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MLB Games on Thursday May 21, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City AthleticsAL0Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP92,572Fenway ParkDay3:05Tom BrewerNed GarverLeo KielyBusby, Gernert, Jensen
Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Chicago CubsNL0Box | PBP93,725Wrigley FieldDay1:51Ruben GomezBob Anderson------
Pittsburgh PiratesNL7St. Louis CardinalsNL2Box | PBP98,141Sportsman's ParkNight2:31Harvey HaddixLindy McDaniel------
3 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 21, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Cleveland 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 Athletics321517.4696.0149156-77-98-81225171.418
AL -5511Washington Senators I371720.4596.5165167-210-97-111174671.393
AL -6612Boston Red Sox331419.4247.5156166-107-87-111216160.504
AL -7714Detroit Tigers331320.3948.5158197-395-109-91216358.521
AL -8815New York Yankees311219.3878.5120139-198-94-101236756.545
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -112Milwaukee Braves322111.656-1661264010-510-71246559.524
NL -225San Francisco Giants351916.5433.5172135379-610-101196455.538
NL -336Chicago Cubs372017.5413.5169164510-1010-71175463.462
NL -447Los Angeles Dodgers382018.5264.0193203-1010-910-91186850.576
NL -558Cincinnati Reds351817.5144.5189193-47-1111-61195663.471
NL -6610Pittsburgh Pirates371720.4596.5156192-369-108-101176156.521
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals361521.4178.017516876-119-101185662.475
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies341222.35310.0149188-395-147-81205268.433
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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