Biggest MLB Comebacks In 1961

What was the biggest MLB comeback in the 1961 season?

The Philadelphia Phillies had the biggest comeback win of the 1961 season, having come back from a 9 run deficit. The Phillies were trailing 2-11 in the top of the 8th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Jun 23, 1961, and came back and won the game 12-11.

What was the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1961 season?

The Boston Red Sox had the biggest 9th inning comeback win in the 1961 season, having come back from a 7 run deficit. The Red Sox were trailing 5-12 in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Washington Senators on Jun 18, 1961, and came back and won the game 13-12.

What MLB team had the most wins after being down by at least 3 runs in the 1961 season?

The Boston Red Sox had 12 wins after trailing by at least 3 runs, which was the most of any team in the 1961 MLB season. Their last 3-run comeback was against the Chicago White Sox on Sep 26, 1961, in which the Red Sox were trailing 2-5 in the bottom of the 7th and won the game 7-5.

Biggest 1961 MLB Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Run Deficit		Final Score
1	Jun 23, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ Pittsburgh Pirates	9	2-11, Top 8th	12-11
2	Jul 30, 1961	Boston Red Sox	vs Chicago White Sox	7	0-7, Bot 4th	9-8
	Jun 18, 1961	Boston Red Sox	vs Washington Senators	7	5-12, Bot 9th	13-12
	May 21, 1961	Pittsburgh Pirates	@ Philadelphia Phillies	7	2-9, Top 5th	13-11
5	Jun 16, 1961	Boston Red Sox	vs Washington Senators	6	0-6, Bot 3rd	14-9
	Jun 3, 1961	Chicago Cubs	@ Cincinnati Reds	6	0-6, Top 7th	10-7
	Jul 15, 1961	New York Yankees	@ Chicago White Sox	6	2-8, Top 6th	9-8
	Jul 4, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ St. Louis Cardinals	6	0-6, Top 5th	10-6
	Apr 30, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ St. Louis Cardinals	6	0-6, Top 8th	11-7
	Jul 17, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Chicago Cubs	6	0-6, Bot 7th	10-6
11	Jul 18, 1961	Baltimore Orioles	@ Detroit Tigers	5	1-6, Top 7th	8-7
	Jun 25, 1961	Baltimore Orioles	@ Los Angeles Angels	5	1-6, Top 5th	9-8
	Jun 18, 1961	Baltimore Orioles	@ Cleveland Indians	5	0-5, Top 2nd	8-5
	May 14, 1961	Chicago Cubs	@ Los Angeles Dodgers	5	0-5, Top 4th	10-8
	Apr 23, 1961	Cleveland Indians	@ Kansas City Athletics	5	1-6, Top 5th	10-8
	Sep 4, 1961	Kansas City Athletics	vs Los Angeles Angels	5	2-7, Bot 5th	13-7
	May 3, 1961	Los Angeles Angels	vs Baltimore Orioles	5	1-6, Bot 7th	7-6
	Apr 20, 1961	Milwaukee Braves	@ Philadelphia Phillies	5	1-6, Top 9th	7-6
	May 25, 1961	Minnesota Twins	vs Detroit Tigers	5	0-5, Bot 4th	7-6
	Aug 23, 1961	New York Yankees	@ Los Angeles Angels	5	1-6, Top 6th	8-6
	Sep 10, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ Chicago Cubs	5	1-6, Top 7th	14-6
	Jul 8, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	@ San Francisco Giants	5	0-5, Top 4th	9-7
23	Sep 11, 1961	Boston Red Sox	@ Washington Senators	4	0-4, Top 3rd	14-4
	Jun 17, 1961	Boston Red Sox	vs Washington Senators	4	1-5, Bot 5th	6-5
	Jun 8, 1961	Boston Red Sox	vs Los Angeles Angels	4	1-5, Bot 6th	6-5
	Jul 2, 1961	Chicago Cubs	vs St. Louis Cardinals	4	1-5, Bot 4th	10-9
	Aug 3, 1961	Chicago White Sox	@ Cleveland Indians	4	0-4, Top 2nd	8-6
	Jun 12, 1961	Chicago White Sox	@ Baltimore Orioles	4	1-5, Top 4th	9-8
	Aug 27, 1961	Cincinnati Reds	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	4	1-5, Bot 7th	6-5
	May 7, 1961	Cincinnati Reds	@ Milwaukee Braves	4	0-4, Top 8th	5-4
	Aug 29, 1961	Cleveland Indians	@ Washington Senators	4	0-4, Top 7th	6-4
	Aug 8, 1961	Cleveland Indians	vs Washington Senators	4	1-5, Bot 8th	6-5
	Jul 19, 1961	Cleveland Indians	vs Boston Red Sox	4	3-7, Bot 6th	9-8
	Jul 2, 1961	Cleveland Indians	@ Boston Red Sox	4	2-6, Top 7th	12-6
	May 22, 1961	Cleveland Indians	@ Minnesota Twins	4	1-5, Top 6th	7-5
	Sep 29, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Minnesota Twins	4	0-4, Top 5th	6-4
	Sep 24, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Los Angeles Angels	4	0-4, Top 5th	7-5
	Sep 22, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Los Angeles Angels	4	0-4, Top 3rd	6-4
	Jul 23, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Kansas City Athletics	4	2-6, Top 3rd	17-14
	Jul 1, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Baltimore Orioles	4	0-4, Top 5th	11-8
	May 7, 1961	Detroit Tigers	@ Chicago White Sox	4	2-6, Top 7th	8-6
	Jun 8, 1961	Kansas City Athletics	@ New York Yankees	4	1-5, Top 3rd	9-6
	Sep 29, 1961	Los Angeles Angels	vs Cleveland Indians	4	0-4, Bot 1st	6-4
	Jul 6, 1961	Los Angeles Angels	@ Minnesota Twins	4	2-6, Top 2nd	12-11
	Jul 4, 1961	Los Angeles Angels	vs Kansas City Athletics	4	0-4, Bot 3rd	7-5
	Aug 12, 1961	Milwaukee Braves	vs Chicago Cubs	4	1-5, Bot 6th	8-6
	Sep 9, 1961	Minnesota Twins	@ Kansas City Athletics	4	0-4, Top 6th	5-4
	Aug 8, 1961	Minnesota Twins	@ Boston Red Sox	4	0-4, Top 5th	6-5
	Sep 9, 1961	New York Yankees	vs Cleveland Indians	4	3-7, Bot 7th	8-7
	Jul 1, 1961	New York Yankees	vs Washington Senators	4	1-5, Bot 3rd	7-6
	Jul 17, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ San Francisco Giants	4	1-5, Top 4th	10-7
	Jul 14, 1961	Philadelphia Phillies	@ Los Angeles Dodgers	4	1-5, Top 8th	7-5
	Jul 7, 1961	Pittsburgh Pirates	@ Milwaukee Braves	4	1-5, Top 5th	6-5
	Aug 9, 1961	San Francisco Giants	vs Chicago Cubs	4	0-4, Bot 5th	6-5
	May 13, 1961	San Francisco Giants	vs Milwaukee Braves	4	0-4, Bot 3rd	8-5

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