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MLB Games on Wednesday September 2, 1959

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Boston Red SoxAL0Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP97,473Memorial StadiumNight2:45Billy O'DellTom Brewer------
Detroit TigersAL2Chicago White SoxAL7Box | PBP90Comiskey ParkDay2:16Dick DonovanFrank LaryGerry StaleyMaxwell
Detroit TigersAL4Chicago White SoxAL11Box | PBP943,237Comiskey ParkNight2:42Joe StankaPaul FoytackGerry StaleySmith
Kansas City AthleticsAL3Cleveland IndiansAL6Box | PBP915,264Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:33Gary BellNed Garver---Williams
Washington Senators IAL3New York YankeesAL4Box | PBP915,010Yankee Stadium INight2:15Jim CoatesPedro Ramos---Berra
Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Cincinnati RedsNL6Box | PBP90Crosley FieldDay2:01Jim O'TooleVern Law---Jones, Pinson, Robinson, Stuart
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP913,014Crosley FieldNight2:09Don NewcombeBob Friend------
St. Louis CardinalsNL6Los Angeles DodgersNL9Box | PBP915,671Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:59Chuck ChurnBob Duliba---Flood
Philadelphia PhilliesNL11Milwaukee BravesNL5Box | PBP918,047County StadiumNight2:38Robin RobertsLew Burdette------
Chicago CubsNL3San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP916,422Seals StadiumDay2:13Sam JonesDon Elston---Alou, Brandt, McCovey, Thomson
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 Wednesday, September 02, 1959

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Chicago White Sox1348351.619-5825216139-2642-2720119.550
AL -222Cleveland Indians1317655.5805.56265487837-2439-31231310.565
AL -338Detroit Tigers1336667.49616.5628626230-3437-32211011.476
AL -447New York Yankees1336667.49616.55935702337-3829-2921138.619
AL -5510Baltimore Orioles1306367.48518.0473538-6531-3531-33241113.458
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1326270.47020.06256081730-3932-3122139.591
AL -7714Kansas City Athletics1295871.45022.5573609-3622-3436-3725817.320
AL -8816Washington Senators I1325379.40229.0530610-8028-4325-36221012.455
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants1327458.561-6115278440-3234-2622913.409
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1337360.5491.56045861835-3438-2623158.652
NL -335Milwaukee Braves1246658.5324.05715106127-3338-26322012.625
NL -446Pittsburgh Pirates1306763.5156.0563577-1426-3641-27241113.458
NL -559Cincinnati Reds1336568.4899.56776364125-3740-3121912.429
NL -6611Chicago Cubs1256065.48010.5546559-1331-3529-30291415.483
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals1356273.45913.5568635-6726-4236-3119910.474
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1365779.41919.0543653-11023-4233-3818711.389
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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