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MLB Games on Wednesday May 20, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Chicago White SoxAL5Baltimore OriolesAL2Box | PBP916,026Memorial StadiumDay2:30Dick DonovanJack Harshman---Harshman
Kansas City AthleticsAL8Boston Red SoxAL2Box | PBP93,256Fenway ParkDay2:30Ray HerbertBilly Hoeft---Maris
Detroit TigersAL13New York YankeesAL6Box | PBP912,775Yankee Stadium IDay3:17Frank LaryBobby Shantz---Berra (2), Harris, Mantle, Yost (2)
Cleveland IndiansAL5Washington Senators IAL3Box | PBP913,395Griffith StadiumNight2:37Herb ScoreRuss KemmererJim PerryKillebrew
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Chicago CubsNL7Box | PBP94,825Wrigley FieldDay3:09Moe DrabowskyDon CardwellDon ElstonBanks, Hanebrink
Cincinnati RedsNL4Los Angeles DodgersNL8Box | PBP90Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:29Danny McDevittBrooks Lawrence---Pignatano, Snider
Cincinnati RedsNL7Los Angeles DodgersNL5Box | PBP932,252Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight:00Don NewcombeCarl Erskine---Bell, McMillan, Moon, Neal (2)
Milwaukee BravesNL3San Francisco GiantsNL6Box | PBP917,825Seals StadiumDay2:15Mike McCormickBob BuhlSam JonesAaron, Alou
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL11Box | PBP98,555Sportsman's ParkNight2:31Vinegar Bend MizellBob Friend---Boyer
9 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 Wednesday, May 20, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Cleveland Indians322111.656-1811166512-59-61226854.557
AL -223Chicago White Sox352213.6290.51801542614-57-91197247.605
AL -334Baltimore Orioles352015.5712.5131145-1410-610-91195465.454
AL -449Kansas City Athletics311516.4845.5149151-27-88-81235172.415
AL -5510Washington Senators I371720.4596.5165167-210-97-111174671.393
AL -6613Boston Red Sox321319.4068.0151166-157-86-111226260.508
AL -7714Detroit Tigers331320.3948.5158197-395-109-91216358.521
AL -8815New York Yankees311219.3878.5120139-198-94-101236756.545
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111Milwaukee Braves322111.656-1661264010-510-71246559.524
NL -225Chicago Cubs362016.5563.0169161810-1010-61185464.458
NL -336San Francisco Giants351916.5433.5172135379-610-101196455.538
NL -447Los Angeles Dodgers382018.5264.0193203-1010-910-91186850.576
NL -558Cincinnati Reds351817.5144.5189193-47-1111-61195663.471
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates361620.4447.0149190-418-108-101186256.525
NL -7712St. Louis Cardinals351520.4297.5173161126-119-91195663.471
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies331122.33310.5146188-424-147-81215368.438
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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