Team game log -- 1961 San Francisco Giants
Regular season
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| Date | Gm# | # | | Opp | | Score | Inn | Starter | Win | Save | Loss | Rec | Pct | Strk |
| 4/11/1961 | 1 | | | Pit | W | 4-3 | 11 | Jones,Sa | Duffalo | | Labine | 1-0 | 1.000 | W1 |
| 4/12/1961 | 2 | | | Pit | L | 6-7 | | Loes | Law | Face | Loes | 1-1 | .500 | L1 |
| 4/13/1961 | 3 | | | Pit | L | 1-7 | | Sanford | Haddix | | Sanford | 1-2 | .333 | L2 |
| 4/14/1961 | 4 | | | Phi | W | 3-2 | | McCormick | McCormick | Bolin | Mahaffey | 2-2 | .500 | W1 |
| 4/15/1961 | 5 | | | Phi | W | 1-0 | 11 | Marichal | Duffalo | | Farrell,T | 3-2 | .600 | W2 |
| 4/16/1961 | 6 | | | Phi | W | 11-5 | | Jones,Sa | Fisher,E | Bolin | Sullivan,F | 4-2 | .667 | W3 |
| 4/18/1961 | 7 | | | Cin | W | 5-4 | 10 | Loes | Bolin | | Henry,B | 5-2 | .714 | W4 |
| 4/19/1961 | 8 | | | Cin | W | 6-5 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Brosnan | 6-2 | .750 | W5 |
| 4/20/1961 | 9 | | | Cin | W | 5-4 | 11 | McCormick | O'Dell | | Maloney | 7-2 | .778 | W6 |
| 4/23/1961 | 10 | 1 | | StL | L | 0-1 | | Jones,Sa | Broglio | McDaniel | Jones,Sa | 7-3 | .700 | L1 |
| 4/23/1961 | 11 | 2 | | StL | W | 6-2 | | Loes | Duffalo | O'Dell | Gibson | 8-3 | .727 | W1 |
| 4/25/1961 | 12 | | @ | LAN | L | 3-4 | | Sanford | Golden | | Duffalo | 8-4 | .667 | L1 |
| 4/26/1961 | 13 | | @ | LAN | L | 2-6 | | McCormick | Williams,S | | McCormick | 8-5 | .615 | L2 |
| 4/28/1961 | 14 | | @ | Mil | L | 3-5 | | Jones,Sa | Spahn | | Jones,Sa | 8-6 | .571 | L3 |
| 4/29/1961 | 15 | | @ | Mil | W | 8-2 | | Marichal | Marichal | | Buhl | 9-6 | .600 | W1 |
| 4/30/1961 | 16 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-6 | | Loes | Burdette | | Loes | 9-7 | .563 | L1 |
| 5/2/1961 | 17 | | @ | ChN | L | 4-8 | | Sanford | Cardwell | Elston | Sanford | 9-8 | .529 | L2 |
| 5/3/1961 | 18 | | @ | ChN | W | 10-1 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Curtis | 10-8 | .556 | W1 |
| 5/4/1961 | 19 | | @ | ChN | W | 17-9 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Hobbie | 11-8 | .579 | W2 |
| 5/5/1961 | 20 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-4 | | Marichal | Marichal | Miller,S | Sullivan,F | 12-8 | .600 | W3 |
| 5/7/1961 | 21 | | @ | Phi | W | 3-2 | | Loes | Loes | Bolin | Roberts | 13-8 | .619 | W4 |
| 5/9/1961 | 22 | | @ | Pit | W | 12-0 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Haddix | 14-8 | .636 | W5 |
| 5/10/1961 | 23 | | @ | Pit | W | 6-4 | | McCormick | McCormick | Miller,S | Friend | 15-8 | .652 | W6 |
| 5/12/1961 | 24 | | | Mil | W | 1-0 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | Bolin | Spahn | 16-8 | .667 | W7 |
