Team game log -- 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers
Regular season
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| Date | Gm# | # | | Opp | | Score | Inn | Starter | Win | Save | Loss | Rec | Pct | Strk |
| 4/11/1961 | 1 | | | Phi | W | 6-3 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Ferrarese | 1-0 | 1.000 | W1 |
| 4/12/1961 | 2 | | | Phi | L | 1-14 | | Podres | Sullivan,F | | Podres | 1-1 | .500 | L1 |
| 4/13/1961 | 3 | | | Phi | W | 4-2 | | Craig | Craig | Perranoski | Buzhardt | 2-1 | .667 | W1 |
| 4/14/1961 | 4 | | | Pit | L | 0-4 | | Koufax | Gibbon | | Koufax | 2-2 | .500 | L1 |
| 4/15/1961 | 5 | | | Pit | L | 7-8 | 10 | Drysdale | Green,F | | Sherry,L | 2-3 | .400 | L2 |
| 4/16/1961 | 6 | | | Pit | L | 8-10 | | Williams,S | Shantz | Face | Perranoski | 2-4 | .333 | L3 |
| 4/17/1961 | 7 | | | StL | L | 7-18 | | Podres | Gibson | | Podres | 2-5 | .286 | L4 |
| 4/18/1961 | 8 | | | StL | L | 10-11 | 10 | Craig | Tiefenauer | | Sherry,L | 2-6 | .250 | L5 |
| 4/19/1961 | 9 | | | StL | L | 4-7 | | Drysdale | Broglio | Miller,B | Drysdale | 2-7 | .222 | L6 |
| 4/20/1961 | 10 | | | StL | W | 11-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Simmons | 3-7 | .300 | W1 |
| 4/21/1961 | 11 | | | Cin | W | 8-5 | | Koufax | Koufax | Palmquist,E | Bridges,M | 4-7 | .364 | W2 |
| 4/22/1961 | 12 | | | Cin | W | 6-4 | | Podres | Podres | Sherry,L | Jay | 5-7 | .417 | W3 |
| 4/23/1961 | 13 | | | Cin | L | 4-6 | 10 | Craig | Henry,B | Brosnan | Sherry,L | 5-8 | .385 | L1 |
| 4/25/1961 | 14 | | | SF | W | 4-3 | | Drysdale | Golden | | Duffalo | 6-8 | .429 | W1 |
| 4/26/1961 | 15 | | | SF | W | 6-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | McCormick | 7-8 | .467 | W2 |
| 4/29/1961 | 16 | | @ | ChN | W | 8-2 | | Podres | Podres | | Ellsworth | 8-8 | .500 | W3 |
| 4/30/1961 | 17 | 1 | @ | ChN | W | 6-4 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Perranoski | Hobbie | 9-8 | .529 | W4 |
| 4/30/1961 | 18 | 2 | @ | ChN | L | 3-6 | | Craig | Anderson,B | Elston | Craig | 9-9 | .500 | L1 |
| 5/2/1961 | 19 | | @ | Mil | L | 6-7 | | Koufax | Morehead | | Golden | 9-10 | .474 | L2 |
| 5/3/1961 | 20 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-4 | | Williams,S | Spahn | | Williams,S | 9-11 | .450 | L3 |
| 5/4/1961 | 21 | | @ | Mil | W | 5-2 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Buhl | 10-11 | .476 | W1 |
| 5/5/1961 | 22 | | @ | Pit | W | 3-0 | | Podres | Podres | | Friend | 11-11 | .500 | W2 |
| 5/6/1961 | 23 | | @ | Pit | W | 6-1 | | Craig | Craig | Farrell,T | Gibbon | 12-11 | .522 | W3 |
| 5/7/1961 | 24 | | @ | Pit | W | 4-3 | | Koufax | Perranoski | Farrell,T | Face | 13-11 | .542 | W4 |
