Team game log -- 1961 St. Louis Cardinals
Regular season
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| Date | Gm# | # | | Opp | | Score | Inn | Starter | Win | Save | Loss | Rec | Pct | Strk |
| 4/11/1961 | 1 | | @ | Mil | L | 2-3 | 10 | Broglio | Spahn | | Gibson | 0-1 | .000 | L1 |
| 4/13/1961 | 2 | | @ | Mil | L | 1-4 | | Miller,B | Burdette | | Miller,B | 0-2 | .000 | L2 |
| 4/14/1961 | 3 | | | Cin | W | 14-4 | | Simmons | Simmons | | Hook | 1-2 | .333 | W1 |
| 4/15/1961 | 4 | | | Cin | W | 6-4 | 10 | Broglio | Tiefenauer | | Bridges,M | 2-2 | .500 | W2 |
| 4/16/1961 | 5 | | | Cin | L | 3-6 | | Sadecki | O'Toole | | Sadecki | 2-3 | .400 | L1 |
| 4/17/1961 | 6 | | @ | LAN | W | 18-7 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Podres | 3-3 | .500 | W1 |
| 4/18/1961 | 7 | | @ | LAN | W | 11-10 | 10 | Cicotte | Tiefenauer | | Sherry,L | 4-3 | .571 | W2 |
| 4/19/1961 | 8 | | @ | LAN | W | 7-4 | | Broglio | Broglio | Miller,B | Drysdale | 5-3 | .625 | W3 |
| 4/20/1961 | 9 | | @ | LAN | L | 2-11 | | Simmons | Williams,S | | Simmons | 5-4 | .556 | L1 |
| 4/23/1961 | 10 | 1 | @ | SF | W | 1-0 | | Broglio | Broglio | McDaniel | Jones,Sa | 6-4 | .600 | W1 |
| 4/23/1961 | 11 | 2 | @ | SF | L | 2-6 | | Gibson | Duffalo | O'Dell | Gibson | 6-5 | .545 | L1 |
| 4/25/1961 | 12 | | | Mil | W | 7-0 | | Simmons | Simmons | | Burdette | 7-5 | .583 | W1 |
| 4/26/1961 | 13 | | | Mil | L | 0-1 | | Jackson,L | Nottebart | Piche | Jackson,L | 7-6 | .538 | L1 |
| 4/28/1961 | 14 | | | Phi | W | 4-2 | | Broglio | Broglio | McDaniel | Roberts | 8-6 | .571 | W1 |
| 4/29/1961 | 15 | | | Phi | W | 2-1 | | Sadecki | Miller,B | | Mahaffey | 9-6 | .600 | W2 |
| 4/30/1961 | 16 | | | Phi | W | 5-4 | | Simmons | Miller,B | | Baldschun | 10-6 | .625 | W3 |
| 5/2/1961 | 17 | | | Pit | L | 1-2 | | Broglio | Haddix | | Broglio | 10-7 | .588 | L1 |
| 5/3/1961 | 18 | | | Pit | W | 4-2 | | Gibson | Gibson | McDaniel | Mizell | 11-7 | .611 | W1 |
| 5/6/1961 | 19 | | | ChN | L | 7-9 | | Sadecki | Anderson,B | Schaffernoth,J | Sadecki | 11-8 | .579 | L1 |
| 5/7/1961 | 20 | | | ChN | W | 8-7 | | Broglio | Jackson,L | | Wright | 12-8 | .600 | W1 |
| 5/10/1961 | 21 | | @ | Cin | W | 6-3 | | Simmons | Simmons | McDaniel | Jay | 13-8 | .619 | W2 |
| 5/12/1961 | 22 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-6 | | Broglio | Gibson | | Baldschun | 14-8 | .636 | W3 |
| 5/13/1961 | 23 | | @ | Phi | L | 5-6 | | Sadecki | Ferrarese | | Miller,B | 14-9 | .609 | L1 |
| 5/14/1961 | 24 | | @ | Phi | W | 8-3 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Green,D | 15-9 | .625 | W1 |
| 5/16/1961 | 25 | | @ | Pit | W | 2-1 | 10 | Simmons | Simmons | | Face | 16-9 | .640 | W2 |
