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Monday, August 21,1961

Monday, August 21,1961

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1961 Final Standings
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1961 AL -- New York Yankees franchise | log 124 82 42 .661 0.0 647 491 156 W3 33-27 49-15 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1961 AL -- Detroit Tigers franchise | log 124 80 44 .645 2.0 648 516 132 W4 36-18 43-27 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 126 73 53 .579 10.0 551 471 80 W5 37-25 35-29 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Chicago White Sox franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 18.5 572 550 22 W3 22-39 41-21 4 4 9 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Cleveland Indians franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 18.5 572 560 12 L3 27-26 36-34 5 5 8 Yes dnq
1961 AL -- Boston Red Sox franchise | log 128 57 71 .445 27.0 568 646 -78 L6 19-45 38-26 6 6 12 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 53 69 .434 28.0 558 622 -64 W2 25-42 28-27 7 7 13 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Washington Senators II franchise | log 120 50 70 .417 30.0 498 572 -74 L3 22-39 28-31 8 8 15 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Kansas City Athletics franchise | log 123 44 79 .358 37.5 509 678 -169 L3 22-47 22-32 9 9 16 -- dnq
1961 AL -- Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 0 0 0 -- 20.0 0 0 0 -- 0-0 0-0 10 10 18 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 122 75 47 .615 0.0 572 504 68 L1 40-25 35-22 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1961 NL -- Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 116 69 47 .595 3.0 551 509 42 L7 34-19 35-28 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- San Francisco Giants franchise | log 117 65 52 .556 7.5 577 493 84 W3 30-23 35-29 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- Milwaukee Braves franchise | log 117 64 53 .547 8.5 556 507 49 L1 32-26 32-27 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 119 60 59 .504 13.5 528 522 6 W1 26-36 33-24 5 5 10 Yes dnq
1961 NL -- Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 115 56 59 .487 15.5 530 510 20 L1 28-30 28-29 6 6 11 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Chicago Cubs franchise | log 119 51 68 .429 22.5 552 626 -74 W1 18-41 32-28 7 7 14 -- dnq
1961 NL -- Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 119 32 87 .269 41.5 435 630 -195 W1 19-45 12-43 8 8 17 -- dnq
18 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Charlie Lau Baltimore Orioles Hist Sold by Milwaukee Braves to Baltimore Orioles
1 record(s)