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MLB Games on Sunday May 24, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
New York YankeesAL9Baltimore OriolesAL0Box | PBP90Memorial StadiumDay2:09Whitey FordBilly O'Dell---Berra, Howard, Mantle
New York YankeesAL1Baltimore OriolesAL2Box | PBP934,180Memorial StadiumDay1:54Jerry WalkerArt Ditmar---Siebern, Triandos
Washington Senators IAL8Boston Red SoxAL3Box | PBP99,484Fenway ParkDay2:43Bill FischerJerry CasaleChuck Stobbs---
Detroit TigersAL2Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP90Cleveland Municipal StadiumDay2:30Herb ScoreRay Narleski------
Detroit TigersAL6Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP922,735Cleveland Municipal StadiumDay2:22Frank LaryMike GarciaDave Sisler---
Chicago White SoxAL6Kansas City AthleticsAL8Box | PBP914,985Municipal StadiumDay2:37Ray HerbertBilly Pierce---Lollar
St. Louis CardinalsNL7Chicago CubsNL3Box | PBP919,921Wrigley FieldDay2:57Lindy McDanielMoe Drabowsky------
San Francisco GiantsNL6Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP930,518Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumDay2:11Jack SanfordDanny McDevitt---Cepeda, Mays, Schmidt
Milwaukee BravesNL0Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumDay2:25Gene ConleyJoey Jay------
Milwaukee BravesNL8Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Box | PBP926,646Connie Mack StadiumDay2:33Carl WilleyTaylor Phillips------
Cincinnati RedsNL1Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Box | PBP90Forbes FieldDay2:12Ron KlineBrooks Lawrence------
Cincinnati RedsNL4Pittsburgh PiratesNL5Box | PBP1032,273Forbes FieldDay3:00Ron BlackburnBob Purkey---Nelson
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 Sunday, May 24, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Cleveland Indians362313.639-1921306212-511-81186652.559
AL -223Chicago White Sox382315.6051.0188179915-77-91167145.612
AL -334Baltimore Orioles392217.5642.5143168-2510-612-111155263.452
AL -449Kansas City Athletics351718.4865.5174164107-910-91194970.412
AL -5510Washington Senators I401921.4756.0186178812-107-111144470.386
AL -6613Boston Red Sox361521.4178.0167187-207-88-131186058.508
AL -7714Detroit Tigers371522.4058.5172208-367-129-91176156.521
AL -8815New York Yankees351421.4008.5143151-810-114-101196554.546
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111Milwaukee Braves362313.639-1861444212-710-71206357.525
NL -225San Francisco Giants382117.5533.01831404311-710-101166254.534
NL -336Los Angeles Dodgers412120.5124.5198214-1610-911-111156748.583
NL -447Pittsburgh Pirates412120.5124.5173205-329-1012-101135756.504
NL -558Chicago Cubs402020.5005.0174179-510-1010-101145460.474
NL -6612Cincinnati Reds391821.4626.5202210-87-1511-61155659.487
NL -7711St. Louis Cardinals391821.4626.5190173179-119-101155362.461
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies381424.36810.0167208-415-149-101165066.431
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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