1961 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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.

Click on column headings to sort.

Regular Season Runs For: 766
Regular Season Runs Against: 648

Date Game Res Home Road Record
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


Baseball


Recent Updates

Baseball Search