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MLB Games on Sunday May 31, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL2Boston Red SoxAL1Box | PBP912,506Fenway ParkDay2:38Hal BrownIke Delock------
Kansas City AthleticsAL9Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP911,414Comiskey ParkDay2:32Ned GarverEarly Wynn---Torgeson, Ward
Cleveland IndiansAL4Detroit TigersAL7Box | PBP927,706Briggs StadiumDay2:22Jerry DavieMike Garcia---Martin, Maxwell
New York YankeesAL3Washington Senators IAL0Box | PBP98,721Griffith StadiumDay2:05Bob TurleyCamilo Pascual---Skowron
Pittsburgh PiratesNL6Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP90Crosley FieldDay2:10Vern LawBob Purkey---Burgess (2), Hoak (2)
Pittsburgh PiratesNL14Cincinnati RedsNL11Box | PBP917,847Crosley FieldDay3:15Roy FaceBob Mabe---Burgess, Dotterer, Hoak, McMillan, Skinner (2)
St. Louis CardinalsNL3Los Angeles DodgersNL5Box | PBP924,829Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumDay2:37Sandy KoufaxGary BlaylockDanny McDevittBlasingame, Jablonski, Neal
Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Milwaukee BravesNL0Box | PBP90County StadiumDay2:10Robin RobertsLew Burdette------
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Milwaukee BravesNL2Box | PBP928,590County StadiumDay1:57Warren SpahnRay Semproch------
Chicago CubsNL3San Francisco GiantsNL6Box | PBP921,828Seals StadiumDay2:25Johnny AntonelliGlen HobbieStu MillerSchmidt, Taylor
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 Sunday, May 31, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Cleveland Indians422517.595-2061545213-712-101126448.571
AL -224Chicago White Sox442519.5681.0201203-215-79-131106941.627
AL -335Baltimore Orioles462521.5432.0165198-3312-913-121084959.454
AL -449Kansas City Athletics412021.4884.52031841910-1010-111134667.407
AL -5510Detroit Tigers432023.4655.5203227-2411-1310-91115655.505
AL -6612New York Yankees421923.4526.0178174413-116-121126052.536
AL -7713Washington Senators I472126.4476.5207218-1113-118-151074265.393
AL -8814Boston Red Sox431924.4426.5204209-59-1010-141115655.505
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111Milwaukee Braves442816.636-2061713512-815-91125854.518
NL -223San Francisco Giants452619.5782.52161694711-715-121095752.523
NL -336Los Angeles Dodgers482523.5215.0235246-1111-1014-131086345.583
NL -447Pittsburgh Pirates482523.5215.0207232-2513-1312-101065353.500
NL -558Chicago Cubs462323.5006.0205207-213-1310-101085157.472
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds462125.4578.0239247-87-1514-101085355.491
NL -7715St. Louis Cardinals451926.4229.5215210510-159-111095257.477
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies461729.37012.0197238-417-1910-101084761.435
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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