| 5/17/1961 | 26 | | @ | Pit | W | 8-3 | | Broglio | Broglio | | Mizell | 17-9 | .654 | W3 |
| 5/19/1961 | 27 | | @ | ChN | W | 8-5 | 12 | Sadecki | Cicotte | | Brewer,J | 18-9 | .667 | W4 |
| 5/20/1961 | 28 | | @ | ChN | W | 15-0 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Ellsworth | 19-9 | .679 | W5 |
| 5/21/1961 | 29 | 1 | @ | ChN | L | 2-3 | | Simmons | Anderson,B | | Simmons | 19-10 | .655 | L1 |
| 5/21/1961 | 30 | 2 | @ | ChN | W | 7-1 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Drott | 20-10 | .667 | W1 |
| 5/22/1961 | 31 | | | SF | L | 3-5 | | Broglio | Sanford | Miller,S | Broglio | 20-11 | .645 | L1 |
| 5/23/1961 | 32 | | | SF | W | 12-11 | | Sadecki | Cicotte | | Bolin | 21-11 | .656 | W1 |
| 5/24/1961 | 33 | | | LAN | L | 7-8 | | Jackson,L | Craig | Perranoski | Jackson,L | 21-12 | .636 | L1 |
| 5/25/1961 | 34 | | | LAN | L | 1-5 | | Gibson | Koufax | Farrell,T | Gibson | 21-13 | .618 | L2 |
| 5/26/1961 | 35 | | | Pit | L | 4-6 | | Simmons | Face | | Miller,B | 21-14 | .600 | L3 |
| 5/27/1961 | 36 | | | Pit | W | 7-6 | | Broglio | Broglio | | Law | 22-14 | .611 | W1 |
| 5/28/1961 | 37 | | | Pit | W | 1-0 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | | Haddix | 23-14 | .622 | W2 |
| 5/29/1961 | 38 | | @ | LAN | W | 3-2 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Koufax | 24-14 | .632 | W3 |
| 5/30/1961 | 39 | | @ | LAN | L | 2-3 | | Gibson | Williams,S | | McDaniel | 24-15 | .615 | L1 |
| 5/31/1961 | 40 | | @ | SF | L | 9-11 | | Simmons | Miller,S | | Simmons | 24-16 | .600 | L2 |
| 6/1/1961 | 41 | | @ | SF | L | 0-5 | | Broglio | McCormick | | Broglio | 24-17 | .585 | L3 |
| 6/2/1961 | 42 | | @ | Mil | L | 4-6 | | Sadecki | Willey | Raymond | Sadecki | 24-18 | .571 | L4 |
| 6/3/1961 | 43 | | @ | Mil | L | 2-12 | | Jackson,L | Buhl | | Jackson,L | 24-19 | .558 | L5 |
| 6/4/1961 | 44 | | @ | Mil | W | 4-1 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Spahn | 25-19 | .568 | W1 |
| 6/5/1961 | 45 | | | ChN | L | 3-5 | | Simmons | Elston | | Simmons | 25-20 | .556 | L1 |
| 6/6/1961 | 46 | 1 | | ChN | L | 4-13 | | Broglio | Hobbie | | Broglio | 25-21 | .543 | L2 |
| 6/7/1961 | 47 | | | ChN | L | 3-6 | | Jackson,L | Anderson,B | | Jackson,L | 25-22 | .532 | L3 |
| 6/9/1961 | 48 | | | Cin | L | 1-5 | | Gibson | O'Toole | | Gibson | 25-23 | .521 | L4 |
| 6/10/1961 | 49 | | | Cin | W | 6-5 | | Simmons | Simmons | McDaniel | Jay | 26-23 | .531 | W1 |
| 6/11/1961 | 50 | 1 | | Cin | L | 8-9 | 11 | Sadecki | Bridges,M | | McDermott,M | 26-24 | .520 | L1 |
| 6/11/1961 | 51 | 2 | | Cin | L | 0-1 | | Broglio | Purkey | | Broglio | 26-25 | .510 | L2 |
