MLB Scores and Standings Friday, August 16, 1968

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Detroit Tigers	4	Final
Boston Red Sox	0

W	Denny McLain (25-3)
L	Jim Lonborg (3-4)

Washington Senators	4	Final
California Angels	2

W	Joe Coleman (9-13)
L	Bill Harrelson (0-4)
S	Dave Baldwin (5)

Cincinnati Reds	11	Final
Chicago Cubs	7

W	Jim Maloney (11-7)
L	Bill Hands (14-7)
S	Clay Carroll (9)

Chicago White Sox	3	Final
Cleveland Indians	4	(12)

W	Eddie Fisher (4-2)
L	Hoyt Wilhelm (2-4)

Baltimore Orioles	2	Final
Minnesota Twins	5

W	Jim Kaat (9-9)
L	Tom Phoebus (13-11)

Houston Astros	3	Final
New York Mets	1	(12)

W	Tom Dukes (1-2)
L	Ron Taylor (1-3)

New York Yankees	2	Final
Oakland Athletics	1

W	Al Downing (1-1)
L	Jim Nash (10-8)
S	Lindy McDaniel (6)

San Francisco Giants	7	Final
Philadelphia Phillies	5

W	Joe Gibbon (1-2)
L	Gary Wagner (1-2)
S	Bill Monbouquette (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers	8	Final
Pittsburgh Pirates	4

W	Don Drysdale (14-10)
L	Al McBean (9-11)
S	Jack Billingham (6)

Atlanta Braves	5	Final
St. Louis Cardinals	1

W	Milt Pappas (9-9)
L	Steve Carlton (11-8)
S	Claude Raymond (9)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
DET	77	43	.642	--	494	375	.623
BAL	69	51	.575	8.0	433	366	.576
BOS	66	56	.541	12.0	465	478	.487
CLE	65	58	.528	13.5	397	382	.518
OAK	62	58	.517	15.0	412	389	.526
MIN	57	62	.479	19.5	435	401	.537
NYY	55	61	.474	20.0	378	403	.471
CAL	54	67	.446	23.5	384	459	.419
CHW	49	70	.412	27.5	347	374	.466
WSA	45	73	.381	31.0	386	504	.380

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	78	44	.639	--	447	338	.625
CHC	64	58	.525	14.0	458	468	.490
SFG	63	57	.525	14.0	407	384	.527
CIN	60	56	.517	15.0	500	485	.514
ATL	62	59	.512	15.5	389	392	.496
PIT	57	64	.471	20.5	414	409	.506
PHI	55	64	.462	21.5	388	428	.455
NYM	56	67	.455	22.5	356	361	.494
LAD	54	66	.450	23.0	310	351	.443
HOU	54	68	.443	24.0	383	436	.441

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
DET	26	16	.619	--	177	117	.681
NYY	28	18	.609	--	158	128	.595
CLE	21	17	.553	3.0	119	122	.489
BAL	22	20	.524	4.0	146	131	.549
MIN	22	21	.512	4.5	127	145	.440
BOS	20	20	.500	5.0	149	133	.552
OAK	20	22	.476	6.0	157	155	.506
WSA	20	23	.465	6.5	138	161	.430
CHW	18	25	.419	8.5	116	153	.376
CAL	13	28	.317	12.5	114	156	.360

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
SFG	25	17	.595	--	192	145	.626
PIT	23	18	.561	1.5	169	123	.641
LAD	22	20	.524	3.0	160	158	.506
CIN	23	23	.500	4.0	190	188	.505
CHC	20	20	.500	4.0	154	143	.534
PHI	21	22	.488	4.5	155	187	.415
STL	19	21	.475	5.0	136	134	.507
ATL	19	22	.463	5.5	125	157	.397
HOU	18	22	.450	6.0	127	152	.419
NYM	17	22	.436	6.5	117	138	.425