| 5/13/1961 | 25 | | | Mil | L | 0-1 | | Marichal | Buhl | | Marichal | 16-9 | .640 | L1 |
| 5/14/1961 | 26 | | | Mil | W | 5-4 | 11 | Loes | Fisher,E | | Piche | 17-9 | .654 | W1 |
| 5/15/1961 | 27 | | | ChN | L | 0-8 | | McCormick | Ellsworth | | McCormick | 17-10 | .630 | L1 |
| 5/16/1961 | 28 | | | ChN | W | 7-2 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Drott | 18-10 | .643 | W1 |
| 5/17/1961 | 29 | | | ChN | L | 3-4 | | Jones,Sa | Cardwell | | Jones,Sa | 18-11 | .621 | L1 |
| 5/19/1961 | 30 | | | LAN | W | 12-7 | | Marichal | Marichal | | Drysdale | 19-11 | .633 | W1 |
| 5/20/1961 | 31 | | | LAN | W | 10-3 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Craig | 20-11 | .645 | W2 |
| 5/21/1961 | 32 | | | LAN | L | 0-5 | | Loes | Koufax | | Loes | 20-12 | .625 | L1 |
| 5/22/1961 | 33 | | @ | StL | W | 5-3 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Broglio | 21-12 | .636 | W1 |
| 5/23/1961 | 34 | | @ | StL | L | 11-12 | | Jones,Sa | Cicotte | | Bolin | 21-13 | .618 | L1 |
| 5/24/1961 | 35 | | @ | Cin | W | 5-3 | | McCormick | McCormick | O'Dell | O'Toole | 22-13 | .629 | W1 |
| 5/26/1961 | 36 | | @ | ChN | W | 6-3 | | Marichal | Miller,S | Bolin | Cardwell | 23-13 | .639 | W2 |
| 5/27/1961 | 37 | | @ | ChN | L | 6-10 | | Loes | Anderson,B | | Fisher,E | 23-14 | .622 | L1 |
| 5/28/1961 | 38 | | @ | ChN | L | 3-8 | | Sanford | Anderson,B | | Miller,S | 23-15 | .605 | L2 |
| 5/29/1961 | 39 | | | Cin | W | 4-3 | | McCormick | McCormick | Fisher,E | Hunt,K | 24-15 | .615 | W1 |
| 5/30/1961 | 40 | 1 | | Cin | W | 13-2 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Maloney | 25-15 | .625 | W2 |
| 5/30/1961 | 41 | 2 | | Cin | W | 5-2 | | Marichal | Marichal | Miller,S | O'Toole | 26-15 | .634 | W3 |
| 5/31/1961 | 42 | | | StL | W | 11-9 | | O'Dell | Miller,S | | Simmons | 27-15 | .643 | W4 |
| 6/1/1961 | 43 | | | StL | W | 5-0 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Broglio | 28-15 | .651 | W5 |
| 6/2/1961 | 44 | | @ | LAN | W | 7-2 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Craig | 29-15 | .659 | W6 |
| 6/3/1961 | 45 | | @ | LAN | W | 7-6 | 10 | Marichal | Miller,S | | Farrell,T | 30-15 | .667 | W7 |
| 6/4/1961 | 46 | | @ | LAN | W | 12-1 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Williams,S | 31-15 | .674 | W8 |
| 6/5/1961 | 47 | | | Phi | W | 3-1 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Roberts | 32-15 | .681 | W9 |
| 6/6/1961 | 48 | | | Phi | W | 4-1 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | | Sullivan,F | 33-15 | .688 | W10 |
| 6/7/1961 | 49 | | | Phi | L | 5-7 | 12 | Sanford | Short | | Bolin | 33-16 | .673 | L1 |
| 6/8/1961 | 50 | | | Phi | W | 11-1 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Buzhardt | 34-16 | .680 | W1 |
