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Monday, September 21,1959

Monday, September 21,1959

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1959 reg season 1959-09-21 Milwaukee Braves  8 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp Forbes Field Warren Spahn Bob Friend Don McMahon 17,205 2:55
1959 reg season 1959-09-21 Chicago Cubs  12 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Sportsman's Park III Glen Hobbie Tom Hughes -- 4,083 2:59
2 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1959 AL -- Chicago White Sox franchise | log 152 92 60 .605 0.0 642 581 61 L2 43-31 47-31 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1959 AL -- Cleveland Indians franchise | log 149 87 62 .584 3.5 718 619 99 W3 46-31 41-31 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1959 AL -- New York Yankees franchise | log 150 76 74 .507 15.0 666 627 39 W2 37-39 39-35 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1959 AL -- Detroit Tigers franchise | log 149 74 75 .497 16.5 696 698 -2 W2 35-42 40-32 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1959 AL -- Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 150 73 77 .487 18.0 536 605 -69 L1 34-38 38-40 5 5 9 Yes dnq
1959 AL -- Boston Red Sox franchise | log 148 70 78 .473 20.0 694 678 16 L2 32-44 38-34 6 6 12 -- dnq
1959 AL -- Washington Senators I franchise | log 149 63 86 .423 27.5 601 667 -66 W1 29-45 34-41 7 7 14 -- dnq
1959 AL -- Kansas City Athletics franchise | log 147 62 85 .422 27.5 642 720 -78 L3 26-45 36-40 8 8 15 -- dnq
1959 NL -- Milwaukee Braves franchise | log 141 79 62 .560 0.0 663 571 92 W3 34-36 44-27 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1959 NL -- Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 149 83 66 .557 0.0 669 635 34 W4 38-34 45-32 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (White Sox)
1959 NL -- San Francisco Giants franchise | log 149 82 67 .550 1.0 680 583 97 L3 40-32 42-35 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1959 NL -- Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 146 74 72 .507 7.5 620 637 -17 L1 31-44 43-28 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1959 NL -- Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 150 72 78 .480 11.5 745 719 26 L3 31-44 41-34 5 5 10 Yes dnq
1959 NL -- Chicago Cubs franchise | log 144 69 75 .479 11.5 620 639 -19 W1 35-39 34-36 6 6 11 -- dnq
1959 NL -- St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 149 68 81 .456 15.0 614 699 -85 L1 29-48 39-33 7 7 13 -- dnq
1959 NL -- Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 150 62 88 .413 21.5 583 711 -128 L3 26-48 35-41 8 8 16 -- dnq
16 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Nick Willhite Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed as amateur free agent
1 record(s)