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MLB Games on Wednesday August 2, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Minnesota TwinsAL4Baltimore OriolesAL3Box | PBP90Memorial StadiumNight2:35Bill PleisChuck EstradaRay MooreGentile, Robinson
Minnesota TwinsAL3Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP914,379Memorial StadiumNight2:37Hoyt WilhelmPedro Ramos---Lepcio
Los Angeles AngelsAL2Boston Red SoxAL7Box | PBP90Fenway ParkDay2:47Ike DelockArt FowlerMike FornielesThomas
Los Angeles AngelsAL7Boston Red SoxAL8Box | PBP911,865Fenway ParkDay2:49Arnold EarleyArt Fowler---Pearson, Schilling
Chicago White SoxAL2Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP90Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:04Mudcat GrantRay Herbert---Kirkland, Landis
Chicago White SoxAL8Cleveland IndiansAL4Box | PBP915,079Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:25Cal McLishJim PerryBilly PierceHeld, Landis, Piersall
Washington Senators IIAL3Detroit TigersAL4Box | PBP90Tiger StadiumNight2:18Don MossiMarty Kutyna---Keough, Maxwell
Washington Senators IIAL6Detroit TigersAL2Box | PBP1127,010Tiger StadiumNight3:10Johnny KlippsteinPhil ReganPete BurnsideGreen, Zipfel
Kansas City AthleticsAL5New York YankeesAL6Box | PBP90Yankee Stadium IDay2:36Luis ArroyoJim Archer---Causey, Sullivan
Kansas City AthleticsAL5New York YankeesAL12Box | PBP923,616Yankee Stadium IDay2:16Ralph TerryArt DitmarHal ReniffMantle, Siebern
Milwaukee BravesNL4Chicago CubsNL2Box | PBP90Wrigley FieldDay2:25Carl WilleyGlen Hobbie---Santo, Williams
Milwaukee BravesNL7Chicago CubsNL7Box | PBP1119,587Wrigley FieldDay3:19---Aaron, Banks, Curtis, Thomas, Williams (2)
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP90Crosley FieldNight2:34Jim O'TooleArt MahaffeyBill HenryColeman, Pinson
Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP919,286Crosley FieldNight2:59Joey JayChris ShortSherman Jones---
San Francisco GiantsNL6Los Angeles DodgersNL0Box | PBP945,249Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight2:24Juan MarichalJohnny Podres---Alou (2)
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2St. Louis CardinalsNL4Box | PBP912,048Sportsman's ParkNight2:19Larry JacksonBobby Shantz---Clemente, Cunningham
16 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 02, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1046737.644-56242114128-2439-13584216.724
AL -222Detroit Tigers1056639.6291.556045410632-1633-24573522.614
AL -335Baltimore Orioles1076047.5618.54664283832-2327-25553520.636
AL -447Cleveland Indians1065650.52812.05114832826-2330-27552233.400
AL -559Chicago White Sox1065254.49116.0505497817-3635-18563422.607
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1084959.45420.0492563-7118-3631-23542727.500
AL -7713Minnesota Twins1034657.44720.5467516-4922-3224-25572433.421
AL -8814Washington Senators II1034657.44720.5436486-5022-3324-24581543.259
AL -9916Kansas City Athletics1033766.35929.5444584-14016-3721-29582434.414
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---15.00000-00-01617091.435
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Cincinnati Reds1056540.619-4894424735-2130-19492821.571
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1016239.6141.04884434534-1628-23532726.509
NL -336San Francisco Giants1025547.5398.55164397730-2225-25523022.577
NL -448Milwaukee Braves1005149.51011.54754482729-2322-26543222.593
NL -5510St. Louis Cardinals1014952.48514.04644511321-3027-23533122.585
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates944549.47914.5426441-1520-2225-27603030.500
NL -7715Chicago Cubs1024458.43119.5476544-6817-3426-25522032.385
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies993168.31331.0383509-12618-3012-39551639.291
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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