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MLB Games on Friday May 17, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
New York YankeesAL4Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP935,253Fenway ParkNight2:25Sparky LyleBill Monbouquette------
Oakland AthleticsAL0Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP108,407Comiskey ParkNight2:42Joe HorlenJim Nash------
Baltimore OriolesAL6Cleveland IndiansAL2Box | PBP914,125Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:23Gene BrabenderLuis Tiant---Brown, Motton, Powell
Washington Senators IIAL3Detroit TigersAL7Box | PBP918,168Tiger StadiumNight2:30Joe SparmaSteve Jones---Howard, McMullen, Northrup
Houston AstrosNL0Los Angeles DodgersNL6Box | PBP917,374Dodger StadiumNight2:28Bill SingerLarry Dierker------
Atlanta BravesNL3New York MetsNL1Box | PBP1628,169Shea StadiumNight4:07Jim BrittonDanny Frisella---Shamsky
St. Louis CardinalsNL0Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Box | PBP1017,034Connie Mack StadiumDay2:30Woodie FrymanBob Gibson------
Cincinnati RedsNL3Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Box | PBP913,499Forbes FieldNight2:35Jim MaloneyAl McBeanTed AbernathyMay
Chicago CubsNL0San Francisco GiantsNL2Box | PBP99,517Candlestick ParkNight2:22Ray SadeckiJoe Niekro------
9 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, May 17, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Detroit Tigers312011.645-129884110-510-61318348.634
AL -223Baltimore Orioles311813.5812.0128933510-38-101317358.557
AL -335Cleveland Indians321814.5632.510776319-88-71296861.527
AL -446Minnesota Twins321715.5313.51181041412-85-71306268.477
AL -557Boston Red Sox321715.5313.5115122-78-79-81306961.531
AL -6614Oakland Athletics321517.4695.510398510-75-101306763.515
AL -7715California Angels331518.4556.0110133-238-67-121295277.403
AL -8816Washington Senators II321418.4386.596135-397-77-111295178.395
AL -9919Chicago White Sox291217.4147.07292-207-95-81335578.414
AL -101020New York Yankees341321.3828.591128-377-116-101287058.547
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -112St. Louis Cardinals322012.625-12491338-912-31307753.592
NL -224San Francisco Giants331914.5761.512211577-712-71296960.535
NL -338Atlanta Braves311615.5163.58992-37-89-71316566.496
NL -449Chicago Cubs351718.4864.5120147-278-119-71276760.528
NL -5510Cincinnati Reds331617.4854.512612068-88-91296762.519
NL -6611Philadelphia Phillies311516.4844.58899-117-128-41316170.466
NL -7712Pittsburgh Pirates311516.4844.59674226-99-71316566.496
NL -8813Los Angeles Dodgers341618.4715.08293-118-88-101286068.469
NL -9917New York Mets321418.4386.08977126-98-91305971.454
NL -101018Houston Astros301317.4336.094122-282-1311-41325973.447
20 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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