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MLB Games on Tuesday August 6, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Minnesota TwinsAL5Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP914,201Memorial StadiumNight2:49Jim MerrittGene BrabenderRon PerranoskiAllison
Boston Red SoxAL8Chicago White SoxAL2Box | PBP910,185Comiskey ParkNight2:28Jim LonborgCisco CarlosSparky LyleYastrzemski
Cleveland IndiansAL1Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP170Tiger StadiumNight4:28John WyattMike Paul---Wert
Cleveland IndiansAL2Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP948---Night:00Alvin DarkMayo SmithMickey LolichCash
California AngelsAL10Washington Senators IIAL3Box | PBP90RFK Memorial StadiumNight2:35Tom MurphyFrank BertainaDennis BennettEpstein, Hinton
California AngelsAL0Washington Senators IIAL1Box | PBP97,249RFK Memorial StadiumNight2:15Joe ColemanJim McGlothlin------
Chicago CubsNL4Atlanta BravesNL3Box | PBP910,602Atlanta StadiumNight2:34Joe NiekroPat JarvisPhil ReganAaron, Alou
New York MetsNL4Houston AstrosNL1Box | PBP913,298AstrodomeNight2:18Cal KoonceDave Giusti---Collins
Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP915,732Dodger StadiumNight2:36Bob MooseDon DrysdaleRon Kline---
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP96,246Candlestick ParkNight2:06Gaylord PerryLarry Jackson------
Cincinnati RedsNL5St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP926,299Busch Stadium IINight2:10Jim MaloneySteve Carlton---Cardenas
11 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 Tuesday, August 06, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Detroit Tigers1116942.622-4443529232-2537-17513417.667
AL -223Baltimore Orioles1086147.5656.53893266330-2531-22543024.556
AL -334Boston Red Sox1105951.5369.5425440-1527-2632-25522725.519
AL -445Cleveland Indians1146153.5359.53763463029-2731-27472522.532
AL -558Oakland Athletics1095653.51412.03693551427-2928-25532627.491
AL -6611Minnesota Twins1075156.47716.03883553322-3129-25552827.509
AL -7712New York Yankees1065056.47216.5343364-2125-2625-30563323.589
AL -8816California Angels1115160.45918.0356427-7127-3124-29511635.314
AL -9919Chicago White Sox1074760.43920.0323336-1320-2827-32552035.364
AL -101020Washington Senators II1074067.37427.0353465-11219-3921-28542529.463
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111St. Louis Cardinals1127240.643-41430810635-1837-22502525.500
NL -226Cincinnati Reds1085751.52813.04534341931-2425-28542628.481
NL -337Chicago Cubs1125953.52713.0408413-529-3130-22502525.500
NL -449San Francisco Giants1105654.50915.03783641428-2428-30523220.615
NL -5510Atlanta Braves1025052.49017.0300333-3320-2530-27603129.517
NL -6613Philadelphia Phillies1095158.46819.5364398-3427-3324-25532528.472
NL -7714Houston Astros1014754.46519.5323347-2419-2928-25612536.410
NL -8815Pittsburgh Pirates1044856.46220.0340336427-2921-27583226.552
NL -9917New York Mets1145262.45621.0337340-330-2922-33482127.438
NL -101018Los Angeles Dodgers1125062.44622.0289333-4423-3127-31502624.520
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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