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MLB Games on Friday August 30, 1968

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Washington Senators IIAL5Boston Red SoxAL1Box | PBP925,854Fenway ParkNight2:50Joe ColemanGary Bell---Harrelson
Oakland AthleticsAL3California AngelsAL5Box | PBP98,971Anaheim StadiumNight2:25Jim McGlothlinCatfish HunterAndy MessersmithDuncan, Knoop, Satriano
New York YankeesAL1Cleveland IndiansAL0Box | PBP90Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight1:55Fritz PetersonSam McDowell------
New York YankeesAL2Cleveland IndiansAL3Box | PBP1010,229Cleveland Municipal StadiumNight3:05Vicente RomoDooley Womack------
Baltimore OriolesAL1Detroit TigersAL9Box | PBP953,575Tiger StadiumNight2:28Earl WilsonTom Phoebus---Buford, Wilson
Chicago White SoxAL4Minnesota TwinsAL5Box | PBP1111,902Metropolitan StadiumNight3:14Al WorthingtonDennis Ribant------
Houston AstrosNL3Chicago CubsNL5Box | PBP910,054Wrigley FieldDay2:15Fergie JenkinsLarry Dierker---Menke, Santo (2)
St. Louis CardinalsNL2New York MetsNL8Box | PBP934,425Shea StadiumNight2:04Tom SeaverNelson Briles---Shamsky
Cincinnati RedsNL4Philadelphia PhilliesNL7Box | PBP96,614Connie Mack StadiumNight2:43Chris ShortJim MaloneyTurk FarrellClemens
Atlanta BravesNL2Pittsburgh PiratesNL0Box | PBP95,896Forbes FieldNight2:10Milt PappasDock Ellis------
Los Angeles DodgersNL5San Francisco GiantsNL4Box | PBP910,465Candlestick ParkNight2:50Claude OsteenGaylord PerryJim Brewer---
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 Friday, August 30, 1968

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LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL -112Detroit Tigers1378552.620-55642413237-3348-1925187.720
AL -223Baltimore Orioles1357857.5786.04944148037-3041-27271314.481
AL -336Boston Red Sox1367264.52912.5519527-832-3440-30261412.538
AL -447Cleveland Indians1407466.52912.5445437834-3339-3421129.571
AL -559Oakland Athletics1376968.50416.0468467134-3634-33251312.520
AL -6610New York Yankees1366769.49317.5427448-2134-3232-38261610.615
AL -7713Minnesota Twins1366571.47819.54874503730-3935-32261412.538
AL -8817California Angels1376176.44524.0439515-7632-4129-3525619.240
AL -9919Chicago White Sox1355778.42227.0399431-3224-3833-40271017.370
AL -101020Washington Senators II1335380.39830.0439560-12127-4426-36281216.429
NL -
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL -111St. Louis Cardinals1368551.625-50038311743-2442-27261214.462
NL -224Cincinnati Reds1337261.54111.55795592037-2834-34291118.379
NL -335San Francisco Giants1347262.53712.04744383637-2835-34281612.571
NL -448Chicago Cubs1377166.51814.5516529-1334-3837-28251312.520
NL -5511Houston Astros1226062.49218.0399403-426-3534-27401228.300
NL -6612Atlanta Braves1246064.48419.0390421-3127-3233-32382117.553
NL -7714New York Mets1386375.45723.0413412135-3528-40241014.417
NL -8815Philadelphia Phillies1346173.45523.0438499-6131-3930-34281513.536
NL -9916Pittsburgh Pirates1215467.44623.5400401-131-3523-32412615.634
NL -101018Los Angeles Dodgers1315774.43525.5348412-6424-3633-38311912.613
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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