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MLB Games on Tuesday May 23, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Chicago White SoxAL1Baltimore OriolesAL3Box | PBP917,945Memorial StadiumNight2:31Billy HoeftBilly PierceHoyt WilhelmAdair, Williams
Washington Senators IIAL7Kansas City AthleticsAL3Box | PBP95,842Municipal StadiumNight2:25Ed HobaughRay HerbertMarty Kutyna---
Cleveland IndiansAL0Los Angeles AngelsAL9Box | PBP95,063Wrigley FieldNight2:11Ken McBrideJim Perry---Averill, Hunt, Wagner
Detroit TigersAL5Minnesota TwinsAL2Box | PBP924,449Metropolitan StadiumNight2:46Hank AguirreRay Moore---Boros, Brown, Cash, Kaline
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Chicago CubsNL1Box | PBP102,179Wrigley FieldDay2:23Frank SullivanGlen HobbieChris ShortWilliams
Los Angeles DodgersNL0Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP96,628Crosley FieldNight2:35Ken HuntDon DrysdaleBill Henry---
Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Milwaukee BravesNL1Box | PBP99,367County StadiumDay2:04Lew BurdetteBobby Shantz------
San Francisco GiantsNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL12Box | PBP99,571Sportsman's ParkNight2:28Ray SadeckiSam Jones---Cepeda, Kuenn, Taussig, White
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 Tuesday, May 23, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111Detroit Tigers372611.703-2291408916-510-61257550.600
AL -225Cleveland Indians362115.5834.51581332513-88-71255768.456
AL -337New York Yankees341816.5296.5155142138-1010-61289137.711
AL -448Baltimore Orioles382018.5266.5164170-612-87-111247549.605
AL -559Minnesota Twins361818.5007.5167181-148-510-131245272.419
AL -6611Washington Senators II381820.4748.5122135-1312-106-101234380.350
AL -7713Boston Red Sox331419.42410.0116143-277-128-61296267.481
AL -8814Kansas City Athletics311318.41910.0135170-354-89-101304882.369
AL -9915Chicago White Sox351421.40011.0144158-146-118-101277255.567
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---7.50000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -112San Francisco Giants342113.618-1631313210-411-91206456.533
NL -223Los Angeles Dodgers382315.605-1831641912-511-101166650.569
NL -334Pittsburgh Pirates321913.5941.0139129109-710-61225666.459
NL -446Cincinnati Reds352015.5711.5131118139-1011-51197346.613
NL -5510Milwaukee Braves321616.5004.0144146-29-87-81226755.549
NL -6612St. Louis Cardinals321418.4386.012611797-117-71226656.541
NL -7716Chicago Cubs341222.3539.0106153-474-158-71205268.433
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies331023.30310.5107141-345-105-131213784.306
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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