| 6/13/1961 | 52 | | @ | Phi | W | 1-0 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Ferrarese | 27-25 | .519 | W1 |
| 6/15/1961 | 53 | | @ | Phi | W | 5-2 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | McDaniel | Mahaffey | 28-25 | .528 | W2 |
| 6/16/1961 | 54 | | @ | Pit | W | 10-1 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Haddix | 29-25 | .537 | W3 |
| 6/17/1961 | 55 | | @ | Pit | L | 1-11 | | Broglio | Shantz | | Broglio | 29-26 | .527 | L1 |
| 6/18/1961 | 56 | 1 | @ | Pit | L | 1-5 | | Simmons | Friend | | Simmons | 29-27 | .518 | L2 |
| 6/18/1961 | 57 | 2 | @ | Pit | L | 3-4 | | Jackson,L | Face | | McDaniel | 29-28 | .509 | L3 |
| 6/20/1961 | 58 | 1 | @ | Cin | W | 7-6 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | Miller,B | Nunn | 30-28 | .517 | W1 |
| 6/20/1961 | 59 | 2 | @ | Cin | W | 3-1 | | Gibson | Gibson | Cicotte | Jay | 31-28 | .525 | W2 |
| 6/21/1961 | 60 | | @ | Cin | W | 3-2 | 12 | Broglio | Miller,B | | Nunn | 32-28 | .533 | W3 |
| 6/22/1961 | 61 | | @ | Cin | W | 5-1 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | McDaniel | Purkey | 33-28 | .541 | W4 |
| 6/23/1961 | 62 | | | SF | L | 2-3 | | Simmons | O'Dell | Miller,S | Simmons | 33-29 | .532 | L1 |
| 6/24/1961 | 63 | | | SF | W | 8-3 | | Gibson | Gibson | | LeMay | 34-29 | .540 | W1 |
| 6/25/1961 | 64 | 1 | | SF | W | 5-4 | | Miller,B | McDermott,M | | Miller,S | 35-29 | .547 | W2 |
| 6/25/1961 | 65 | 2 | | SF | L | 10-20 | | Sadecki | Bolin | | Cicotte | 35-30 | .538 | L1 |
| 6/26/1961 | 66 | | | Mil | W | 6-5 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | McDermott,M | Burdette | 36-30 | .545 | W1 |
| 6/27/1961 | 67 | | | Mil | W | 10-9 | | Simmons | Cicotte | | Nottebart | 37-30 | .552 | W2 |
| 6/28/1961 | 68 | | | Mil | W | 4-2 | | Gibson | Gibson | McDermott,M | Hendley | 38-30 | .559 | W3 |
| 6/30/1961 | 69 | | @ | ChN | W | 6-4 | 10 | Sadecki | Anderson,C | McDermott,M | Anderson,B | 39-30 | .565 | W4 |
| 7/1/1961 | 70 | | @ | ChN | L | 4-5 | 10 | Miller,B | Elston | | McDermott,M | 39-31 | .557 | L1 |
| 7/2/1961 | 71 | | @ | ChN | L | 1-7 | | Cicotte | Hobbie | | Cicotte | 39-32 | .549 | L2 |
| 7/4/1961 | 72 | 1 | | Phi | L | 2-5 | 11 | Simmons | Baldschun | Sullivan,F | Broglio | 39-33 | .542 | L3 |
| 7/4/1961 | 73 | 2 | | Phi | L | 0-1 | | Sadecki | Green,D | Sullivan,F | Sadecki | 39-34 | .534 | L4 |
| 7/5/1961 | 74 | | @ | LAN | W | 6-5 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Farrell,T | 40-34 | .541 | W1 |
| 7/6/1961 | 75 | | @ | LAN | L | 1-12 | | Miller,B | Drysdale | | Miller,B | 40-35 | .533 | L1 |
| 7/7/1961 | 76 | | @ | SF | L | 4-5 | | Cicotte | Miller,S | | Broglio | 40-36 | .526 | L2 |