| 6/9/1961 | 51 | | | Pit | W | 7-3 | | Marichal | Marichal | Miller,S | Haddix | 35-16 | .686 | W2 |
| 6/10/1961 | 52 | | | Pit | L | 2-5 | 12 | McCormick | Francis | | O'Dell | 35-17 | .673 | L1 |
| 6/11/1961 | 53 | | | Pit | W | 8-6 | | Loes | Duffalo | O'Dell | Shantz | 36-17 | .679 | W1 |
| 6/12/1961 | 54 | | | LAN | W | 9-6 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Craig | 37-17 | .685 | W2 |
| 6/13/1961 | 55 | | | LAN | W | 14-8 | | Jones,Sa | LeMay | | Williams,S | 38-17 | .691 | W3 |
| 6/14/1961 | 56 | | | Mil | L | 3-6 | 10 | Marichal | Spahn | | Miller,S | 38-18 | .679 | L1 |
| 6/15/1961 | 57 | | | Mil | L | 4-6 | | McCormick | Nottebart | Raymond | Bolin | 38-19 | .667 | L2 |
| 6/16/1961 | 58 | | | ChN | L | 3-11 | | Loes | Ellsworth | | Loes | 38-20 | .655 | L3 |
| 6/17/1961 | 59 | | | ChN | W | 4-3 | | O'Dell | Bolin | LeMay | Schultz | 39-20 | .661 | W1 |
| 6/18/1961 | 60 | | | ChN | L | 1-4 | | Marichal | Cardwell | Anderson,B | Marichal | 39-21 | .650 | L1 |
| 6/20/1961 | 61 | | @ | Mil | L | 0-3 | | McCormick | Spahn | | McCormick | 39-22 | .639 | L2 |
| 6/21/1961 | 62 | | @ | Mil | L | 5-6 | 10 | Sanford | McMahon | | Bolin | 39-23 | .629 | L3 |
| 6/22/1961 | 63 | | @ | Mil | W | 17-0 | | Marichal | Marichal | | Buhl | 40-23 | .635 | W1 |
| 6/23/1961 | 64 | | @ | StL | W | 3-2 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | Miller,S | Simmons | 41-23 | .641 | W2 |
| 6/24/1961 | 65 | | @ | StL | L | 3-8 | | LeMay | Gibson | | LeMay | 41-24 | .631 | L1 |
| 6/25/1961 | 66 | 1 | @ | StL | L | 4-5 | | McCormick | McDermott,M | | Miller,S | 41-25 | .621 | L2 |
| 6/25/1961 | 67 | 2 | @ | StL | W | 20-10 | | Loes | Bolin | | Cicotte | 42-25 | .627 | W1 |
| 6/26/1961 | 68 | | @ | Phi | L | 1-2 | | Sanford | Owens | | Sanford | 42-26 | .618 | L1 |
| 6/27/1961 | 69 | | @ | Phi | L | 3-8 | | Marichal | Buzhardt | | Marichal | 42-27 | .609 | L2 |
| 6/29/1961 | 70 | 1 | @ | Phi | L | 2-5 | | O'Dell | Green,D | Sullivan,F | O'Dell | 42-28 | .600 | L3 |
| 6/29/1961 | 71 | 2 | @ | Phi | L | 3-4 | 11 | Loes | Ferrarese | | Marichal | 42-29 | .592 | L4 |
| 6/30/1961 | 72 | | @ | Pit | W | 3-1 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Haddix | 43-29 | .597 | W1 |
| 7/1/1961 | 73 | | @ | Pit | W | 7-6 | 11 | Sanford | Miller,S | O'Dell | Labine | 44-29 | .603 | W2 |
| 7/2/1961 | 74 | 1 | @ | Pit | L | 3-4 | | LeMay | Face | | Jones,Sa | 44-30 | .595 | L1 |
| 7/2/1961 | 75 | 2 | @ | Pit | W | 4-2 | | Marichal | Marichal | | Shantz | 45-30 | .600 | W1 |
| 7/4/1961 | 76 | 1 | @ | ChN | L | 5-6 | | Fisher,E | Elston | | Jones,Sa | 45-31 | .592 | L1 |
| 7/4/1961 | 77 | 2 | @ | ChN | W | 11-4 | | Loes | Miller,S | | Curtis | 46-31 | .597 | W1 |