| 5/8/1961 | 25 | | @ | Phi | W | 4-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | Farrell,T | Green,D | 14-11 | .560 | W5 |
| 5/9/1961 | 26 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-4 | 11 | Drysdale | Perranoski | | Ferrarese | 15-11 | .577 | W6 |
| 5/10/1961 | 27 | | @ | Phi | L | 0-3 | | Podres | Sullivan,F | | Podres | 15-12 | .556 | L1 |
| 5/12/1961 | 28 | | | ChN | W | 3-2 | 11 | Koufax | Perranoski | | Cardwell | 16-12 | .571 | W1 |
| 5/13/1961 | 29 | | | ChN | L | 6-8 | | Williams,S | Elston | | Farrell,T | 16-13 | .552 | L1 |
| 5/14/1961 | 30 | | | ChN | W | 8-3 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Hobbie | 17-13 | .567 | W1 |
| 5/15/1961 | 31 | | | Mil | W | 4-3 | | Podres | Podres | Sherry,L | Burdette | 18-13 | .581 | W2 |
| 5/16/1961 | 32 | | | Mil | L | 3-6 | | Koufax | Nottebart | Raymond | Koufax | 18-14 | .563 | L1 |
| 5/17/1961 | 33 | | | Mil | W | 12-7 | | Williams,S | Golden | | Spahn | 19-14 | .576 | W1 |
| 5/19/1961 | 34 | | @ | SF | L | 7-12 | | Drysdale | Marichal | | Drysdale | 19-15 | .559 | L1 |
| 5/20/1961 | 35 | | @ | SF | L | 3-10 | | Craig | McCormick | | Craig | 19-16 | .543 | L2 |
| 5/21/1961 | 36 | | @ | SF | W | 5-0 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Loes | 20-16 | .556 | W1 |
| 5/22/1961 | 37 | | @ | Cin | W | 3-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | Farrell,T | Purkey | 21-16 | .568 | W2 |
| 5/23/1961 | 38 | | @ | Cin | W | 6-3 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Hunt,K | 22-16 | .579 | W3 |
| 5/24/1961 | 39 | | @ | StL | W | 8-7 | | Craig | Craig | Perranoski | Jackson,L | 23-16 | .590 | W4 |
| 5/25/1961 | 40 | | @ | StL | W | 5-1 | | Koufax | Koufax | Farrell,T | Gibson | 24-16 | .600 | W5 |
| 5/26/1961 | 41 | | @ | Mil | L | 0-7 | | Williams,S | Spahn | | Williams,S | 24-17 | .585 | L1 |
| 5/27/1961 | 42 | | @ | Mil | W | 5-1 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Buhl | 25-17 | .595 | W1 |
| 5/28/1961 | 43 | | @ | Mil | L | 2-8 | | Craig | Burdette | | Craig | 25-18 | .581 | L1 |
| 5/29/1961 | 44 | | | StL | L | 2-3 | | Koufax | Jackson,L | | Koufax | 25-19 | .568 | L2 |
| 5/30/1961 | 45 | | | StL | W | 3-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | McDaniel | 26-19 | .578 | W1 |
| 5/31/1961 | 46 | | | Cin | W | 4-3 | | Drysdale | Farrell,T | | Henry,B | 27-19 | .587 | W2 |
| 6/2/1961 | 47 | | | SF | L | 2-7 | | Craig | Sanford | | Craig | 27-20 | .574 | L1 |
| 6/3/1961 | 48 | | | SF | L | 6-7 | 10 | Koufax | Miller,S | | Farrell,T | 27-21 | .563 | L2 |
| 6/4/1961 | 49 | | | SF | L | 1-12 | | Williams,S | Jones,Sa | | Williams,S | 27-22 | .551 | L3 |
| 6/5/1961 | 50 | | | Pit | L | 2-3 | | Drysdale | Law | Face | Drysdale | 27-23 | .540 | L4 |
| 6/6/1961 | 51 | | | Pit | L | 2-9 | | Craig | Gibbon | | Craig | 27-24 | .529 | L5 |
