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1961 Major League Scores, Standings, Box Scores for Wednesday, August 9, 1961
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Wednesday, August 9, 1961
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Aug 9, 1961
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Jack Fisher (5-11)
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inal
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Mike Fornieles (11)
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inal
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inal
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inal
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Ted Bowsfield (8-4)
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inal
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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%
NYY
74
37
.667
--
594
446
.628
DET
71
40
.640
3.0
593
474
.601
BAL
63
51
.553
12.5
493
447
.545
CLE
59
54
.522
16.0
543
517
.522
CHW
56
56
.500
18.5
531
523
.507
BOS
55
61
.474
21.5
530
593
.449
LAA
47
64
.423
27.0
493
513
.482
WSA
46
63
.422
27.0
452
513
.442
MIN
47
65
.420
27.5
499
559
.448
KCA
42
69
.378
32.0
474
617
.382
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
LAD
67
40
.626
--
527
466
.556
CIN
69
44
.611
1.0
526
480
.542
SFG
58
49
.542
9.0
541
463
.571
MLN
54
51
.514
12.0
500
473
.525
STL
55
53
.509
12.5
501
487
.513
PIT
51
52
.495
14.0
487
469
.517
CHC
44
62
.415
22.5
498
583
.428
PHI
30
77
.280
37.0
400
559
.351
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
NYY
35
16
.686
--
233
166
.650
BAL
32
16
.667
1.5
198
141
.651
CHW
30
20
.600
4.5
234
203
.565
DET
30
21
.588
5.0
248
197
.604
MIN
23
25
.479
10.5
208
219
.476
LAA
23
27
.460
11.5
251
271
.465
BOS
21
25
.457
11.5
199
199
.500
CLE
19
29
.396
14.5
194
235
.413
KCA
19
31
.380
15.5
209
246
.426
WSA
15
37
.288
20.5
166
263
.301
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
MLN
29
20
.592
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212
183
.567
CIN
24
17
.585
1.0
184
173
.528
SFG
27
20
.574
1.0
232
192
.586
STL
25
21
.543
2.5
202
181
.550
PIT
24
27
.471
6.0
207
206
.502
LAD
22
25
.468
6.0
208
231
.452
CHC
20
28
.417
8.5
191
217
.442
PHI
17
30
.362
11.0
184
237
.386
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