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MLB Games on Tuesday August 4, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Chicago White SoxAL2Baltimore OriolesAL3Box | PBP911,746Memorial StadiumNight2:24Billy HoeftKen McBrideHal BrownRomano
Kansas City AthleticsAL1Boston Red SoxAL4Box | PBP90Fenway ParkNight2:13Tom BrewerJohn TsitourisMike Fornieles---
Kansas City AthleticsAL8Boston Red SoxAL6Box | PBP921,304Fenway ParkNight3:07Murry DicksonAl SchrollTom SturdivantBoone
Detroit TigersAL4New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP933,778Yankee Stadium INight2:43Frank LaryEli Grba---Chrisley, Howard, Mantle
Cleveland IndiansAL8Washington Senators IAL2Box | PBP95,438Griffith StadiumNight2:18Jim PerryBill Fischer---Francona, Lemon
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Chicago CubsNL1Box | PBP98,348Wrigley FieldDay2:09Robin RobertsBob Anderson------
Cincinnati RedsNL4Los Angeles DodgersNL1Box | PBP917,446Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:19Joe NuxhallStan Williams---Lynch, Moon, Pinson
Milwaukee BravesNL6San Francisco GiantsNL1Box | PBP922,959Seals StadiumNight2:33Warren SpahnMike McCormick---Crandall
Pittsburgh PiratesNL7St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP910,971Sportsman's ParkNight2:36Vern LawBob Gibson---Crowe, Musial
9 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 Tuesday, August 04, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1046341.606-4454261928-2133-22503119.620
AL -222Cleveland Indians1056144.5812.55094268331-1830-26492821.571
AL -336Baltimore Orioles1075453.50510.5392445-5327-2727-26472027.426
AL -447Kansas City Athletics1035152.49511.5466462422-2729-25511536.294
AL -558Detroit Tigers1075255.48612.5505509-424-2929-25472423.511
AL -6610New York Yankees1045054.48113.04674442328-3122-23502921.580
AL -7714Boston Red Sox1044658.44217.0487483422-3124-27502921.580
AL -8816Washington Senators I1064363.40621.0434510-7620-3423-29482028.417
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Milwaukee Braves995643.566-4533945921-2434-20573027.526
NL -224San Francisco Giants1055946.562-4824047830-2129-25492425.490
NL -335Los Angeles Dodgers1086048.5560.54914642727-2533-23482820.583
NL -449Chicago Cubs994851.4858.0413424-1127-2721-24552629.473
NL -5511Cincinnati Reds1055055.4769.05304983220-3030-25492425.490
NL -6612Pittsburgh Pirates1065056.4729.5433494-6122-3128-25482820.583
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals1075057.46710.0473514-4124-3526-22472126.447
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1034360.41715.0400483-8318-3425-26512130.412
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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