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MLB Games on Friday August 28, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL4Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP1018,071Fenway ParkNight2:54Nelson ChittumBilly Loes---Gernert
Chicago White SoxAL7Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP970,398Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:32Bob ShawMudcat Grant---Lollar
Detroit TigersAL6Kansas City AthleticsAL5Box | PBP1010,459Municipal StadiumNight2:19Frank LaryTom SturdivantTom MorganBerberet, Yost
New York YankeesAL4Washington Senators IAL0Box | PBP915,202Griffith StadiumNight2:16Art DitmarCamilo Pascual---Ditmar
Milwaukee BravesNL9Chicago CubsNL3Box | PBP915,929Wrigley FieldDay2:53Lew BurdetteBob Anderson---Aaron, Adcock, Altman, Crandall
San Francisco GiantsNL5Los Angeles DodgersNL0Box | PBP966,068Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:20Sam JonesDon Drysdale---Mays
Philadelphia PhilliesNL0Pittsburgh PiratesNL9Box | PBP920,926Forbes FieldNight2:26Vern LawEd Keegan---Burgess, Clemente, Nelson
Cincinnati RedsNL2St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP913,606Sportsman's ParkNight2:25Marshall BridgesDon Newcombe------
8 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 28, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1287850.609-5475044336-2640-26261610.615
AL -222Cleveland Indians1277552.5912.56135288537-2438-28271413.519
AL -337Detroit Tigers1286365.49215.0605605027-3237-32261313.500
AL -448Baltimore Orioles1266264.49215.0468526-5831-3330-32281216.429
AL -559New York Yankees1296366.48815.55745591535-3728-2925169.640
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1275968.46518.56105931730-3829-30271611.593
AL -7713Kansas City Athletics1265868.46019.0567590-2322-3336-3528820.286
AL -8816Washington Senators I1275176.40226.5509588-7927-4124-35271215.444
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1297356.566-5995128740-3033-26251015.400
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1297059.5433.05835691435-3435-2527189.667
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1206555.5423.55504846626-3238-24362115.583
NL -446Pittsburgh Pirates1256461.5127.0539561-2226-3438-27291415.483
NL -5510Chicago Cubs1225963.48410.5533542-931-3428-29321517.469
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds1296267.48111.06606213924-3638-31251213.480
NL -7714St. Louis Cardinals1316071.45814.0548617-6925-4135-30231112.478
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1315576.42019.0519625-10621-3933-3823914.391
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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