| 6/7/1961 | 52 | | | Pit | W | 14-4 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Francis | 28-24 | .538 | W1 |
| 6/8/1961 | 53 | | | Pit | L | 3-5 | | Williams,S | Friend | Shantz | Williams,S | 28-25 | .528 | L1 |
| 6/9/1961 | 54 | | | Phi | W | 7-5 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Farrell,T | Sullivan,F | 29-25 | .537 | W1 |
| 6/10/1961 | 55 | | | Phi | W | 2-1 | | Podres | Farrell,T | | Baldschun | 30-25 | .545 | W2 |
| 6/11/1961 | 56 | | | Phi | W | 8-7 | | Koufax | Perranoski | | Buzhardt | 31-25 | .554 | W3 |
| 6/12/1961 | 57 | | @ | SF | L | 6-9 | | Craig | Sanford | Miller,S | Craig | 31-26 | .544 | L1 |
| 6/13/1961 | 58 | | @ | SF | L | 8-14 | | Williams,S | LeMay | | Williams,S | 31-27 | .534 | L2 |
| 6/14/1961 | 59 | | | ChN | W | 9-8 | | Drysdale | Golden | Perranoski | Cardwell | 32-27 | .542 | W1 |
| 6/15/1961 | 60 | | | ChN | L | 0-5 | | Podres | Hobbie | Schultz | Podres | 32-28 | .533 | L1 |
| 6/16/1961 | 61 | | | Mil | W | 5-3 | | Koufax | Koufax | Sherry,L | Burdette | 33-28 | .541 | W1 |
| 6/17/1961 | 62 | | | Mil | W | 7-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Buhl | 34-28 | .548 | W2 |
| 6/18/1961 | 63 | | | Mil | L | 1-3 | | Drysdale | Willey | McMahon | Drysdale | 34-29 | .540 | L1 |
| 6/20/1961 | 64 | | @ | ChN | W | 3-2 | | Koufax | Koufax | Sherry,L | Hobbie | 35-29 | .547 | W1 |
| 6/21/1961 | 65 | 1 | @ | ChN | L | 2-4 | | Williams,S | Ellsworth | | Perranoski | 35-30 | .538 | L1 |
| 6/21/1961 | 66 | 2 | @ | ChN | W | 8-5 | | Podres | Podres | Sherry,L | Cardwell | 36-30 | .545 | W1 |
| 6/22/1961 | 67 | | @ | ChN | L | 7-13 | | Craig | Drott | | Craig | 36-31 | .537 | L1 |
| 6/23/1961 | 68 | | @ | Cin | L | 2-3 | | Drysdale | Henry,B | | Drysdale | 36-32 | .529 | L2 |
| 6/24/1961 | 69 | | @ | Cin | W | 4-2 | | Koufax | Koufax | Perranoski | Maloney | 37-32 | .536 | W1 |
| 6/25/1961 | 70 | | @ | Cin | W | 2-0 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Jay | 38-32 | .543 | W2 |
| 6/27/1961 | 71 | | @ | Pit | L | 3-9 | | Podres | Friend | | Podres | 38-33 | .535 | L1 |
| 6/28/1961 | 72 | | @ | Pit | W | 9-5 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Gibbon | 39-33 | .542 | W1 |
| 6/29/1961 | 73 | | @ | Pit | W | 3-0 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Francis | 40-33 | .548 | W2 |
| 6/30/1961 | 74 | | @ | Phi | W | 7-4 | 11 | Williams,S | Farrell,T | Sherry,L | Baldschun | 41-33 | .554 | W3 |
| 7/1/1961 | 75 | | @ | Phi | L | 0-1 | | Podres | Buzhardt | | Podres | 41-34 | .547 | L1 |
| 7/2/1961 | 76 | | @ | Phi | W | 2-0 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Roberts | 42-34 | .553 | W1 |
| 7/3/1961 | 77 | | @ | Mil | L | 4-7 | | Koufax | Buhl | McMahon | Koufax | 42-35 | .545 | L1 |