| 7/8/1961 | 77 | | @ | SF | W | 10-2 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | LeMay | 41-36 | .532 | W1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 78 | 1 | @ | SF | L | 0-1 | | Simmons | O'Dell | | Simmons | 41-37 | .526 | L1 |
| 7/9/1961 | 79 | 2 | @ | SF | W | 4-3 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | | Sanford | 42-37 | .532 | W1 |
| 7/13/1961 | 80 | | | Mil | W | 6-3 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Cloninger | 43-37 | .538 | W2 |
| 7/14/1961 | 81 | | | Mil | L | 5-6 | 10 | Jackson,L | Nottebart | | McDaniel | 43-38 | .531 | L1 |
| 7/15/1961 | 82 | | | Mil | L | 3-7 | | Sadecki | Burdette | | Sadecki | 43-39 | .524 | L2 |
| 7/16/1961 | 83 | | | Mil | L | 2-5 | | Cicotte | Hendley | McMahon | Cicotte | 43-40 | .518 | L3 |
| 7/17/1961 | 84 | 1 | | ChN | W | 8-5 | | Simmons | Simmons | Anderson,C | Cardwell | 44-40 | .524 | W1 |
| 7/17/1961 | 85 | 2 | | ChN | L | 6-9 | | Broglio | Elston | Anderson,B | Miller,B | 44-41 | .518 | L1 |
| 7/18/1961 | 86 | 1 | | ChN | L | 4-8 | | Jackson,L | Hobbie | | Miller,B | 44-42 | .512 | L2 |
| 7/18/1961 | 87 | 2 | | ChN | L | 3-12 | | Gibson | Drott | | Gibson | 44-43 | .506 | L3 |
| 7/19/1961 | 88 | | | SF | L | 4-8 | | Sadecki | McCormick | Miller,S | Sadecki | 44-44 | .500 | L4 |
| 7/20/1961 | 89 | | | SF | L | 1-12 | | Cicotte | Jones,Sa | | Cicotte | 44-45 | .494 | L5 |
| 7/21/1961 | 90 | | | LAN | L | 5-18 | | Simmons | Drysdale | | Simmons | 44-46 | .489 | L6 |
| 7/22/1961 | 91 | | | LAN | W | 7-6 | | Jackson,L | Miller,B | | Sherry,L | 45-46 | .495 | W1 |
| 7/23/1961 | 92 | | | LAN | L | 11-13 | | Gibson | Podres | Perranoski | Miller,B | 45-47 | .489 | L1 |
| 7/25/1961 | 93 | | @ | ChN | W | 4-3 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | Bauta | Anderson,B | 46-47 | .495 | W1 |
| 7/26/1961 | 94 | | @ | ChN | L | 0-2 | | Simmons | Cardwell | Schultz | Simmons | 46-48 | .489 | L1 |
| 7/27/1961 | 95 | | @ | ChN | L | 1-5 | | Cicotte | Hobbie | | Cicotte | 46-49 | .484 | L2 |
| 7/28/1961 | 96 | | @ | Mil | W | 4-2 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Hendley | 47-49 | .490 | W1 |
| 7/29/1961 | 97 | | @ | Mil | L | 5-8 | | Broglio | Cloninger | | McDaniel | 47-50 | .485 | L1 |
| 7/30/1961 | 98 | 1 | @ | Mil | L | 0-3 | | Sadecki | Burdette | | Anderson,C | 47-51 | .480 | L2 |
| 7/30/1961 | 99 | 2 | @ | Mil | L | 3-7 | | Gibson | Spahn | | Gibson | 47-52 | .475 | L3 |
| 8/2/1961 | 100 | | | Pit | W | 7-6 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | Bauta | Shantz | 48-52 | .480 | W1 |
| 8/3/1961 | 101 | | | Pit | L | 4-7 | | Cicotte | Haddix | Face | McDaniel | 48-53 | .475 | L1 |
