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Detroit Tigers
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Frank Lary (13-13)
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Hal Brown (1)
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inal
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Moe Drabowsky (1-1)
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inal
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Warren Hacker (2-12)
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Hoyt Wilhelm (7)
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inal
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inal
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inal
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Jack Crimian (2-7)
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
78
44
.639
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694
515
.633
CLE
68
50
.576
8.0
591
465
.608
CHW
65
52
.556
10.5
613
493
.598
BOS
65
54
.546
11.5
595
578
.513
DET
57
63
.475
20.0
597
580
.513
BAL
54
65
.454
22.5
447
556
.401
WSH
50
68
.424
26.0
531
707
.372
KCA
39
80
.328
37.5
485
659
.363
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
MLN
73
46
.613
--
571
427
.630
BRO
70
47
.598
2.0
549
477
.564
CIN
70
51
.579
4.0
605
528
.562
STL
60
60
.500
13.5
554
545
.507
PHI
55
62
.470
17.0
519
578
.451
PIT
51
70
.421
23.0
468
518
.454
CHC
49
69
.415
23.5
486
559
.436
NYG
47
70
.402
25.0
399
519
.382
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
DET
25
9
.735
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192
119
.706
NYY
19
13
.594
5.0
163
116
.651
CLE
20
16
.556
6.0
121
116
.519
BOS
19
16
.543
6.5
185
173
.531
CHW
20
17
.541
6.5
163
141
.566
BAL
15
20
.429
10.5
124
149
.417
KCA
13
22
.371
12.5
134
172
.388
WSH
9
27
.250
17.0
121
217
.256
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
CIN
21
12
.636
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170
130
.620
BRO
23
14
.622
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171
124
.643
MLN
19
16
.543
3.0
138
142
.487
NYG
20
17
.541
3.0
141
131
.534
STL
16
18
.471
5.5
124
153
.405
PIT
15
18
.455
6.0
120
135
.446
PHI
16
21
.432
7.0
149
160
.467
CHC
11
25
.306
11.5
111
149
.368
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