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MLB Games on Tuesday August 20, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL2California AngelsAL7Box | PBP910,136Anaheim StadiumNight2:37Clyde WrightTom Phoebus------
Boston Red SoxAL1Cleveland IndiansAL2Box | PBP96,075Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:00Sam McDowellGary Bell---Scott
Chicago White SoxAL0Detroit TigersAL7Box | PBP90Tiger StadiumNight2:09John HillerJack Fisher---Brown
Chicago White SoxAL10Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP948,814Tiger StadiumNight2:19Gary PetersDenny McLain---Ward
New York YankeesAL5Minnesota TwinsAL0Box | PBP916,141Metropolitan StadiumNight2:08Mel StottlemyreDave Boswell---Kosco
Washington Senators IIAL7Oakland AthleticsAL5Box | PBP90Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:24Frank BertainaJim NashDennis HigginsBando, Epstein, Monday, Unser
Washington Senators IIAL3Oakland AthleticsAL4Box | PBP95,529Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumNight2:45Diego SeguiBob Humphreys---Alyea, Campaneris, Cater
Atlanta BravesNL5Chicago CubsNL6Box | PBP1016,749Wrigley FieldDay3:28Joe NiekroClaude Raymond---Niekro, Smith (2)
Pittsburgh PiratesNL8Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP98,103Crosley FieldNight2:54Dock EllisJay RitchieRon KlinePerez
San Francisco GiantsNL0New York MetsNL8Box | PBP933,684Shea StadiumNight2:53Tom SeaverRay SadeckiCal KoonceSwoboda
St. Louis CardinalsNL2Philadelphia PhilliesNL8Box | PBP99,379Connie Mack StadiumNight2:14Larry JacksonNelson Briles---Dalrymple, Rojas
Los Angeles DodgersNL5Houston AstrosNL8Box | PBP919,534AstrodomeNight3:00Larry DierkerDon DrysdaleDanny Coombs---
12 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 20, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Detroit Tigers1257946.632-51439811636-2743-19372413.649
AL -223Baltimore Orioles1247252.5816.54513767536-2936-23381919.500
AL -334Boston Red Sox1266858.54011.5482491-931-3037-28361818.500
AL -446Cleveland Indians1296861.52713.0408403532-3035-32321814.563
AL -559Oakland Athletics1266462.50815.54284131532-3131-32361818.500
AL -6611New York Yankees1215863.47919.0393410-1732-2826-35412516.610
AL -7713Minnesota Twins1235865.47220.04394211825-3433-31392118.538
AL -8816California Angels1255768.45622.0402469-6729-3428-34371027.270
AL -9919Chicago White Sox1245272.41926.5374392-1824-3528-37381523.395
AL -101020Washington Senators II1234776.38231.0407525-11824-4423-32381820.474
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111St. Louis Cardinals1268046.635-46335011340-2240-24361719.472
NL -225Cincinnati Reds1226557.53313.05235002335-2629-32401822.450
NL -337San Francisco Giants1246559.52414.04174011633-2732-32382315.605
NL -448Chicago Cubs1276661.52014.5473486-1332-3334-28351817.514
NL -5510Houston Astros1135558.48718.5366381-1524-3231-26491732.347
NL -6612Atlanta Braves1155560.47819.5352392-4023-3032-30472621.553
NL -7714Philadelphia Phillies1235766.46321.5405441-3629-3628-30391920.487
NL -8815Pittsburgh Pirates1135261.46021.5366367-129-3223-29492821.571
NL -9917New York Mets1285870.45323.0374369532-3326-37341519.441
NL -101018Los Angeles Dodgers1215368.43824.5308360-5223-3530-33412318.561
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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