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MLB Games on Friday April 17, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IAL3Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP911,680Memorial StadiumNight2:31Milt PappasDick Hyde------
New York YankeesAL0Boston Red SoxAL4Box | PBP98,878Fenway ParkDay2:09Tom BrewerBob Turley------
Detroit TigersAL5Chicago White SoxAL6Box | PBP92,656Comiskey ParkDay2:24Rudy AriasRay NarleskiTurk LownCash, Kaline, Yost
Kansas City AthleticsAL3Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP918,850Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:10Dick BrodowskiBud Daley---Herzog, Maris, Power, Smith
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Cincinnati RedsNL1Box | PBP98,376Crosley FieldNight2:50Ray SemprochBrooks Lawrence---Anderson, Jones
Chicago CubsNL9Los Angeles DodgersNL4Box | PBP919,894Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight3:14Bill HenryClem Labine---Banks, Moryn, Walls
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Milwaukee BravesNL2Box | PBP98,562County StadiumDay2:31---Clemente, Groat
St. Louis CardinalsNL4San Francisco GiantsNL1Box | PBP919,945Seals StadiumNight2:46Vinegar Bend MizellMike McCormick---Cepeda, Smith
8 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, April 17, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Cleveland Indians5501.000-2311122-03-01498465.564
AL -223Chicago White Sox752.7141.03344-112-12-21478958.605
AL -337Boston Red Sox532.6002.0251690-13-11497277.483
AL -445New York Yankees532.6002.0231762-21-01497673.510
AL -5511Baltimore Orioles523.4003.01732-150-12-21497277.483
AL -6612Washington Senators I523.4003.0252501-31-01496188.409
AL -7713Kansas City Athletics624.3333.5252322-20-21486484.432
AL -8816Detroit Tigers606.0005.53033-30-31-21487672.514
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -112Milwaukee Braves5501.000-2511142-02-11518170.536
NL -224Chicago Cubs642.6671.53522133-11-11487078.473
NL -336Cincinnati Reds532.6002.0191540-13-11497178.477
NL -448San Francisco Giants743.5712.03031-13-01-31477968.537
NL -559Los Angeles Dodgers633.5002.52430-61-12-21508565.567
NL -6610Philadelphia Phillies422.5002.5131301-21-01506288.413
NL -7714St. Louis Cardinals725.2864.02632-62-20-31476978.469
NL -8815Pittsburgh Pirates606.0005.51331-180-40-21487870.527
16 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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