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MLB Games on Wednesday August 19, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL3Chicago White SoxAL1Box | PBP914,310Comiskey ParkDay2:47Billy O'DellBob ShawJerry WalkerLollar
Washington Senators IAL4Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP97,795Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:41Cal McLishBill FischerBobby LockeAllison, Baxes, Held, Killebrew
New York YankeesAL10Detroit TigersAL5Box | PBP933,517Briggs StadiumNight3:27Whitey FordFrank Lary---Harris, Lopez, Throneberry
Boston Red SoxAL3Kansas City AthleticsAL6Box | PBP98,753Municipal StadiumNight2:30Bud DaleyFrank Sullivan---Gernert, Jensen
Los Angeles DodgersNL4Cincinnati RedsNL9Box | PBP99,490Crosley FieldNight:00Jim BrosnanSandy KoufaxBrooks LawrenceEssegian, Robinson
San Francisco GiantsNL2Milwaukee BravesNL5Box | PBP932,966County StadiumNight:00Lew BurdetteJack Sanford------
Chicago CubsNL1Philadelphia PhilliesNL4Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumNight2:36Gene ConleyGlen Hobbie------
Chicago CubsNL7Philadelphia PhilliesNL7Box | PBP1213,611Connie Mack StadiumNight4:06---Averill, Koppe, Marshall, Post, Thomson
St. Louis CardinalsNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP919,075Forbes FieldNight2:10Vern LawBob Gibson---Boyer
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 Wednesday, August 19, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1187147.602-5024693335-2634-23362313.639
AL -222Cleveland Indians1196851.5713.55775096837-2431-27352114.600
AL -336Baltimore Orioles1185959.50012.0428487-5928-2830-32361521.417
AL -447New York Yankees1206060.50012.05365092732-3128-29341915.559
AL -5510Detroit Tigers1205862.48314.0569570-126-3233-29341816.529
AL -6613Boston Red Sox1185563.46616.05725531927-3328-30362016.556
AL -7712Kansas City Athletics1185563.46616.0520537-1722-3333-30361125.306
AL -8816Washington Senators I1194970.41222.5490560-7025-3624-34351421.400
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1196752.563-5464776934-2633-26351619.457
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1216655.5452.05515351631-3135-24352213.629
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1126151.5452.55194605924-3036-22442519.568
NL -448Pittsburgh Pirates1165759.4918.5491533-4226-3431-25382117.553
NL -559Chicago Cubs1135558.4879.0497495227-3028-28411922.463
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds1215863.47910.06195853424-3534-28331617.485
NL -7714St. Louis Cardinals1235766.46312.0525585-6025-3732-29311417.452
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1215269.43016.0487565-7821-3830-32331221.364
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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