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MLB Games on Friday August 7, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Cleveland IndiansAL8Baltimore OriolesAL5Box | PBP916,336Memorial StadiumNight3:09Al CicotteJerry WalkerMudcat Grant---
Detroit TigersAL3Boston Red SoxAL4Box | PBP921,099Fenway ParkNight2:32Bill MonbouquetteRay Narleski---Zernial
Kansas City AthleticsAL0New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP924,490Yankee Stadium INight2:22Whitey FordBud DaleyRyne DurenBauer, Berra
Chicago White SoxAL4Washington Senators IAL1Box | PBP97,702Griffith StadiumNight2:37Bob ShawBill Fischer------
Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Chicago CubsNL4Box | PBP97,434Wrigley FieldDay2:01Moe DrabowskyRon Kline---Banks, Schult
Cincinnati RedsNL2San Francisco GiantsNL3Box | PBP922,794Seals StadiumNight2:39Johnny AntonelliBrooks Lawrence------
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP98,764Sportsman's ParkNight2:32Lindy McDanielRuben Gomez---Boyer, Musial, Post
7 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 Friday, August 07, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1086543.602-4534351830-2333-22462917.630
AL -222Cleveland Indians1096445.5871.55294458434-1930-26452520.556
AL -336Baltimore Orioles1115655.50510.5405457-5227-2728-29431825.419
AL -448New York Yankees1075255.48612.54734482528-3124-24472720.574
AL -559Detroit Tigers1105357.48213.0512516-425-3129-25442321.523
AL -6610Kansas City Athletics1065155.48113.0475486-1122-3029-25481533.313
AL -7714Boston Red Sox1074958.45815.55124951722-3127-27472621.553
AL -8816Washington Senators I1104466.40022.0449526-7720-3424-32441925.432
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1086246.574-4964088830-2132-25462125.457
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1096148.5601.54974673027-2534-23472720.574
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1015645.5542.54554055021-2634-20553025.545
NL -447Chicago Cubs1025052.4909.0425432-727-2723-25522428.462
NL -5511St. Louis Cardinals1105258.47311.0481533-5224-3528-23441925.432
NL -6612Pittsburgh Pirates1095158.46811.5451503-5223-3328-25452718.600
NL -7713Cincinnati Reds1075057.46711.55355072820-3230-25472423.511
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1064462.41517.0409494-8519-3625-26482028.417
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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