| 7/4/1961 | 78 | | @ | Mil | L | 4-15 | | Williams,S | Hendley | | Williams,S | 42-36 | .538 | L2 |
| 7/5/1961 | 79 | | | StL | L | 5-6 | | Podres | Gibson | | Farrell,T | 42-37 | .532 | L3 |
| 7/6/1961 | 80 | | | StL | W | 12-1 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Miller,B | 43-37 | .538 | W1 |
| 7/7/1961 | 81 | 1 | | Cin | W | 4-2 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Hunt,K | 44-37 | .543 | W2 |
| 7/7/1961 | 82 | 2 | | Cin | W | 3-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | Farrell,T | Purkey | 45-37 | .549 | W3 |
| 7/8/1961 | 83 | | | Cin | L | 3-4 | | Podres | Henry,B | | Perranoski | 45-38 | .542 | L1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 84 | | | Cin | L | 2-7 | | Craig | Jay | | Craig | 45-39 | .536 | L2 |
| 7/13/1961 | 85 | | | Phi | W | 8-7 | | Williams,S | Farrell,T | | Sullivan,F | 46-39 | .541 | W1 |
| 7/14/1961 | 86 | | | Phi | W | 3-2 | | Podres | Podres | | Buzhardt | 47-39 | .547 | W2 |
| 7/15/1961 | 87 | | | Phi | W | 3-0 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Short | 48-39 | .552 | W3 |
| 7/16/1961 | 88 | | | Pit | L | 3-4 | | Perranoski | Shantz | | Farrell,T | 48-40 | .545 | L1 |
| 7/17/1961 | 89 | | | Pit | L | 1-13 | | Williams,S | Friend | | Williams,S | 48-41 | .539 | L2 |
| 7/19/1961 | 90 | | @ | Cin | L | 5-8 | | Podres | Henry,B | | Perranoski | 48-42 | .533 | L3 |
| 7/20/1961 | 91 | | @ | Cin | L | 1-4 | | Koufax | Jay | | Koufax | 48-43 | .527 | L4 |
| 7/21/1961 | 92 | | @ | StL | W | 18-5 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Simmons | 49-43 | .533 | W1 |
| 7/22/1961 | 93 | | @ | StL | L | 6-7 | | Williams,S | Miller,B | | Sherry,L | 49-44 | .527 | L1 |
| 7/23/1961 | 94 | | @ | StL | W | 13-11 | | Podres | Podres | Perranoski | Miller,B | 50-44 | .532 | W1 |
| 7/25/1961 | 95 | | @ | Phi | W | 4-2 | 11 | Koufax | Perranoski | Sherry,L | Lehman | 51-44 | .537 | W2 |
| 7/26/1961 | 96 | | @ | Phi | W | 7-6 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Owens | 52-44 | .542 | W3 |
| 7/27/1961 | 97 | | @ | Phi | W | 10-7 | | Williams,S | Farrell,T | Perranoski | Sullivan,F | 53-44 | .546 | W4 |
| 7/28/1961 | 98 | | @ | Pit | W | 6-2 | | Podres | Podres | Sherry,L | Francis | 54-44 | .551 | W5 |
| 7/29/1961 | 99 | | @ | Pit | L | 2-6 | | Koufax | Haddix | | Koufax | 54-45 | .545 | L1 |
| 7/30/1961 | 100 | | @ | Pit | L | 1-3 | | Drysdale | Gibbon | Face | Drysdale | 54-46 | .540 | L2 |
| 8/2/1961 | 101 | | | SF | L | 6-7 | 10 | Podres | Miller,S | | Sherry,L | 54-47 | .535 | L3 |
| 8/3/1961 | 102 | | | SF | W | 11-7 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Sanford | 55-47 | .539 | W1 |
| 8/4/1961 | 103 | | | ChN | W | 8-5 | | Koufax | Koufax | Perranoski | Anderson,B | 56-47 | .544 | W2 |
