1961 Final Standings

NL 

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                154   93   61    0  .604     -   710  653
Los Angeles Dodgers            154   89   65    0  .578   4.0   735  697
San Francisco Giants           155   85   69    1  .552   8.0   773  655
Milwaukee Braves               155   83   71    1  .539  10.0   712  656
St. Louis Cardinals            155   80   74    1  .519  13.0   703  668
Pittsburgh Pirates             154   75   79    0  .487  18.0   694  675
Chicago Cubs                   156   64   90    2  .416  29.0   689  800
Philadelphia Phillies          155   47  107    1  .305  46.0   584  796

AL 

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               163  109   53    1  .673     -   827  612
Detroit Tigers                 163  101   61    1  .623   8.0   841  671
Baltimore Orioles              163   95   67    1  .586  14.0   691  588
Chicago White Sox              163   86   76    1  .531  23.0   765  726
Cleveland Indians              161   78   83    0  .484  30.5   737  752
Boston Red Sox                 163   76   86    1  .469  33.0   729  792
Minnesota Twins                161   70   90    1  .438  38.0   707  778
Los Angeles Angels             162   70   91    1  .435  38.5   744  784
Kansas City Athletics          162   61  100    1  .379  47.5   683  863
Washington Senators            161   61  100    0  .379  47.5   618  776



World Series: New York Yankees (4) defeated Cincinnati Reds (1)