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MLB Games on Sunday August 16, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IAL6Baltimore OriolesAL1Box | PBP96,429Memorial StadiumDay2:28Pedro RamosJerry WalkerDick Hyde---
Chicago White SoxAL2Kansas City AthleticsAL7Box | PBP913,373Municipal StadiumDay2:44Ned GarverDick Donovan---Cerv, Snyder, Ward
Boston Red SoxAL6New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP90Yankee Stadium IDay2:45Ike DelockDuke MaasLeo KielyHoward, Mantle, Throneberry
Boston Red SoxAL2New York YankeesAL4Box | PBP946,717Yankee Stadium INight2:29Ralph TerryBill MonbouquetteBob TurleyMantle
San Francisco GiantsNL4Chicago CubsNL5Box | PBP919,992Wrigley FieldDay2:45Bob AndersonJohnny AntonelliDon ElstonBanks, Mays, Walls
Cincinnati RedsNL5Philadelphia PhilliesNL8Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumDay2:29Robin RobertsBob Purkey---Bell (2), Jones, Koppe
Cincinnati RedsNL0Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Box | PBP910,921Connie Mack StadiumDay2:30Don CardwellJay Hook---Post
Milwaukee BravesNL5Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Box | PBP924,518Forbes FieldNight2:43Warren SpahnBennie Daniels---Skinner
Los Angeles DodgersNL3St. Louis CardinalsNL5Box | PBP917,944Sportsman's ParkDay2:46Larry JacksonRoger Craig---White
Milwaukee BravesNL1Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Box | PBP90Forbes FieldNight2:11Bob FriendJuan PizarroBob Porterfield---
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, August 16, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1167046.603-4954623335-2633-22382414.632
AL -222Cleveland Indians1166749.5783.05644897537-2330-26382216.579
AL -336Baltimore Orioles1165858.50012.0421480-5927-2730-32381622.421
AL -448New York Yankees1185860.49213.05215012030-3128-29362115.583
AL -559Detroit Tigers1175760.48713.5556551526-3232-27371918.514
AL -6614Boston Red Sox1165462.46616.05645432126-3228-30382117.553
AL -7713Kansas City Athletics1165462.46616.0510529-1922-3332-29381226.316
AL -8816Washington Senators I1174869.41022.5475551-7624-3524-34371522.405
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1166650.569-5384627633-2433-26381721.447
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1176453.5472.55355092629-2935-24392415.615
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1085949.5463.04974465124-3034-20482721.563
NL -447Chicago Cubs1105555.5008.0483477627-2728-28441925.432
NL -5510Pittsburgh Pirates1145559.48210.0480525-4526-3429-25402317.575
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds1185662.47511.06005752524-3532-27361818.500
NL -7712St. Louis Cardinals1205664.46712.0517575-5824-3532-29341519.441
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1174968.41917.5470551-8121-3828-30371522.405
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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