MLB Standings after May 26 in 1961 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Detroit 27-13 .675 ---- 10-6 17-7
Cleveland 23-15 .605 3.0 8-7 15-8
NY Yankees 20-15 .571 4.5 12-6 8-9
Baltimore 22-18 .550 5.0 10-10 12-8
Minnesota 19-20 .487 7.5 11-14 8-6
Was Senators 19-22 .463 8.5 7-10 12-12
Kans City As 15-18 .455 8.5 11-10 4-8
Boston 15-20 .429 9.5 8-6 7-14
LA Angels 14-23 .378 11.5 13-11 1-12
Chi White Sox 14-24 .368 12.0 8-10 6-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
San Francisco 23-13 .639 ---- 11-9 12-4
Pittsburgh 20-14 .588 2.0 10-6 10-8
LA Dodgers 24-17 .585 1.5 11-10 13-7
Cincinnati 20-16 .556 3.0 11-6 9-10
Mil Braves 17-17 .500 5.0 8-9 9-8
St Louis 16-19 .457 6.5 9-8 7-11
Chi Cubs 12-24 .333 11.0 8-9 4-15
Philadelphia 11-23 .324 11.0 5-13 6-10
American League Games
LA Angels 5, Detroit 4
Was Senators 4, Minnesota 3
National League Games
Mil Braves 10, LA Dodgers 2
St Louis 12, Pittsburgh 2
San Francisco 3, Chi Cubs 2 (13 in)