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MLB Games on Friday August 21, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IAL4Chicago White SoxAL5Box | PBP937,986Comiskey ParkNight2:52Gerry StaleyChuck StobbsTurk Lown---
Baltimore OriolesAL0Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP928,573Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:04Jack HarshmanHal Brown------
Boston Red SoxAL0Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP916,781Briggs StadiumNight1:52Paul FoytackBill Monbouquette---Kaline
New York YankeesAL9Kansas City AthleticsAL7Box | PBP922,348Municipal StadiumNight3:34Duke MaasRip ColemanRyne DurenLopez, Williams
St. Louis CardinalsNL1Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP911,624Crosley FieldNight2:28Jay HookLarry Jackson---Cunningham
San Francisco GiantsNL6Philadelphia PhilliesNL0Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumNight2:19Johnny AntonelliRobin Roberts---Antonelli
San Francisco GiantsNL10Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Box | PBP928,164Connie Mack StadiumNight2:54Mike McCormickRay SemprochStu MillerPost
Los Angeles DodgersNL6Pittsburgh PiratesNL5Box | PBP924,678Forbes FieldNight2:46Johnny PodresRon KlineSandy KoufaxFairly
8 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 Friday, August 21, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1207248.600-5134803335-2635-24342212.647
AL -222Cleveland Indians1217051.5792.55885107837-2433-27331914.576
AL -336Baltimore Orioles1206060.50012.0435498-6329-2930-32341420.412
AL -447New York Yankees1226161.50012.05475301733-3228-29321814.563
AL -558Detroit Tigers1226062.49213.05855721326-3235-29321616.500
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1205664.46716.05835651828-3428-30341915.559
AL -7713Kansas City Athletics1205565.45817.0537557-2022-3333-32341123.324
AL -8816Washington Senators I1214972.40523.5495571-7625-3824-34331419.424
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1227052.574-5674868137-2633-26321319.406
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1236855.5532.55655452033-3135-24332013.606
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1136152.5404.55224655724-3036-23432518.581
NL -449Pittsburgh Pirates1185860.49210.0499540-4126-3432-26362016.556
NL -5510Chicago Cubs1155659.48710.5508507128-3128-28391821.462
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds1235964.48011.56265943224-3535-29311516.484
NL -7714St. Louis Cardinals1255768.45614.5527590-6325-3932-29291415.483
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1255372.42418.5505592-8721-3831-35291118.379
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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