1961 Chicago White Sox Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-76
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,162,030, Avg. 17,607
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Manager: Al Lopez (86-76)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1961 Chicago White Sox Statistics
1961 Chicago White Sox Roster

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The White Sox scored 765 runs and yielded 726 runs. Al Smith paced Chicago with 28 home runs, while Jim Landis and Roy Sievers walloped 20 or more also. Al Smith recorded 93 runs batted in. Roy Sievers led all regular batters by hitting .295. Juan Pizarro topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Al Lopez coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 762
Regular Season Runs Against: 723

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 10, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Washington Senators 3 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 14, 1961 Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 15, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 19, 1961 Washington Senators 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 0-1 1-2 1-3
April 20, 1961 Washington Senators 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 1-1 1-2 2-3
April 21, 1961 Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
April 22, 1961 Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 2-2 1-2 3-4
April 23, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 7 W 3-2 1-2 4-4
April 23, 1961 Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 3-3 1-2 4-5
April 27, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Kansas City Athletics 1 W 3-3 2-2 5-5
April 28, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Athletics 2 W 3-3 3-2 6-5
April 29, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Kansas City Athletics 13 L 3-3 3-3 6-6
April 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 3-3 4-3 7-6
May 1, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 3-3 4-4 7-7
May 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 3-3 4-5 7-8
May 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 3-3 4-6 7-9
May 5, 1961 Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 3-4 4-6 7-10
May 6, 1961 Detroit Tigers 11 at Chicago White Sox 8 L 3-5 4-6 7-11
May 7, 1961 Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 3-6 4-6 7-12
May 7, 1961 Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 3-7 4-6 7-13
May 9, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 4-7 4-6 8-13
May 10, 1961 Cleveland Indians 8 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 4-8 4-6 8-14
May 12, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 5-8 4-6 9-14
May 13, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 10 W 6-8 4-6 10-14
May 14, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 7-8 4-6 11-14
May 14, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 7-9 4-6 11-15
May 15, 1961 Minnesota Twins 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 L 7-10 4-6 11-16
May 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 8-10 4-6 12-16
May 18, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Los Angeles Angels 4 W 8-10 5-6 13-16
May 19, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 L 8-10 5-7 13-17
May 19, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 5 L 8-10 5-8 13-18
May 21, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 8-10 5-9 13-19
May 21, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 8-10 6-9 14-19
May 22, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 8-10 6-10 14-20
May 23, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 8-10 6-11 14-21
May 24, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 8-10 6-12 14-22
May 24, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 8-10 6-13 14-23
May 25, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 8-10 6-14 14-24
May 28, 1961 Chicago White Sox 14 at New York Yankees 9 W 8-10 7-14 15-24
May 28, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 8-10 7-15 15-25
May 30, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 8-11 7-15 15-26
May 30, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Chicago White Sox 0 L 8-12 7-15 15-27
May 31, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 9 W 9-12 7-15 16-27
June 2, 1961 New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 9-13 7-15 16-28
June 3, 1961 New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 10-13 7-15 17-28
June 4, 1961 New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 10-14 7-15 17-29
June 5, 1961 Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 8 W 11-14 7-15 18-29
June 6, 1961 Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 7 W 12-14 7-15 19-29
June 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Washington Senators 10 L 12-14 7-16 19-30
June 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 L 12-14 7-17 19-31
June 10, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Washington Senators 4 L 12-14 7-18 19-32
June 11, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 12-14 7-19 19-33
June 11, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 12-14 8-19 20-33
June 12, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 12-14 9-19 21-33
June 13, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 10 W 13-14 9-19 22-33
June 13, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 14-14 9-19 23-33
June 14, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 15-14 9-19 24-33
June 14, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 8 at Chicago White Sox 9 W 16-14 9-19 25-33
June 15, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 17-14 9-19 26-33
June 16, 1961 Minnesota Twins 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 17-15 9-19 26-34
June 17, 1961 Minnesota Twins 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 18-15 9-19 27-34
June 18, 1961 Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 19-15 9-19 28-34
June 18, 1961 Minnesota Twins 7 at Chicago White Sox 10 W 20-15 9-19 29-34
June 20, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 21-15 9-19 30-34
June 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 11 W 22-15 9-19 31-34
June 21, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 15 W 23-15 9-19 32-34
June 23, 1961 Washington Senators 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 24-15 9-19 33-34
June 24, 1961 Washington Senators 6 at Chicago White Sox 12 W 25-15 9-19 34-34
June 25, 1961 Washington Senators 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 W 26-15 9-19 35-34
June 25, 1961 Washington Senators 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 27-15 9-19 36-34
June 27, 1961 Chicago White Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 27-15 10-19 37-34
June 27, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 27-15 11-19 38-34
June 28, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 12 L 27-15 11-20 38-35
June 29, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 27-15 11-21 38-36
June 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 10 L 27-15 11-22 38-37
July 1, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Los Angeles Angels 4 W 27-15 12-22 39-37
July 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 8 L 27-15 12-23 39-38
July 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 27-15 12-24 39-39
July 4, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 27-15 12-25 39-40
