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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Jackie Collum (5-1)
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Clem Labine (9-5)
Baltimore Orioles
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inal
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Boston Red Sox
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inal
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Mike Garcia (7-10)
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inal
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Rip Coleman (3-3)
Washington Nationals
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inal
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Art Ditmar (8-13)
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inal
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Don Kaiser (3-5)
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inal
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Marv Grissom (1-1)
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inal
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Brooks Lawrence (15-3)
Milwaukee Braves
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inal
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Vern Law (4-12)
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Warren Spahn (10-9)
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%
NYY
67
34
.663
--
589
432
.638
CLE
59
40
.596
7.0
514
393
.620
BOS
56
44
.560
10.5
520
484
.533
CHW
50
46
.521
14.5
493
420
.573
DET
46
55
.455
21.0
515
514
.501
BAL
45
56
.446
22.0
383
477
.401
WSH
41
61
.402
26.5
443
613
.356
KCA
36
64
.360
30.5
418
542
.383
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
MLN
57
38
.600
--
458
351
.619
CIN
59
42
.584
1.0
505
444
.559
BRO
57
42
.576
2.0
458
422
.537
STL
50
47
.515
8.0
487
448
.538
PHI
47
52
.475
12.0
449
496
.455
PIT
44
55
.444
15.0
394
424
.466
CHC
42
56
.429
16.5
421
482
.438
NYG
36
60
.375
21.5
327
432
.375
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
DET
36
17
.679
--
274
185
.672
CHW
35
23
.603
3.5
283
214
.625
NYY
30
23
.566
6.0
268
199
.633
CLE
29
26
.527
8.0
198
188
.524
BOS
28
26
.519
8.5
260
267
.488
BAL
24
29
.453
12.0
188
228
.413
WSH
18
34
.346
17.5
209
311
.326
KCA
16
38
.296
20.5
201
289
.340
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
36
19
.655
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262
179
.668
CIN
32
21
.604
3.0
270
214
.605
MLN
35
24
.593
3.0
251
218
.564
NYG
31
27
.534
6.5
213
218
.489
STL
26
31
.456
11.0
191
250
.379
PHI
24
31
.436
12.0
219
242
.454
PIT
22
33
.400
14.0
194
229
.425
CHC
18
38
.321
18.5
176
226
.388
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