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MLB Games on Saturday September 26, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IAL4Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP115,428Fenway ParkDay2:48Nelson ChittumBill Fischer---Jensen, Killebrew
Kansas City AthleticsAL8Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP98,108Cleveland Municipal StadiumDay2:20Ken JohnsonJohn BriggsDick TomanekTanner, Williams
Chicago White SoxAL10Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP99,814Briggs StadiumDay2:14Early WynnJim ProctorTurk LownBattey, Bolling, Callison, Lepcio
Baltimore OriolesAL7New York YankeesAL2Box | PBP1118,826Yankee Stadium IDay3:03Hal BrownEli Grba---Blanchard, Pilarcik
Los Angeles DodgersNL2Chicago CubsNL12Box | PBP99,348Wrigley FieldDay2:46Dave HillmanJohnny Podres---Dark
Pittsburgh PiratesNL6Cincinnati RedsNL7Box | PBP94,703Crosley FieldDay2:19Bob PurkeyDon Gross---Foiles, Gilbert, Stevens, Stuart, Temple, Thomas
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Milwaukee BravesNL3Box | PBP923,763County StadiumDay1:59Warren SpahnRobin Roberts------
San Francisco GiantsNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP89,860Sportsman's ParkNight1:51Sam JonesVinegar Bend Mizell---Mays, McCovey
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 Saturday, September 26, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1559461.606-6615946745-3247-31-10-1.000
AL -222Cleveland Indians1538964.5824.074064010046-3143-33101.000
AL -336New York Yankees1547975.51314.56866444239-3940-36000---
AL -448Detroit Tigers1537677.49717.0719724-535-4242-34101.000
AL -559Boston Red Sox1527478.48718.57176892832-4442-34211.500
AL -6611Baltimore Orioles1547480.48119.5548620-7235-4138-40000---
AL -7715Kansas City Athletics1526488.42128.5670752-8228-4836-402201.000
AL -8816Washington Senators I1536390.41230.0617695-7829-4734-43101.000
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Los Angeles Dodgers1538568.556-6896622740-3645-323301.000
NL -224Milwaukee Braves1448064.5560.56735848934-3745-281266.500
NL -335San Francisco Giants1528369.5461.56965979941-3442-35202.000
NL -447Pittsburgh Pirates1487573.5077.5631648-1731-4544-28633.500
NL -5510Chicago Cubs1487276.48610.5650658-835-3937-37624.333
NL -6612Cincinnati Reds1537380.47712.07557312431-4642-341101.000
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals1526983.45415.5625716-9129-4840-352201.000
NL -8814Philadelphia Phillies1546589.42220.5597720-12327-4937-410-11---
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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