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MLB Games on Friday September 8, 1961

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IIAL1Baltimore OriolesAL2Box | PBP90Memorial StadiumNight2:22Hoyt WilhelmPete Burnside------
Washington Senators IIAL2Baltimore OriolesAL4Box | PBP910,520Memorial StadiumNight2:17Dick HallEd Hobaugh---King
Detroit TigersAL2Boston Red SoxAL9Box | PBP918,525Fenway ParkNight3:11Mike FornielesJim Bunning---Brown, Fornieles, Pagliaroni
Minnesota TwinsAL4Kansas City AthleticsAL6Box | PBP95,594Municipal StadiumNight2:34Dave WickershamJim KaatJohn WyattKillebrew
Chicago White SoxAL5Los Angeles AngelsAL3Box | PBP103,849Wrigley FieldNight2:42Billy PierceJim Donohue---Minoso
Cleveland IndiansAL1New York YankeesAL9Box | PBP941,762Yankee Stadium INight2:29Bill StaffordGary Bell---Kubek, Mantle
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Chicago CubsNL4Box | PBP91,533Wrigley FieldDay2:02Dick EllsworthArt Mahaffey------
St. Louis CardinalsNL2Cincinnati RedsNL3Box | PBP1023,527Crosley FieldNight2:40Jim BrosnanErnie Broglio------
Pittsburgh PiratesNL2Milwaukee BravesNL1Box | PBP915,606County StadiumNight2:33Bob FriendBob Hendley------
Los Angeles DodgersNL3San Francisco GiantsNL7Box | PBP927,892Candlestick ParkNight2:13Mike McCormickJohnny Podres---Cepeda, Davenport, Hodges, Mays
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 Friday, September 08, 1961

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -111New York Yankees1429646.676-74054020038-3158-1520137.650
AL -222Detroit Tigers1428755.6139.072658614042-2744-2920146.700
AL -334Baltimore Orioles1468759.59611.063853010843-2943-311688.500
AL -447Chicago White Sox1447866.54219.06786354332-4346-2318810.444
AL -5510Cleveland Indians1427171.50025.0648654-634-3537-3619712.368
AL -6612Boston Red Sox1456976.47628.5667723-5625-4844-2817710.412
AL -7714Minnesota Twins1406080.42935.0620693-7327-4432-37201010.500
AL -8815Kansas City Athletics1415289.36943.5612777-16524-4928-4020911.450
AL -9916Washington Senators II1425191.35945.0553696-14322-4929-4219109.526
AL -101018Los Angeles Angels000---25.00000-00-01617091.435
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -113Cincinnati Reds1398356.597-6415954644-2939-2715105.667
NL -225Los Angeles Dodgers1337855.5862.06255844139-2739-28211110.524
NL -336Milwaukee Braves1367462.5447.56355795637-3237-301899.500
NL -448San Francisco Giants1347163.5309.56525767635-3436-2920146.700
NL -559St. Louis Cardinals1367165.52210.56225893328-3942-271899.500
NL -6611Pittsburgh Pirates1336667.49614.06055852033-3333-3421912.429
NL -7713Chicago Cubs1386078.43522.5628700-7221-4538-3416412.250
NL -8817Philadelphia Phillies1374097.29242.0505705-20019-4820-5017710.412
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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