| 8/4/1961 | 102 | | | Phi | L | 6-8 | | Broglio | Ferrarese | | Broglio | 48-54 | .471 | L2 |
| 8/5/1961 | 103 | | | Phi | W | 9-2 | | Simmons | Simmons | | Brown,P | 49-54 | .476 | W1 |
| 8/6/1961 | 104 | 1 | | Phi | W | 5-2 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | | Sullivan,F | 50-54 | .481 | W2 |
| 8/6/1961 | 105 | 2 | | Phi | L | 2-6 | | Gibson | Owens | | Gibson | 50-55 | .476 | L1 |
| 8/7/1961 | 106 | | | Cin | L | 3-4 | | Jackson,L | Johnson,K | Brosnan | Jackson,L | 50-56 | .472 | L2 |
| 8/8/1961 | 107 | | | Cin | W | 5-3 | | Broglio | Bauta | | Purkey | 51-56 | .477 | W1 |
| 8/9/1961 | 108 | | @ | Pit | W | 4-1 | | Simmons | Simmons | McDaniel | Gibbon | 52-56 | .481 | W2 |
| 8/10/1961 | 109 | | @ | Pit | L | 1-9 | | Sadecki | Francis | | Sadecki | 52-57 | .477 | L1 |
| 8/12/1961 | 110 | | @ | LAN | L | 2-7 | | Jackson,L | Podres | | Jackson,L | 52-58 | .473 | L2 |
| 8/13/1961 | 111 | | @ | LAN | L | 2-16 | | Gibson | Williams,S | | Gibson | 52-59 | .468 | L3 |
| 8/14/1961 | 112 | | @ | LAN | W | 19-5 | | Broglio | Broglio | | Drysdale | 53-59 | .473 | W1 |
| 8/15/1961 | 113 | | @ | SF | W | 3-1 | 12 | Simmons | Anderson,C | | Miller,S | 54-59 | .478 | W2 |
| 8/16/1961 | 114 | | @ | SF | W | 10-7 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | McDaniel | Jones,Sa | 55-59 | .482 | W3 |
| 8/17/1961 | 115 | | @ | SF | W | 3-2 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | Bauta | Miller,S | 56-59 | .487 | W4 |
| 8/18/1961 | 116 | | @ | Cin | L | 5-6 | | Gibson | Brosnan | | McDaniel | 56-60 | .483 | L1 |
| 8/19/1961 | 117 | | @ | Cin | L | 0-7 | | Simmons | Jay | | Simmons | 56-61 | .479 | L2 |
| 8/20/1961 | 118 | | @ | Cin | L | 3-5 | | Sadecki | O'Toole | Brosnan | Sadecki | 56-62 | .475 | L3 |
| 8/22/1961 | 119 | | | LAN | L | 2-5 | | Jackson,L | Podres | | Jackson,L | 56-63 | .471 | L4 |
| 8/23/1961 | 120 | | | LAN | W | 11-5 | | Simmons | Simmons | | Drysdale | 57-63 | .475 | W1 |
| 8/24/1961 | 121 | | | LAN | W | 9-6 | | Broglio | Broglio | Bauta | Williams,S | 58-63 | .479 | W2 |
| 8/25/1961 | 122 | | | SF | L | 3-8 | | Sadecki | O'Dell | | Sadecki | 58-64 | .475 | L1 |
| 8/26/1961 | 123 | | | SF | W | 4-2 | | Gibson | Gibson | | McCormick | 59-64 | .480 | W1 |
| 8/27/1961 | 124 | | | SF | W | 6-4 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | Bauta | Marichal | 60-64 | .484 | W2 |
| 8/29/1961 | 125 | 1 | @ | Phi | W | 7-4 | | Simmons | Simmons | McDaniel | Buzhardt | 61-64 | .488 | W3 |
| 8/29/1961 | 126 | 2 | @ | Phi | W | 8-2 | | Miller,B | Miller,B | | Owens | 62-64 | .492 | W4 |
| 8/30/1961 | 127 | | @ | Phi | W | 9-8 | 10 | Sadecki | Bauta | Anderson,C | Ferrarese | 63-64 | .496 | W5 |
