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MLB Games on Wednesday August 26, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL7Chicago White SoxAL6Box | PBP922,497Comiskey ParkNight3:06Bill MonbouquetteEarly WynnMike Fornieles---
New York YankeesAL4Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP931,800Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:22Jim PerryRyne Duren---Colavito, Howard, Mantle
Washington Senators IAL2Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP95,781Briggs StadiumDay2:20Jim BunningRuss KemmererTom MorganYost
Baltimore OriolesAL6Kansas City AthleticsAL3Box | PBP99,822Municipal StadiumNight2:26Jerry WalkerBud DaleyMilt PappasNieman, Robinson, Tasby
Chicago CubsNL9Cincinnati RedsNL5Box | PBP97,621Crosley FieldNight2:31Dave HillmanBrooks Lawrence---Robinson
San Francisco GiantsNL4Pittsburgh PiratesNL5Box | PBP1020,244Forbes FieldNight3:11Ron KlineStu Miller------
Milwaukee BravesNL2St. Louis CardinalsNL5Box | PBP913,759Sportsman's ParkNight2:40Larry JacksonCarl Willey---Flood
7 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 26, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1267650.603-5355003535-2639-26281810.643
AL -222Cleveland Indians1267551.5951.06105218937-2438-27281414.500
AL -337Baltimore Orioles1256263.49613.5464520-5631-3230-32291217.414
AL -449Detroit Tigers1276265.48814.5599600-126-3237-32271413.519
AL -5510New York Yankees1286266.48415.05705591134-3728-2926179.654
AL -6613Boston Red Sox1255867.46417.56035841930-3728-30291712.586
AL -7712Kansas City Athletics1255867.46417.5562584-2222-3336-3429821.276
AL -8816Washington Senators I1265175.40525.0509584-7527-4124-34281216.429
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1267254.571-5915038839-2833-26281117.393
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1287058.5473.05835641935-3435-24281810.643
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1186454.5424.05374766125-3138-24382216.579
NL -446Pittsburgh Pirates1246361.5088.0530561-3126-3437-27301515.500
NL -558Chicago Cubs1205961.49210.0530528231-3328-28341519.441
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds1276166.48011.56536183524-3537-31271314.481
NL -7714St. Louis Cardinals1295871.45015.5540611-7125-4133-30251312.520
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1285375.41420.0510613-10321-3831-38261115.423
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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