MLB Standings after May 17 in 1961 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Detroit 23-9 .719 ---- 10-6 13-3
NY Yankees 16-12 .571 5.0 8-5 8-7
Minnesota 16-13 .552 5.5 8-8 8-5
Cleveland 16-14 .533 6.0 6-7 10-7
Baltimore 15-16 .484 7.5 4-10 11-6
Kans City As 12-13 .480 7.5 9-7 3-6
Was Senators 15-17 .469 8.0 6-10 9-7
Chi White Sox 12-16 .429 9.0 8-10 4-6
Boston 11-17 .393 10.0 4-5 7-12
LA Angels 9-18 .333 11.5 8-6 1-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
San Francisco 20-9 .690 ---- 11-6 9-3
Pittsburgh 16-11 .593 3.0 10-6 6-5
Cincinnati 17-12 .586 3.0 8-2 9-10
LA Dodgers 19-14 .576 3.0 11-10 8-4
Mil Braves 13-13 .500 5.5 6-7 7-6
St Louis 11-15 .423 7.5 6-6 5-9
Chi Cubs 10-19 .345 10.0 6-4 4-15
Philadelphia 8-21 .276 12.0 4-11 4-10
American League Games
Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Detroit 9, Baltimore 1
Was Senators 8, NY Yankees 7
National League Games
San Francisco 4, Chi Cubs 3
Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 1
LA Dodgers 2, Mil Braves 1 (11 in)
Pittsburgh 4, St Louis 3