| 8/5/1961 | 104 | | | ChN | W | 6-3 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Perranoski | Brewer,J | 57-47 | .548 | W3 |
| 8/6/1961 | 105 | | | ChN | L | 5-6 | 12 | Podres | Ellsworth | Elston | Williams,S | 57-48 | .543 | L1 |
| 8/8/1961 | 106 | | | Mil | W | 5-4 | 11 | Koufax | Williams,S | | McMahon | 58-48 | .547 | W1 |
| 8/9/1961 | 107 | | | Mil | W | 6-5 | | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Perranoski | Cloninger | 59-48 | .551 | W2 |
| 8/12/1961 | 108 | | | StL | W | 7-2 | | Podres | Podres | | Jackson,L | 60-48 | .556 | W3 |
| 8/13/1961 | 109 | | | StL | W | 16-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Gibson | 61-48 | .560 | W4 |
| 8/14/1961 | 110 | | | StL | L | 5-19 | | Drysdale | Broglio | | Drysdale | 61-49 | .555 | L1 |
| 8/15/1961 | 111 | | | Cin | L | 5-11 | | Koufax | Henry,B | | Perranoski | 61-50 | .550 | L2 |
| 8/16/1961 | 112 | 1 | | Cin | W | 5-4 | | Sherry,L | Sherry,L | Golden | Purkey | 62-50 | .554 | W1 |
| 8/16/1961 | 113 | 2 | | Cin | W | 7-6 | 11 | Podres | Craig | | Hook | 63-50 | .558 | W2 |
| 8/18/1961 | 114 | | @ | SF | W | 14-2 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | | Loes | 64-50 | .561 | W3 |
| 8/19/1961 | 115 | | @ | SF | L | 1-7 | | Williams,S | Marichal | | Williams,S | 64-51 | .557 | L1 |
| 8/20/1961 | 116 | | @ | SF | W | 4-3 | 11 | Koufax | Perranoski | Sherry,L | O'Dell | 65-51 | .560 | W1 |
| 8/22/1961 | 117 | | @ | StL | W | 5-2 | | Podres | Podres | | Jackson,L | 66-51 | .564 | W2 |
| 8/23/1961 | 118 | | @ | StL | L | 5-11 | | Drysdale | Simmons | | Drysdale | 66-52 | .559 | L1 |
| 8/24/1961 | 119 | | @ | StL | L | 6-9 | | Williams,S | Broglio | Bauta | Williams,S | 66-53 | .555 | L2 |
| 8/25/1961 | 120 | | @ | Cin | W | 4-3 | | Koufax | Koufax | Farrell,T | Purkey | 67-53 | .558 | W1 |
| 8/26/1961 | 121 | | @ | Cin | W | 21-7 | | Podres | Podres | | Hook | 68-53 | .562 | W2 |
| 8/27/1961 | 122 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 8-9 | | Williams,S | Jones,Sh | Brosnan | Perranoski | 68-54 | .557 | L1 |
| 8/27/1961 | 123 | 2 | @ | Cin | W | 5-4 | | Drysdale | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Henry,B | 69-54 | .561 | W1 |
| 8/29/1961 | 124 | | @ | ChN | W | 10-0 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Cardwell | 70-54 | .565 | W2 |
| 8/30/1961 | 125 | | @ | ChN | W | 10-6 | | Podres | Craig | | Anderson,B | 71-54 | .568 | W3 |
| 8/31/1961 | 126 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-5 | | Drysdale | Hendley | | Drysdale | 71-55 | .563 | L1 |
| 9/1/1961 | 127 | | @ | Mil | L | 5-8 | | Williams,S | McMahon | Nottebart | Williams,S | 71-56 | .559 | L2 |
