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MLB Games on Thursday September 17, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Chicago CubsNL2Box | PBP9598Wrigley FieldDay2:10Robin RobertsGlen Hobbie---Banks, Noren
Cincinnati RedsNL3Los Angeles DodgersNL4Box | PBP932,992Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:10Danny McDevittBob PurkeyLarry SherryGilliam, Snider
Milwaukee BravesNL6San Francisco GiantsNL13Box | PBP921,617Seals StadiumDay2:46Jack SanfordWarren SpahnSam JonesBressoud, Davenport, Mathews (2), Mays
Pittsburgh PiratesNL7St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP94,970Sportsman's ParkNight:00Harvey HaddixLarry Jackson---Virdon
4 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, September 17, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1499158.611-6335716243-3146-29532.600
AL -222Cleveland Indians1468462.5755.56906078343-3141-31853.625
AL -337New York Yankees1477473.50316.06526163637-3937-34752.714
AL -448Detroit Tigers1467274.49317.5686689-333-4140-32844.500
AL -559Baltimore Orioles1477275.49018.0528592-6433-3638-40725.286
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1456976.47620.06836641931-4238-34963.667
AL -7714Kansas City Athletics1446282.43126.5630692-6226-4536-371046.400
AL -8816Washington Senators I1466185.41828.5588659-7129-4532-40826.250
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1468264.562-67456610840-3242-32817.125
NL -224Milwaukee Braves1387662.5512.06385578131-3644-2718108.556
NL -335Los Angeles Dodgers1468066.5482.06526292335-3445-321082.800
NL -446Pittsburgh Pirates1437271.5038.5600625-2531-4441-271165.545
NL -5510Cincinnati Reds1487276.48611.07417053631-4241-34624.333
NL -6611Chicago Cubs1406773.47912.0598619-2134-3733-361477.500
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals1466680.45216.0598682-8429-4837-32853.625
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1476285.42220.5571689-11826-4735-39725.286
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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