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MLB Games on Tuesday August 22, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IIAL2Boston Red SoxAL3Box | PBP1115,581Fenway ParkNight3:01Mike FornielesBennie Daniels------
Minnesota TwinsAL3Chicago White SoxAL4Box | PBP914,181Comiskey ParkNight2:36Don LarsenPedro Ramos---Allison
Detroit TigersAL8Cleveland IndiansAL1Box | PBP911,012Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight2:10Paul FoytackMudcat Grant---Bruton, Colavito, Kaline
Baltimore OriolesAL2Kansas City AthleticsAL3Box | PBP104,978Municipal StadiumNight2:18Bill FischerMilt Pappas---Throneberry
New York YankeesAL3Los Angeles AngelsAL4Box | PBP919,930Wrigley FieldNight2:29Ken McBrideBill Stafford---Averill, Berra, Maris, Thomas, Wagner
San Francisco GiantsNL12Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP90Crosley FieldNight3:14Mike McCormickBob Purkey---Mays, McCovey (2)
San Francisco GiantsNL5Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP929,383Crosley FieldNight2:33Sam JonesKen JohnsonStu MillerCepeda, Lynch, Mays
Chicago CubsNL0Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Box | PBP94,957Connie Mack StadiumNight2:15Art MahaffeyDick Ellsworth---Demeter
Milwaukee BravesNL1Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Box | PBP915,874Forbes FieldNight2:33Joe GibbonBob BuhlRoy Face---
Los Angeles DodgersNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL5Box | PBP913,130Sportsman's ParkNight2:40Lindy McDanielTurk Farrell---White
10 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 22, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1258243.656-65049515533-2849-15372710.730
AL -222Detroit Tigers1258144.6481.065651713937-1843-27372017.541
AL -335Baltimore Orioles1277354.57510.05534747937-2635-29352213.629
AL -448Chicago White Sox1246460.51617.55765532322-3942-21382216.579
AL -5510Cleveland Indians1246361.50818.5573568527-2636-35371522.405
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1295871.45026.0571648-7719-4539-26331815.545
AL -7713Minnesota Twins1235370.43128.0561626-6525-4328-27371720.459
AL -8815Washington Senators II1215071.41330.0500575-7522-4028-31401129.275
AL -9916Kansas City Athletics1244579.36336.5512680-16822-4723-32371621.432
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---19.50000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Cincinnati Reds1247549.605-5775215640-2535-24301812.600
NL -224Los Angeles Dodgers1176948.5902.55555144134-2035-28372017.541
NL -336San Francisco Giants1196752.5635.55944989632-2335-29351817.514
NL -447Milwaukee Braves1186454.5428.05575114632-2732-27361917.528
NL -559St. Louis Cardinals1206159.50812.0533526726-3634-24341915.559
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates1165759.49114.05345112328-3029-29381820.474
NL -7714Chicago Cubs1205169.42522.0552632-8018-4232-28341321.382
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies1203387.27540.0441630-18919-4513-43341420.412
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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