| 9/2/1961 | 128 | | @ | Mil | L | 2-18 | | Koufax | Spahn | | Koufax | 71-57 | .555 | L3 |
| 9/3/1961 | 129 | | | SF | L | 6-12 | | Podres | McCormick | | Podres | 71-58 | .550 | L4 |
| 9/4/1961 | 130 | | | SF | L | 5-6 | | Drysdale | Miller,S | | Farrell,T | 71-59 | .546 | L5 |
| 9/5/1961 | 131 | | | SF | L | 3-11 | | Williams,S | Jones,Sa | | Williams,S | 71-60 | .542 | L6 |
| 9/6/1961 | 132 | | | SF | L | 1-2 | | Koufax | Sanford | Miller,S | Koufax | 71-61 | .538 | L7 |
| 9/8/1961 | 133 | | @ | SF | L | 1-2 | | Podres | O'Dell | | Perranoski | 71-62 | .534 | L8 |
| 9/9/1961 | 134 | | @ | SF | L | 7-10 | | Drysdale | LeMay | | Drysdale | 71-63 | .530 | L9 |
| 9/10/1961 | 135 | | @ | SF | W | 4-1 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | Perranoski | Loes | 72-63 | .533 | W1 |
| 9/11/1961 | 136 | | | Phi | L | 6-8 | | Podres | Mahaffey | Lehman | Podres | 72-64 | .529 | L1 |
| 9/12/1961 | 137 | | | Phi | W | 9-5 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Buzhardt | 73-64 | .533 | W1 |
| 9/13/1961 | 138 | | | Pit | L | 2-6 | | Drysdale | Friend | | Drysdale | 73-65 | .529 | L1 |
| 9/14/1961 | 139 | | | Pit | W | 4-3 | | Williams,S | Farrell,T | | Labine | 74-65 | .532 | W1 |
| 9/15/1961 | 140 | | | Mil | W | 5-2 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Spahn | 75-65 | .536 | W2 |
| 9/16/1961 | 141 | | | Mil | L | 4-10 | | Craig | Burdette | | Craig | 75-66 | .532 | L1 |
| 9/17/1961 | 142 | | | Mil | L | 0-4 | | Drysdale | Willey | | Drysdale | 75-67 | .528 | L2 |
| 9/18/1961 | 143 | | | ChN | W | 6-5 | | Ortega | Farrell,T | | Schultz | 76-67 | .531 | W1 |
| 9/19/1961 | 144 | | | ChN | W | 7-6 | | Williams,S | Craig | | Elston | 77-67 | .535 | W2 |
| 9/20/1961 | 145 | | | ChN | W | 4-3 | 11 | Koufax | Sherry,L | | Brewer,J | 78-67 | .538 | W3 |
| 9/22/1961 | 146 | | @ | StL | L | 3-5 | | Drysdale | Sadecki | McDaniel | Drysdale | 78-68 | .534 | L1 |
| 9/23/1961 | 147 | | @ | StL | W | 6-2 | | Podres | Podres | | Jackson,L | 79-68 | .537 | W1 |
| 9/24/1961 | 148 | | @ | StL | L | 1-4 | | Koufax | Gibson | McDaniel | Koufax | 79-69 | .534 | L1 |
| 9/26/1961 | 149 | 1 | @ | Pit | W | 7-0 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Friend | 80-69 | .537 | W1 |
| 9/26/1961 | 150 | 2 | @ | Pit | W | 4-3 | | Drysdale | Sherry,L | Farrell,T | McBean | 81-69 | .540 | W2 |
| 9/27/1961 | 151 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-4 | | Koufax | Koufax | | Owens | 82-69 | .543 | W3 |
| 9/28/1961 | 152 | | @ | Phi | L | 0-3 | | Drysdale | Short | Sullivan,F | Drysdale | 82-70 | .539 | L1 |
| 9/30/1961 | 153 | | @ | ChN | W | 6-3 | | Ortega | Perranoski | | Anderson,B | 83-70 | .542 | W1 |
| 10/1/1961 | 154 | | @ | ChN | W | 5-2 | | Williams,S | Williams,S | | Cardwell | 84-70 | .545 | W2 |