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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Clem Labine (9-4)
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Lew Burdette (12-6)
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Roger Craig (1)
Washington Nationals
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inal
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inal
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W
Bob Lemon (14-8)
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Tommy Byrne (6-2)
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inal
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Tom Hurd (5)
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inal
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Lou Kretlow (4-5)
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Connie Johnson (4-6)
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Bobby Shantz (7)
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inal
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Johnny Klippstein (9-8)
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Marv Grissom (5)
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inal
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Vito Valentinetti (5-3)
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inal
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Willard Schmidt (5-6)
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Ron Kline (9-11)
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
67
32
.677
--
585
418
.649
CLE
58
39
.598
8.0
509
386
.624
BOS
54
44
.551
12.5
495
480
.514
CHW
48
46
.511
16.5
475
413
.564
BAL
45
54
.455
22.0
378
461
.410
DET
45
54
.455
22.0
502
492
.509
WSH
40
60
.400
27.5
437
607
.354
KCA
35
63
.357
31.5
414
538
.382
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
MLN
57
36
.613
--
455
344
.625
CIN
58
41
.586
2.0
492
436
.555
BRO
56
41
.577
3.0
447
411
.538
STL
48
47
.505
10.0
469
435
.534
PHI
46
52
.469
13.5
443
493
.451
PIT
43
54
.443
16.0
385
414
.467
CHC
41
55
.427
17.5
418
475
.442
NYG
35
58
.376
22.0
318
419
.376
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
DET
37
18
.673
--
287
207
.645
CHW
37
23
.617
2.5
301
221
.638
NYY
30
25
.545
7.0
272
213
.610
BOS
30
26
.536
7.5
285
271
.523
CLE
30
27
.526
8.0
203
195
.518
BAL
24
31
.436
13.0
193
244
.394
WSH
19
35
.352
17.5
215
317
.329
KCA
17
39
.304
20.5
205
293
.342
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
37
20
.649
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273
190
.660
CIN
33
22
.600
3.0
283
222
.609
MLN
35
26
.574
4.0
254
225
.555
NYG
32
29
.525
7.0
222
231
.482
STL
28
31
.475
10.0
209
263
.396
PHI
25
31
.446
11.5
225
245
.461
PIT
23
34
.404
14.0
203
239
.426
CHC
19
39
.328
18.5
179
233
.382
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