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MLB Games on Thursday July 2, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
New York YankeesAL1Baltimore OriolesAL3Box | PBP918,487Memorial StadiumNight2:18Jerry WalkerDon Larsen---Lopez, Nieman
Chicago White SoxAL7Detroit TigersAL9Box | PBP929,312Briggs StadiumNight3:00Don MossiBob ShawDave SislerChrisley, Maxwell, Smith
Cleveland IndiansAL4Kansas City AthleticsAL6Box | PBP99,416Municipal StadiumNight3:00Ray HerbertGary BellJohnny KucksDeMaestri, Held
Boston Red SoxAL3Washington Senators IAL6Box | PBP103,677Griffith StadiumDay2:48Dick HydeLeo Kiely---Allison, Jensen, Keough, Lemon
San Francisco GiantsNL4Chicago CubsNL10Box | PBP912,320Wrigley FieldDay2:15Glen HobbieEddie FisherDon ElstonBanks, Dark, Long
Cincinnati RedsNL6Philadelphia PhilliesNL7Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumNight2:54Don CardwellJim BrosnanTurk FarrellFreese
Cincinnati RedsNL8Philadelphia PhilliesNL4Box | PBP915,428Connie Mack StadiumNight2:34Don NewcombeRuben Gomez---Ashburn, Bell, Newcombe
Milwaukee BravesNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP1028,282Forbes FieldNight2:22Vern LawDon McMahon------
Los Angeles DodgersNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP925,704Sportsman's ParkNight:00Danny McDevittDick Ricketts------
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 Thursday, July 02, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -114Cleveland Indians724032.556-3362904622-1318-19824933.598
AL -225Chicago White Sox744034.5411.0320327-721-1618-19805426.675
AL -336Detroit Tigers764036.5262.0374382-820-1921-16783642.462
AL -447Baltimore Orioles753936.5202.5279321-4219-1520-21793544.443
AL -558New York Yankees743836.5143.03412994224-1814-18804139.513
AL -6611Washington Senators I743539.4736.0334337-318-1717-22802852.350
AL -7714Kansas City Athletics713140.4378.5320335-1516-2115-19833548.422
AL -8815Boston Red Sox723141.4319.0325338-1315-2016-21824438.537
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111Milwaukee Braves724230.583-3372983918-1723-14844440.524
NL -222San Francisco Giants774334.5581.53753165921-1622-18774037.519
NL -333Los Angeles Dodgers794435.5571.53853592618-1726-18774433.571
NL -449Pittsburgh Pirates804139.5135.0347375-2820-2221-17743737.500
NL -5510Chicago Cubs723636.5006.0313319-620-1816-18823844.463
NL -6612St. Louis Cardinals753540.4678.53573372016-2419-16793643.456
NL -7713Cincinnati Reds763442.44710.0379398-1913-2421-18784038.513
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies752847.37315.5292383-9110-2918-18793643.456
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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