| 7/5/1961 | 78 | | | Cin | L | 3-6 | | McCormick | Jones,Sh | | McCormick | 46-32 | .590 | L1 |
| 7/6/1961 | 79 | | | Cin | W | 3-1 | | Marichal | Marichal | | O'Toole | 47-32 | .595 | W1 |
| 7/7/1961 | 80 | | | StL | W | 5-4 | | Loes | Miller,S | | Broglio | 48-32 | .600 | W2 |
| 7/8/1961 | 81 | | | StL | L | 2-10 | | LeMay | Jackson,L | | LeMay | 48-33 | .593 | L1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 82 | 1 | | StL | W | 1-0 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | | Simmons | 49-33 | .598 | W1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 83 | 2 | | StL | L | 3-4 | | Sanford | Sadecki | | Sanford | 49-34 | .590 | L1 |
| 7/13/1961 | 84 | | | Pit | L | 1-3 | | O'Dell | Friend | | O'Dell | 49-35 | .583 | L2 |
| 7/14/1961 | 85 | | | Pit | W | 11-3 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Gibbon | 50-35 | .588 | W1 |
| 7/15/1961 | 86 | | | Pit | W | 7-4 | | McCormick | LeMay | Miller,S | Haddix | 51-35 | .593 | W2 |
| 7/16/1961 | 87 | | | Phi | L | 3-7 | | Jones,Sa | Owens | Sullivan,F | Jones,Sa | 51-36 | .586 | L1 |
| 7/17/1961 | 88 | | | Phi | W | 6-4 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | Miller,S | Green,D | 52-36 | .591 | W1 |
| 7/19/1961 | 89 | | @ | StL | W | 8-4 | | McCormick | McCormick | Miller,S | Sadecki | 53-36 | .596 | W2 |
| 7/20/1961 | 90 | | @ | StL | W | 12-1 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Cicotte | 54-36 | .600 | W3 |
| 7/22/1961 | 91 | | @ | Cin | W | 8-3 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Johnson,K | 55-36 | .604 | W4 |
| 7/23/1961 | 92 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 4-7 | | Marichal | Purkey | Henry,B | Marichal | 55-37 | .598 | L1 |
| 7/23/1961 | 93 | 2 | @ | Cin | W | 5-3 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | | O'Toole | 56-37 | .602 | W1 |
| 7/25/1961 | 94 | | @ | Pit | W | 6-2 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Gibbon | 57-37 | .606 | W2 |
| 7/26/1961 | 95 | | @ | Pit | W | 2-1 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Friend | 58-37 | .611 | W3 |
| 7/27/1961 | 96 | | @ | Pit | W | 10-8 | | Marichal | LeMay | Miller,S | Labine | 59-37 | .615 | W4 |
| 7/28/1961 | 97 | 1 | @ | Phi | W | 17-5 | | Bolin | Zanni | Jones,Sa | Mahaffey | 60-37 | .619 | W5 |
| 7/28/1961 | 98 | 2 | @ | Phi | L | 5-12 | | Loes | Buzhardt | | Loes | 60-38 | .612 | L1 |
| 7/29/1961 | 99 | | @ | Phi | L | 0-1 | | McCormick | Ferrarese | | McCormick | 60-39 | .606 | L2 |
| 7/30/1961 | 100 | | @ | Phi | W | 5-4 | | Sanford | Miller,S | | Baldschun | 61-39 | .610 | W1 |
| 8/2/1961 | 101 | | @ | LAN | W | 7-6 | 10 | Marichal | Miller,S | | Sherry,L | 62-39 | .614 | W2 |
