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MLB Games on Thursday August 8, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Minnesota TwinsAL3Baltimore OriolesAL10Box | PBP97,874Memorial StadiumNight2:33Tom PhoebusJim KaatDave LeonhardBlair, Motton, Phoebus, Robinson
Boston Red SoxAL1Chicago White SoxAL0Box | PBP933,872---Night2:12Ray CulpJoe Horlen------
Cleveland IndiansAL1Detroit TigersAL13Box | PBP923,904Tiger StadiumNight2:26Denny McLainSonny Siebert---Freehan (2)
Oakland AthleticsAL6New York YankeesAL4Box | PBP911,920Yankee Stadium INight3:04Jack AkerFred TalbotLew KrausseFernandez
California AngelsAL2Washington Senators IIAL7Box | PBP93,868RFK Memorial StadiumNight2:19Jim HannanGeorge Brunet---Allen, McMullen (2)
Chicago CubsNL4Atlanta BravesNL0Box | PBP99,437Atlanta StadiumNight2:13Bill HandsRon Reed---Williams
Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Houston AstrosNL3Box | PBP914,851AstrodomeNight2:29Ron KlineMike CuellarRoy FaceMenke, Patek
Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Los Angeles DodgersNL0Box | PBP914,198Dodger StadiumNight2:26Rick WiseBill Singer---Allen
Cincinnati RedsNL0St. Louis CardinalsNL1Box | PBP1124,324Busch Stadium IINight2:36Joe HoernerClay Carroll------
9 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 Thursday, August 08, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Detroit Tigers1137142.628-46335410932-2539-17493217.653
AL -223Baltimore Orioles1116447.5776.04113357630-2534-22512724.529
AL -334Boston Red Sox1126151.5459.5429442-1329-2632-25502525.500
AL -446Cleveland Indians1166155.52611.53783651329-2931-27452520.556
AL -558Oakland Athletics1125854.51812.53793651429-3028-25502426.480
AL -6612New York Yankees1095158.46818.0353374-2125-2626-32533221.604
AL -7714Minnesota Twins1105159.46418.53973772022-3429-25522824.538
AL -8816California Angels1135261.46019.0362436-7428-3224-29491534.306
AL -9919Chicago White Sox1094762.43122.0325340-1520-2827-34532033.377
AL -101020Washington Senators II1094168.37628.0362471-10919-3922-29522428.462
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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111St. Louis Cardinals1147440.649-41830910935-1839-22482325.479
NL -225Chicago Cubs1146054.52614.0414423-930-3230-22482424.500
NL -337Cincinnati Reds1105753.51815.04544381631-2625-28522626.500
NL -449San Francisco Giants1115754.51415.53823671528-2429-30513120.608
NL -5510Atlanta Braves1045153.49018.0310339-2920-2531-28583028.517
NL -6611Philadelphia Phillies1115259.46820.5368402-3428-3424-25512427.471
NL -7713Houston Astros1034855.46620.5330354-2419-2929-26592435.407
NL -8815Pittsburgh Pirates1064957.46221.0346345128-3021-27563125.554
NL -9917New York Mets1155263.45222.5340344-430-3022-33472126.447
NL -101018Los Angeles Dodgers1145163.44723.0295336-4123-3128-32482523.521
20 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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