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MLB Games on Wednesday August 16, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL4Cleveland IndiansAL6Box | PBP94,516Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:17Jim PerryTracy Stallard---Romano
Baltimore OriolesAL8Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP919,754Tiger StadiumDay2:56Milt PappasJim Bunning---Brandt, Gentile, Robinson
Kansas City AthleticsAL12Minnesota TwinsAL7Box | PBP918,894Metropolitan StadiumNight2:50Norm BassPedro RamosBill FischerAllison, Bass, Johnson, Killebrew
Chicago White SoxAL4New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP929,728Yankee Stadium IDay2:24Ralph TerryTurk Lown---Landis (2), Maris (2)
Los Angeles AngelsAL2Washington Senators IIAL3Box | PBP93,497Griffith StadiumNight2:42Dick DonovanKen McBride------
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Chicago CubsNL9Box | PBP96,390Wrigley FieldDay2:46Don CardwellChris Short---Dalrymple, Santo
Cincinnati RedsNL6Los Angeles DodgersNL0Box | PBP90Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:22Bob PurkeyLarry Sherry---Robinson
Cincinnati RedsNL8Los Angeles DodgersNL0Box | PBP972,140Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:21Jim O'TooleJohnny Podres---Freese (2), Johnson
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Milwaukee BravesNL2Box | PBP918,330County StadiumDay2:13Warren SpahnBob Friend---Thomas
St. Louis CardinalsNL3San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP910,585Candlestick ParkDay2:11Jack SanfordRay Sadecki---Alou, Cepeda, Musial
10 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 Wednesday, August 16, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1197841.655-62747914830-2648-15433112.721
AL -222Detroit Tigers1197643.6392.062650412236-1839-26432518.581
AL -335Baltimore Orioles1226953.56610.55314656633-2535-29402614.650
AL -448Cleveland Indians1186157.51716.55595421727-2634-31431726.395
AL -559Chicago White Sox1186058.50817.55515361519-3741-21442618.591
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1235766.46323.0556621-6519-4038-26391920.487
AL -7713Minnesota Twins1195168.42927.0542607-6523-4128-27411922.463
AL -8814Washington Senators II1164967.42227.5489552-6322-3927-28451233.267
AL -9916Kansas City Athletics1194376.36135.0500660-16022-4721-29421824.429
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---18.50000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Cincinnati Reds1197346.613-5594936640-2533-21352015.571
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1136944.6111.05424915134-1635-28412021.488
NL -336San Francisco Giants1136251.5498.05594827730-2332-28412318.561
NL -447Milwaukee Braves1126052.5369.55324884432-2628-26422319.548
NL -5510St. Louis Cardinals1155857.50413.0515509624-3433-24392217.564
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates1105456.49114.55174902726-2728-29442123.477
NL -7715Chicago Cubs1144866.42122.5532613-8118-4129-26401624.400
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies1143183.27239.5416606-19018-4112-43401624.400
18 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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