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MLB Games on Thursday May 7, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL1Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP94,215Briggs StadiumDay2:03Frank LaryIke Delock------
Baltimore OriolesAL10Washington Senators IAL1Box | PBP915,058Griffith StadiumNight2:41Jerry WalkerPedro Ramos---Bertoia, Nieman, Pilarcik, Triandos
Philadelphia PhilliesNL4Pittsburgh PiratesNL5Box | PBP1010,358Forbes FieldNight2:24Roy FaceJim Owens---Anderson, Bouchee, Kluszewski
Los Angeles DodgersNL2San Francisco GiantsNL1Box | PBP914,216Seals StadiumDay2:34Stan WilliamsJack Sanford---Larker
Chicago CubsNL3St. Louis CardinalsNL4Box | PBP97,291Sportsman's ParkNight2:32Howie NunnDon Elston---Banks, Crowe, Marshall (2), Musial
5 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Thursday, May 07, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Cleveland Indians20146.700-12162595-09-61347559.560
AL -223Baltimore Orioles22139.5912.090101-119-64-31326171.462
AL -337Washington Senators I241311.5423.011410689-74-41305080.385
AL -448Chicago White Sox211110.5243.5101113-126-34-81338350.624
AL -5510Kansas City Athletics221111.5004.0107117-103-38-81325577.417
AL -6611Boston Red Sox20911.4505.01039854-75-41346668.493
AL -7714New York Yankees21912.4295.59079118-91-31337063.526
AL -8816Detroit Tigers22616.2739.095145-501-66-91327062.530
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -112Milwaukee Braves20137.650-10787204-38-51367363.537
NL -224Cincinnati Reds21129.5711.5140114261-311-61336271.466
NL -335Los Angeles Dodgers251411.5601.512812538-86-31317457.565
NL -446San Francisco Giants221210.5452.0949049-63-41327161.538
NL -559Chicago Cubs241212.5003.010210118-84-41306268.477
NL -6612Pittsburgh Pirates231013.4354.590107-174-56-81316863.519
NL -7713Philadelphia Phillies21912.4294.598109-112-47-81335578.414
NL -8815St. Louis Cardinals24816.3337.092118-266-112-51306367.485
16 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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