, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 25-25 | 23-17 | 48-42 | ||
July 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 25-25 | 24-17 | 49-42 | ||
July 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 11 | L | 25-25 | 24-18 | 49-43 | ||
July 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 25-25 | 24-19 | 49-44 | ||
July 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 25-25 | 25-19 | 50-44 | ||
July 26, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 25-25 | 25-20 | 50-45 | ||
July 27, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 25-25 | 26-20 | 51-45 | ||
July 28, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 25-25 | 27-20 | 52-45 | ||
July 28, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 25-25 | 27-21 | 52-46 | ||
July 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 25-25 | 28-21 | 53-46 | ||
July 30, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 25-25 | 29-21 | 54-46 | ||
August 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 25-25 | 30-21 | 55-46 | ||
August 3, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 25-25 | 30-22 | 55-47 | ||
August 4, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 25-26 | 30-22 | 55-48 | ||
August 5, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 9 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 25-27 | 30-22 | 55-49 | ||
August 6, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 26-27 | 30-22 | 56-49 | ||
August 8, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 27-27 | 30-22 | 57-49 | ||
August 9, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 28-27 | 30-22 | 58-49 | ||
August 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 29-27 | 30-22 | 59-49 | ||
August 12, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 30-27 | 30-22 | 60-49 | ||
August 13, 1961 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 30-28 | 30-22 | 60-50 | ||
August 15, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 31-28 | 30-22 | 61-50 | ||
August 16, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 32-28 | 30-22 | 62-50 | ||
August 17, 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 32-29 | 30-22 | 62-51 | ||
August 18, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 33-29 | 30-22 | 63-51 | ||
August 19, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 34-29 | 30-22 | 64-51 | ||
August 20, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 11 | W | 35-29 | 30-22 | 65-51 | ||
August 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 35-29 | 31-22 | 66-51 | ||
August 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 12 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 35-29 | 32-22 | 67-51 | ||
August 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 14 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 35-29 | 33-22 | 68-51 | ||
August 24, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 35-29 | 33-23 | 68-52 | ||
August 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 35-29 | 33-24 | 68-53 | ||
August 26, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 35-29 | 33-25 | 68-54 | ||
August 27, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 35-29 | 33-26 | 68-55 | ||
August 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Milwaukee Braves 7 | L | 35-29 | 33-27 | 68-56 | ||
August 30, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Milwaukee Braves 1 | W | 35-29 | 34-27 | 69-56 | ||
August 31, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 35-29 | 34-28 | 69-57 | ||
September 1, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 35-29 | 35-28 | 70-57 | ||
September 2, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 35-29 | 35-29 | 70-58 | ||
September 3, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 35-29 | 35-30 | 70-59 | ||
September 4, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 35-29 | 35-31 | 70-60 | ||
September 5, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 35-29 | 35-32 | 70-61 | ||
September 6, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 | L | 35-29 | 35-33 | 70-62 | ||
September 8, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 36-29 | 35-33 | 71-62 | ||
September 9, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 37-29 | 35-33 | 72-62 | ||
September 10, 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 38-29 | 35-33 | 73-62 | ||
September 11, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 39-29 | 35-33 | 74-62 | ||
September 12, 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 39-30 | 35-33 | 74-63 | ||
September 13, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 40-30 | 35-33 | 75-63 | ||
September 14, 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 40-31 | 35-33 | 75-64 | ||
September 15, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 41-31 | 35-33 | 76-64 | ||
September 16, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 42-31 | 35-33 | 77-64 | ||
September 17, 1961 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 43-31 | 35-33 | 78-64 | ||
September 18, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 44-31 | 35-33 | 79-64 | ||
September 19, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 10 at San Francisco Giants 11 | W | 45-31 | 35-33 | 80-64 | ||
September 20, 1961 | Milwaukee Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 45-32 | 35-33 | 80-65 | ||
September 22, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 45-32 | 36-33 | 81-65 | ||
September 23, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | L | 45-32 | 36-34 | 81-66 | ||
September 24, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 12 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 45-32 | 37-34 | 82-66 | ||
September 25, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 45-32 | 38-34 | 83-66 | ||
September 27, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 45-32 | 38-35 | 83-67 | ||
September 28, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 45-32 | 39-35 | 84-67 | ||
September 29, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | L | 45-32 | 39-36 | 84-68 | ||
October 1, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | W | 45-32 | 40-36 | 85-68 | ||
October 1, 1961 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | L | 45-32 | 40-37 | 85-69 |