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MLB Games on Friday May 5, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Detroit TigersAL8Chicago White SoxAL4Box | PBP914,602Comiskey ParkNight2:50Paul FoytackBob ShawHank AguirreSievers
Washington Senators IIAL5Cleveland IndiansAL2Box | PBP96,277Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:11Ed HobaughJohnny Antonelli---Bright
New York YankeesAL5Los Angeles AngelsAL4Box | PBP917,801Wrigley FieldNight2:57Danny McDevittTex ClevengerLuis ArroyoAspromonte, Boyer
Boston Red SoxAL1Minnesota TwinsAL5Box | PBP93,937Metropolitan StadiumDay2:10Jack KralickTom Brewer------
Cincinnati RedsNL6Milwaukee BravesNL5Box | PBP128,496County StadiumNight3:36Jim BrosnanRon PicheBill HenryPost
San Francisco GiantsNL4Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Box | PBP915,674Connie Mack StadiumNight2:45Juan MarichalFrank Sullivan---Callison
Los Angeles DodgersNL10Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Box | PBP925,023Forbes FieldNight2:38Johnny PodresBob FriendTurk Farrell---
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 Friday, May 05, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Detroit Tigers18135.722-10965445-18-41448856.611
AL -222New York Yankees19136.6840.58470147-56-11439647.671
AL -335Baltimore Orioles20119.5503.0878436-24-81428458.592
AL -446Minnesota Twins20119.5503.08297-157-44-51405981.421
AL -558Cleveland Indians19109.5263.5797547-53-41426874.479
AL -6612Kansas City Athletics1578.4674.5898182-35-51465492.370
AL -7715Chicago White Sox17710.4125.57478-44-63-41457966.545
AL -8814Boston Red Sox17710.4125.55976-174-73-31456976.476
AL -9916Washington Senators II20713.3507.04973-244-43-91415487.383
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---4.00000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113San Francisco Giants20137.650-8872167-26-51347262.537
NL -224Pittsburgh Pirates18108.5562.07173-26-54-31366571.478
NL -337Los Angeles Dodgers221210.5452.011310584-38-71327755.583
NL -449Cincinnati Reds211110.5242.57965144-87-21338251.617
NL -5510Milwaukee Braves1688.5003.07781-44-34-51387563.543
NL -6611Chicago Cubs19910.4743.57082-123-66-41355580.407
NL -7713St. Louis Cardinals18810.4444.07883-54-44-61367264.529
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies20614.3007.06984-154-102-41344193.306
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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