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MLB Games on Tuesday August 8, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City AthleticsAL0Baltimore OriolesAL7Box | PBP90Memorial StadiumNight2:02Steve BarberBob Shaw------
Kansas City AthleticsAL6Baltimore OriolesAL5Box | PBP914,102Memorial StadiumNight2:16Norm BassHoyt WilhelmBill FischerBrandt (2), Gentile, Siebern, Sullivan
Minnesota TwinsAL6Boston Red SoxAL5Box | PBP917,499Fenway ParkNight2:42Camilo PascualBill Monbouquette---Buddin, Geiger
Detroit TigersAL3Chicago White SoxAL0Box | PBP932,518Comiskey ParkNight2:14Jim BunningFrank Baumann---Cash
Washington Senators IIAL5Cleveland IndiansAL6Box | PBP105,271Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:44Wynn HawkinsDave Sisler---Essegian, Hinton, Johnson
Los Angeles AngelsAL4New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP1024,084Yankee Stadium INight3:00Luis ArroyoArt Fowler---Berra
Milwaukee BravesNL3Los Angeles DodgersNL7Box | PBP930,057Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNight3:09Turk FarrellLew Burdette---Snider, Thomas
Pittsburgh PiratesNL10Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Box | PBP90Connie Mack StadiumNight2:27Harvey HaddixArt Mahaffey---Burgess, Herrera
Pittsburgh PiratesNL3Philadelphia PhilliesNL2Box | PBP911,081Connie Mack StadiumNight2:37Tom SturdivantChris Short---Gonzalez, Hoak
Chicago CubsNL1San Francisco GiantsNL8Box | PBP910,977Candlestick ParkNight2:40Jack SanfordDon Cardwell---Sanford
Cincinnati RedsNL5St. Louis CardinalsNL6Box | PBP917,660Sportsman's ParkNight2:46Lindy McDanielBob Purkey---Boyer (2), Lynch, Pinson, Purkey, White
11 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, August 08, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1117338.658-59244614628-2445-14513615.706
AL -222Detroit Tigers1117140.6402.058547211333-1637-25513021.588
AL -335Baltimore Orioles1146450.56110.54924454732-2331-28483117.646
AL -447Cleveland Indians1125854.51815.55405162427-2631-28492029.408
AL -5510Chicago White Sox1115655.50517.05295151418-3638-19513021.588
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1165462.46621.5525589-6418-3636-26462224.478
AL -7713Washington Senators II1084662.42625.5451510-5922-3824-24531538.283
AL -8814Minnesota Twins1114764.42326.0495554-5923-3924-25492326.469
AL -9916Kansas City Athletics1114170.36932.0472616-14420-4121-29502030.400
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---17.50000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Los Angeles Dodgers1066640.623-5194635634-1632-24482325.479
NL -224Cincinnati Reds1126844.6071.05214804135-2333-21422517.595
NL -336San Francisco Giants1075750.5339.55354587730-2327-27472819.596
NL -448Milwaukee Braves1055451.51411.54974653232-2522-26492920.592
NL -559St. Louis Cardinals1085553.50912.04974871021-3033-24462521.543
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates1025151.50013.04874652226-2425-27522428.462
NL -7715Chicago Cubs1074562.42121.5493577-8418-3726-26471928.404
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies1073176.29035.5400554-15418-3512-42471631.340
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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