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MLB Games on Saturday May 8, 1971

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
New York YankeesAL2Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP1110,477Comiskey ParkNight2:47Steve KlineJoe Horlen---Herrmann
California AngelsAL5Cleveland IndiansAL2Box | PBP94,295Cleveland Municipal StadiumDay2:41Rudy MayRich HandDave LaRocheRepoz
Kansas City RoyalsAL1Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP915,441Tiger StadiumDay1:55Joe ColemanWally BunkerFred SchermanCash (2)
Boston Red SoxAL4Milwaukee BrewersAL2Box | PBP911,684County StadiumDay2:23Sonny SiebertLew KrausseKen TatumSmith, Voss
Washington Senators IIAL2Minnesota TwinsAL9Box | PBP99,091Metropolitan StadiumDay2:37Jim KaatDick Bosman---Howard, Oliva
Pittsburgh PiratesNL5Los Angeles DodgersNL3Box | PBP926,737Dodger StadiumNight2:39Nelson BrilesAl DowningDave GiustiPagan
Chicago CubsNL3Montreal ExposNL0Box | PBP920,699Jarry ParkNight2:07Ken HoltzmanErnie McAnally---Pepitone
Cincinnati RedsNL0San Diego PadresNL10Box | PBP90San Diego StadiumNight2:44Steve ArlinDon Gullett---Gaston
Cincinnati RedsNL7San Diego PadresNL4Box | PBP916,406San Diego StadiumNight3:06Gary NolanTom PhoebusWayne GrangerBench, May (2)
Atlanta BravesNL5San Francisco GiantsNL2Box | PBP910,751Candlestick ParkDay2:19Ron ReedRon BryantCecil UpshawAaron, Boyer, Henderson, Mays
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 Saturday, May 08, 1971

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East112Boston Red Sox26188.692-137106318-510-31366769.493
AL East223Baltimore Orioles25169.6401.511380337-79-21338548.639
AL East3512Detroit Tigers261313.5005.0105117-126-107-31367858.574
AL East4816Washington Senators II281315.4646.096110-145-58-101315081.382
AL East5917New York Yankees261214.4626.0100111-115-87-61367066.515
AL East61223Cleveland Indians27819.29610.579124-454-114-81355283.385
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West135Oakland Athletics301911.633-1291101911-38-81318249.626
AL West248California Angels301614.5333.01059879-57-91326072.455
AL West3610Kansas City Royals281414.5004.01039587-87-61337162.534
AL West4715Minnesota Twins291415.4834.5130112187-87-71316071.458
AL West51019Milwaukee Brewers261115.4236.06681-156-75-81355877.430
AL West61121Chicago White Sox271017.3707.591110-198-42-131356966.511
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East124New York Mets25169.640-9371228-58-41376770.489
NL East236Pittsburgh Pirates281711.6070.511376378-69-51348054.597
NL East347St. Louis Cardinals301713.5671.511310499-57-91327359.553
NL East459Montreal Expos211110.5243.05961-25-76-31406080.429
NL East5918Chicago Cubs281216.4295.595116-215-117-51347163.530
NL East61122Philadelphia Phillies25817.3208.076111-354-94-81375978.431
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West111San Francisco Giants29218.724-123843911-410-41336964.519
NL West2713Atlanta Braves281414.5006.5106116-108-56-91346866.507
NL West3611Houston Astros281414.5006.510085156-68-81346569.485
NL West4814Los Angeles Dodgers311516.4847.0117119-29-76-91317457.565
NL West51020Cincinnati Reds271116.4079.09199-85-86-81356867.504
NL West61224San Diego Padres28820.28612.587131-444-94-111335380.398
24 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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