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MLB Games on Wednesday May 3, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Chicago White SoxAL3Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP93,879Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:17Frank FunkGerry Staley---Romano
Boston Red SoxAL8Kansas City AthleticsAL9Box | PBP104,050Municipal StadiumNight2:59Don LarsenMike Fornieles------
Baltimore OriolesAL6Los Angeles AngelsAL7Box | PBP95,093Wrigley FieldNight3:00Tex ClevengerHal Brown---Averill, Gentile (2), Herzog, Kluszewski
New York YankeesAL7Minnesota TwinsAL3Box | PBP918,158Metropolitan StadiumDay2:32Bob TurleyPedro Ramos---Maris
Detroit TigersAL4Washington Senators IIAL5Box | PBP94,017Griffith StadiumNight2:08Joe McClainFrank LaryDave SislerBrown
San Francisco GiantsNL8Chicago CubsNL4Box | PBP94,512Wrigley FieldDay2:30Billy O'DellJack CurtisBobby BolinBanks (2), Cepeda
Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Cincinnati RedsNL9Box | PBP94,018Crosley FieldNight2:51Jim MaloneyJohn BuzhardtBill HenryColeman, Dalrymple
Los Angeles DodgersNL1Milwaukee BravesNL4Box | PBP98,668County StadiumNight2:25Warren SpahnStan Williams------
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL3Box | PBP95,611Sportsman's ParkNight2:04Bob GibsonVinegar Bend MizellLindy McDanielNelson
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, May 03, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Detroit Tigers16115.688-9561343-18-41469056.616
AL -222New York Yankees17116.6470.57464105-56-11459847.676
AL -335Minnesota Twins18108.5562.07591-167-43-41426082.423
AL -446Cleveland Indians18108.5562.0777077-53-31436875.476
AL -558Baltimore Orioles19109.5262.5797725-24-81438558.594
AL -6612Kansas City Athletics1578.4673.5898182-35-51465492.370
AL -7715Chicago White Sox1679.4384.0707004-63-31467967.541
AL -8814Boston Red Sox1679.4384.05871-134-63-31466977.473
AL -9917Washington Senators II18612.3336.04465-213-43-81435588.385
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---3.00000-00-01617091.435
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants18117.611-756785-26-51367462.544
NL -224Pittsburgh Pirates17107.5880.5716386-54-21376572.474
NL -337Los Angeles Dodgers20119.5501.0979523-28-71347856.582
NL -4410Chicago Cubs1899.5002.06773-63-66-31365581.404
NL -559Milwaukee Braves1477.5002.06269-74-33-41407664.543
NL -6611Cincinnati Reds19910.4742.5696093-86-21358451.622
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals18810.4443.07883-54-44-61367264.529
NL -8816Philadelphia Phillies18612.3335.06776-94-92-31364195.301
18 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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