| 8/3/1961 | 102 | | @ | LAN | L | 7-11 | | Sanford | Williams,S | | Sanford | 62-40 | .608 | L1 |
| 8/4/1961 | 103 | | | Mil | L | 4-9 | | McCormick | Spahn | | McCormick | 62-41 | .602 | L2 |
| 8/5/1961 | 104 | | | Mil | W | 10-2 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Buhl | 63-41 | .606 | W1 |
| 8/6/1961 | 105 | | | Mil | L | 1-3 | | Marichal | Willey | | Marichal | 63-42 | .600 | L1 |
| 8/8/1961 | 106 | | | ChN | W | 7-5 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Cardwell | 64-42 | .604 | W1 |
| 8/9/1961 | 107 | | | ChN | L | 5-7 | | McCormick | Ellsworth | Schultz | O'Dell | 64-43 | .598 | L1 |
| 8/11/1961 | 108 | | | Cin | W | 2-1 | | Marichal | Marichal | | O'Toole | 65-43 | .602 | W1 |
| 8/12/1961 | 109 | | | Cin | L | 1-11 | | Sanford | Purkey | | Sanford | 65-44 | .596 | L1 |
| 8/13/1961 | 110 | | | Cin | W | 9-4 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Johnson,K | 66-44 | .600 | W1 |
| 8/15/1961 | 111 | | | StL | L | 1-3 | 12 | Marichal | Anderson,C | | Miller,S | 66-45 | .595 | L1 |
| 8/16/1961 | 112 | | | StL | L | 7-10 | | Sanford | Sadecki | McDaniel | Jones,Sa | 66-46 | .589 | L2 |
| 8/17/1961 | 113 | | | StL | L | 2-3 | | McCormick | Jackson,L | Bauta | Miller,S | 66-47 | .584 | L3 |
| 8/18/1961 | 114 | | | LAN | L | 2-14 | | Loes | Drysdale | | Loes | 66-48 | .579 | L4 |
| 8/19/1961 | 115 | | | LAN | W | 7-1 | | Marichal | Marichal | | Williams,S | 67-48 | .583 | W1 |
| 8/20/1961 | 116 | | | LAN | L | 3-4 | 11 | Sanford | Perranoski | Sherry,L | O'Dell | 67-49 | .578 | L1 |
| 8/22/1961 | 117 | 1 | @ | Cin | L | 3-8 | | McCormick | Purkey | Brosnan | McCormick | 67-50 | .573 | L2 |
| 8/22/1961 | 118 | 2 | @ | Cin | L | 2-6 | | Jones,Sa | Johnson,K | | Jones,Sa | 67-51 | .568 | L3 |
| 8/23/1961 | 119 | | @ | Cin | W | 6-4 | | Marichal | Marichal | Bolin | Jay | 68-51 | .571 | W1 |
| 8/24/1961 | 120 | | @ | Cin | W | 8-3 | | Sanford | Sanford | | O'Toole | 69-51 | .575 | W2 |
| 8/25/1961 | 121 | | @ | StL | W | 8-3 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | | Sadecki | 70-51 | .579 | W3 |
| 8/26/1961 | 122 | | @ | StL | L | 2-4 | | McCormick | Gibson | | McCormick | 70-52 | .574 | L1 |
| 8/27/1961 | 123 | | @ | StL | L | 4-6 | | Marichal | Jackson,L | Bauta | Marichal | 70-53 | .569 | L2 |
| 8/29/1961 | 124 | | @ | Mil | W | 3-1 | | Sanford | Sanford | | Burdette | 71-53 | .573 | W1 |
| 8/30/1961 | 125 | | @ | Mil | W | 6-1 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Willey | 72-53 | .576 | W2 |
| 8/31/1961 | 126 | | @ | ChN | W | 7-6 | | Marichal | O'Dell | Miller,S | Brewer,J | 73-53 | .579 | W3 |
| 9/1/1961 | 127 | | @ | ChN | W | 5-4 | | LeMay | Loes | Miller,S | Schultz | 74-53 | .583 | W4 |
| 9/2/1961 | 128 | | @ | ChN | W | 4-2 | | Sanford | Sanford | O'Dell | Cardwell | 75-53 | .586 | W5 |
