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MLB Games on Friday August 16, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Detroit TigersAL4Boston Red SoxAL0Box | PBP935,323Fenway ParkDay2:36Denny McLainJim Lonborg---Kaline
Washington Senators IIAL4California AngelsAL2Box | PBP921,361Anaheim StadiumNight2:49Joe ColemanBill HarrelsonDave Baldwin---
Chicago White SoxAL3Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP128,519Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight3:06Eddie FisherHoyt Wilhelm---Ward
Baltimore OriolesAL2Minnesota TwinsAL5Box | PBP919,812Metropolitan StadiumNight2:30Jim KaatTom Phoebus------
New York YankeesAL2Oakland AthleticsAL1Box | PBP912,861Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:36Al DowningJim NashLindy McDanielTresh
Cincinnati RedsNL11Chicago CubsNL7Box | PBP99,509Wrigley FieldDay2:37Jim MaloneyBill HandsClay CarrollBanks, Cardenas, Hundley, Jones, Maloney, Whitfield
Houston AstrosNL3New York MetsNL1Box | PBP1223,014Shea StadiumNight3:31Tom DukesRon Taylor---Martin, Wynn
San Francisco GiantsNL7Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Box | PBP918,586Connie Mack StadiumNight3:14Joe GibbonGary WagnerBill MonbouquetteDietz
Los Angeles DodgersNL8Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP98,221Forbes FieldNight2:49Don DrysdaleAl McBeanJack Billingham---
Atlanta BravesNL5St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP942,580Busch Stadium IINight2:14Milt PappasSteve CarltonClaude RaymondTorre
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 Friday, August 16, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Detroit Tigers1217744.636-49437511935-2642-18412615.634
AL -223Baltimore Orioles1206951.5757.54333666733-2836-23422220.524
AL -334Boston Red Sox1226656.54111.5465478-1330-2936-27402020.500
AL -445Cleveland Indians1246658.53212.53973821532-3033-29372017.541
AL -559Oakland Athletics1216358.52114.04123892332-3130-28411922.463
AL -6611Minnesota Twins1195762.47919.04354013425-3432-28432221.512
AL -7713New York Yankees1175562.47020.0378403-2529-2726-35452817.622
AL -8817California Angels1215467.44623.0384459-7529-3425-33411328.317
AL -9919Chicago White Sox1194970.41227.0347374-2721-3328-37431825.419
AL -101020Washington Senators II1184573.38130.5386504-11822-4123-32432023.465
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111St. Louis Cardinals1227844.639-44733810939-2139-23401921.475
NL -226San Francisco Giants1206357.52514.04073842331-2532-32422517.595
NL -337Chicago Cubs1226458.52514.0458468-1032-3332-25402020.500
NL -448Cincinnati Reds1176156.52114.55004851532-2628-31452223.489
NL -5510Atlanta Braves1115457.48618.5342369-2722-2732-30512724.529
NL -6612Houston Astros1095257.47719.5351366-1522-3130-26532033.377
NL -7714Philadelphia Phillies1195564.46221.5388428-4029-3626-28432122.488
NL -8815New York Mets1235667.45522.5356361-532-3324-34391722.436
NL -9916Pittsburgh Pirates1105060.45522.0350355-528-3122-29523022.577
NL -101018Los Angeles Dodgers1195366.44523.5302347-4523-3330-33432320.535
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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