1961 MLB Season Standings Before The All Star Break

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The New York Yankees had the best regular season record in the 1961 MLB season before the all star break at 65-36.

The New York Yankees had the best run differential in the 1961 regular season before the all star break at +133 runs.

The Kansas City Athletics had the worst run differential in the 1961 regular season before the all star break at -132 runs.

The Detroit Tigers had the most runs per game in the 1961 regular season before the all star break at 5.39 RPG.

The Baltimore Orioles allowed the fewest runs per game in the 1961 regular season before the all star break at 4.00 runs allowed per game.

	Team	Record	Streak	RPG	RPG Allowed	Run Differential	Playoff Result
1	New York Yankees	65-36	L2	5.34	4.02	+133	Won WS
2	Detroit Tigers	64-38	L3	5.39	4.32	+109
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	62-38	W8	4.88	4.37	+51
4	Cincinnati Reds	63-40	W1	4.68	4.25	+44	Lost WS
5	Baltimore Orioles	58-46	W2	4.37	4.00	+38
6	San Francisco Giants	54-46	W2	5.03	4.32	+71
7	Cleveland Indians	55-49	L1	4.85	4.55	+31
8	Milwaukee Braves	50-48	W1	4.73	4.48	+25
9	Chicago White Sox	51-53	L1	4.76	4.71	+5
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	45-48	L4	4.56	4.70	-13
11	St. Louis Cardinals	47-52	L1	4.62	4.51	+11
12	Boston Red Sox	47-58	W1	4.50	5.24	-77
13	Minnesota Twins	45-56	W5	4.55	5.04	-49
	Washington Senators	45-56	W1	4.23	4.75	-53
15	Los Angeles Angels	45-57	W1	4.59	4.64	-5
16	Chicago Cubs	43-56	L1	4.69	5.35	-66
17	Kansas City Athletics	37-63	L1	4.30	5.62	-132
18	Philadelphia Phillies	30-66	L2	3.88	5.16	-123

Team	Record	Streak	Run Diff
Yankees	65-36	L2	+133
Tigers	64-38	L3	+109
Orioles	58-46	W2	+38
Indians	55-49	L1	+31
White Sox	51-53	L1	+5
Red Sox	47-58	W1	-77
Twins	45-56	W5	-49
Senators	45-56	W1	-53
Angels	45-57	W1	-5
Athletics	37-63	L1	-132