| 8/31/1961 | 128 | | @ | Phi | W | 4-3 | | Gibson | Gibson | | Mahaffey | 64-64 | .500 | W6 |
| 9/1/1961 | 129 | | | Pit | W | 5-4 | | Jackson,L | Jackson,L | | Face | 65-64 | .504 | W7 |
| 9/2/1961 | 130 | | | Pit | W | 6-4 | | Broglio | Broglio | Bauta | Haddix | 66-64 | .508 | W8 |
| 9/3/1961 | 131 | | | Pit | W | 7-4 | | Simmons | Simmons | | Face | 67-64 | .511 | W9 |
| 9/4/1961 | 132 | | | Pit | W | 9-6 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | Miller,B | Francis | 68-64 | .515 | W10 |
| 9/5/1961 | 133 | | | Cin | L | 1-2 | | Gibson | Purkey | | Gibson | 68-65 | .511 | L1 |
| 9/6/1961 | 134 | | | Cin | L | 4-5 | | Jackson,L | Jay | Brosnan | Jackson,L | 68-66 | .507 | L2 |
| 9/8/1961 | 135 | | @ | Cin | L | 5-7 | | Broglio | Nunn | Brosnan | Broglio | 68-67 | .504 | L3 |
| 9/9/1961 | 136 | | @ | Cin | L | 1-7 | | Simmons | Johnson,K | | Simmons | 68-68 | .500 | L4 |
| 9/10/1961 | 137 | | @ | Cin | L | 3-4 | | Sadecki | Purkey | | Sadecki | 68-69 | .496 | L5 |
| 9/11/1961 | 138 | | | Mil | L | 0-6 | | Jackson,L | Burdette | | Jackson,L | 68-70 | .493 | L6 |
| 9/12/1961 | 139 | | | Mil | L | 1-4 | 10 | Gibson | Hendley | McMahon | Anderson,C | 68-71 | .489 | L7 |
| 9/14/1961 | 140 | 1 | | ChN | W | 5-4 | | Broglio | Bauta | | Schultz | 69-71 | .493 | W1 |
| 9/14/1961 | 141 | 2 | | ChN | L | 3-5 | | Simmons | Elston | Hobbie | Simmons | 69-72 | .489 | L1 |
| 9/16/1961 | 142 | | @ | Pit | L | 3-5 | | Sadecki | Face | | McDaniel | 69-73 | .486 | L2 |
| 9/17/1961 | 143 | | @ | Pit | W | 7-6 | | Jackson,L | Washburn | Bauta | Haddix | 70-73 | .490 | W1 |
| 9/18/1961 | 144 | | @ | Pit | L | 5-6 | | Gibson | Labine | Face | Gibson | 70-74 | .486 | L1 |
| 9/19/1961 | 145 | | | Phi | L | 4-5 | | Simmons | Buzhardt | | Simmons | 70-75 | .483 | L2 |
| 9/20/1961 | 146 | | | Phi | W | 4-3 | | Broglio | McDaniel | Bauta | Baldschun | 71-75 | .486 | W1 |
| 9/22/1961 | 147 | | | LAN | W | 5-3 | | Sadecki | Sadecki | McDaniel | Drysdale | 72-75 | .490 | W2 |
| 9/23/1961 | 148 | | | LAN | L | 2-6 | | Jackson,L | Podres | | Jackson,L | 72-76 | .486 | L1 |
| 9/24/1961 | 149 | | | LAN | W | 4-1 | | Gibson | Gibson | McDaniel | Koufax | 73-76 | .490 | W1 |
| 9/25/1961 | 150 | | @ | Mil | L | 0-8 | | Washburn | Willey | | Washburn | 73-77 | .487 | L1 |
| 9/26/1961 | 151 | | @ | Mil | L | 3-4 | | Sadecki | Burdette | | McDaniel | 73-78 | .483 | L2 |
| 9/27/1961 | 152 | | @ | ChN | L | 3-7 | | Jackson,L | Cardwell | | Jackson,L | 73-79 | .480 | L3 |
| 9/30/1961 | 153 | | @ | Phi | W | 7-3 | | Washburn | Washburn | McDaniel | Buzhardt | 74-79 | .484 | W1 |
| 10/1/1961 | 154 | | @ | Phi | L | 3-5 | | Gibson | Ferrarese | Sullivan,F | Gibson | 74-80 | .481 | L1 |