| 9/3/1961 | 129 | | @ | LAN | W | 12-6 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Podres | 76-53 | .589 | W6 |
| 9/4/1961 | 130 | | @ | LAN | W | 6-5 | | Marichal | Miller,S | | Farrell,T | 77-53 | .592 | W7 |
| 9/5/1961 | 131 | | @ | LAN | W | 11-3 | | Jones,Sa | Jones,Sa | | Williams,S | 78-53 | .595 | W8 |
| 9/6/1961 | 132 | | @ | LAN | W | 2-1 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Koufax | 79-53 | .598 | W9 |
| 9/8/1961 | 133 | | | LAN | W | 2-1 | | McCormick | O'Dell | | Perranoski | 80-53 | .602 | W10 |
| 9/9/1961 | 134 | | | LAN | W | 10-7 | | Marichal | LeMay | | Drysdale | 81-53 | .604 | W11 |
| 9/10/1961 | 135 | | | LAN | L | 1-4 | | Loes | Williams,S | Perranoski | Loes | 81-54 | .600 | L1 |
| 9/11/1961 | 136 | | | Pit | W | 6-5 | 10 | Sanford | Miller,S | | Labine | 82-54 | .603 | W1 |
| 9/12/1961 | 137 | | | Pit | W | 6-3 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Gibbon | 83-54 | .606 | W2 |
| 9/13/1961 | 138 | | | Phi | L | 0-2 | | Duffalo | Green,D | | Duffalo | 83-55 | .601 | L1 |
| 9/14/1961 | 139 | | | Phi | L | 1-10 | | Loes | Buzhardt | | Loes | 83-56 | .597 | L2 |
| 9/15/1961 | 140 | | | ChN | L | 4-7 | | Sanford | Drott | Hobbie | Sanford | 83-57 | .593 | L3 |
| 9/16/1961 | 141 | | | ChN | W | 11-0 | | McCormick | McCormick | | Ellsworth | 84-57 | .596 | W1 |
| 9/17/1961 | 142 | | | ChN | W | 12-0 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | | Curtis | 85-57 | .599 | W2 |
| 9/18/1961 | 143 | | | Mil | W | 4-1 | | Duffalo | Duffalo | Miller,S | Hendley | 86-57 | .601 | W3 |
| 9/19/1961 | 144 | | | Mil | L | 0-11 | | Sanford | Spahn | | Sanford | 86-58 | .597 | L1 |
| 9/20/1961 | 145 | | | Mil | L | 1-6 | | McCormick | Burdette | | McCormick | 86-59 | .593 | L2 |
| 9/22/1961 | 146 | | @ | Cin | W | 5-3 | | O'Dell | O'Dell | Miller,S | Purkey | 87-59 | .596 | W1 |
| 9/23/1961 | 147 | | @ | Cin | W | 7-3 | | Duffalo | Duffalo | | O'Toole | 88-59 | .599 | W2 |
| 9/24/1961 | 148 | | @ | Cin | W | 3-2 | | Sanford | Sanford | Miller,S | Jay | 89-59 | .601 | W3 |
| 9/25/1961 | 149 | | @ | Phi | W | 6-5 | | McCormick | McCormick | Miller,S | Ferrarese | 90-59 | .604 | W4 |
| 9/27/1961 | 150 | | @ | Pit | L | 1-2 | | O'Dell | Sturdivant,T | Face | O'Dell | 90-60 | .600 | L1 |
| 9/28/1961 | 151 | | @ | Pit | W | 2-1 | 10 | Duffalo | Miller,S | LeMay | Face | 91-60 | .603 | W1 |
| 9/29/1961 | 152 | | @ | Mil | L | 0-9 | | Sanford | Spahn | | Sanford | 91-61 | .599 | L1 |
| 10/1/1961 | 153 | 1 | @ | Mil | L | 6-7 | | O'Dell | Morehead | Nottebart | Jones,Sa | 91-62 | .595 | L2 |
| 10/1/1961 | 154 | 2 | @ | Mil | L | 2-12 | | McCormick | Piche | | McCormick | 91-63 | .591 | L3 |