July 4, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 27-15 12-26 39-41
July 5, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 8 L 27-15 12-27 39-42
July 6, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 27-15 13-27 40-42
July 7, 1961 Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 9 L 27-15 13-28 40-43
July 8, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 27-15 13-29 40-44
July 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 27-15 14-29 41-44
July 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 27-15 15-29 42-44
July 13, 1961 New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 27-16 15-29 42-45
July 14, 1961 New York Yankees 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 28-16 15-29 43-45
July 15, 1961 New York Yankees 9 at Chicago White Sox 8 L 28-17 15-29 43-46
July 16, 1961 Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 28-18 15-29 43-47
July 16, 1961 Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 29-18 15-29 44-47
July 17, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 30-18 15-29 45-47
July 18, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 31-18 15-29 46-47
July 19, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 32-18 15-29 47-47
July 22, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 11 W 33-18 15-29 48-47
July 22, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 7 W 34-18 15-29 49-47
July 23, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 35-18 15-29 50-47
July 25, 1961 Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 12 L 35-18 15-30 50-48
July 25, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 35-18 15-31 50-49
July 26, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 5 L 35-18 15-32 50-50
July 27, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 35-18 15-33 50-51
July 28, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 35-18 15-34 50-52
July 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 35-18 15-35 50-53
July 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 35-18 16-35 51-53
August 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 35-18 17-35 52-53
August 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 35-18 17-36 52-54
August 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 35-18 18-36 53-54
August 5, 1961 Washington Senators 3 at Chicago White Sox 8 W 36-18 18-36 54-54
August 6, 1961 Washington Senators 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 37-18 18-36 55-54
August 6, 1961 Washington Senators 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 38-18 18-36 56-54
August 8, 1961 Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 L 38-19 18-36 56-55
August 9, 1961 Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 38-20 18-36 56-56
August 10, 1961 Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 38-21 18-36 56-57
August 11, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 39-21 18-36 57-57
August 12, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 40-21 18-36 58-57
August 13, 1961 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 W 41-21 18-36 59-57
August 15, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 1 W 41-21 19-36 60-57
August 16, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 41-21 19-37 60-58
August 17, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 41-21 19-38 60-59
August 18, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Athletics 3 L 41-21 19-39 60-60
August 19, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 41-21 20-39 61-60
August 20, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 41-21 21-39 62-60
August 20, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Kansas City Athletics 0 W 41-21 22-39 63-60
August 22, 1961 Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 42-21 22-39 64-60
August 23, 1961 Minnesota Twins 4 at Chicago White Sox 0 L 42-22 22-39 64-61
August 24, 1961 Minnesota Twins 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 L 42-23 22-39 64-62
August 25, 1961 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 43-23 22-39 65-62
August 26, 1961 Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 10 W 44-23 22-39 66-62
August 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 10 W 45-23 22-39 67-62
August 27, 1961 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 W 46-23 22-39 68-62
August 29, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 46-23 23-39 69-62
August 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 46-23 24-39 70-62
August 31, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 46-23 24-40 70-63
September 1, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Washington Senators 2 W 46-23 25-40 71-63
September 1, 1961 Chicago White Sox 1 at Washington Senators 5 L 46-23 25-41 71-64
September 2, 1961 Chicago White Sox 12 at Washington Senators 7 W 46-23 26-41 72-64
September 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Washington Senators 1 W 46-23 27-41 73-64
September 3, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Washington Senators 4 W 46-23 28-41 74-64
September 4, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 9 L 46-23 28-42 74-65
September 4, 1961 Chicago White Sox 9 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 46-23 29-42 75-65
September 6, 1961 Chicago White Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 46-23 30-42 76-65
September 6, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 46-23 31-42 77-65
September 8, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Los Angeles Angels 3 W 46-23 32-42 78-65
September 9, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Los Angeles Angels 6 L 46-23 32-43 78-66
September 10, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 L 46-23 32-44 78-67
September 12, 1961 New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 46-24 32-44 78-68
September 14, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 8 W 47-24 32-44 79-68
September 14, 1961 New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 48-24 32-44 80-68
September 15, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 9 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 48-25 32-44 80-69
September 16, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 11 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 48-26 32-44 80-70
September 17, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 8 W 49-26 32-44 81-70
September 17, 1961 Los Angeles Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 50-26 32-44 82-70
September 19, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 51-26 32-44 83-70
September 20, 1961 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 52-26 32-44 84-70
September 22, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 52-27 32-44 84-71
September 24, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 52-28 32-44 84-72
September 24, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 W 53-28 32-44 85-72
September 26, 1961 Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 53-28 32-45 85-73
September 26, 1961 Chicago White Sox 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 53-28 33-45 86-73
September 27, 1961 Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 53-28 33-46 86-74
September 29, 1961 Chicago White Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 53-28 33-47 86-75
September 30, 1961 Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 53-28 33-48 86-76


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