MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, May 08, 1968

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Pittsburgh Pirates	4	Final
Atlanta Braves	3	(14)

W	Ron Kline (1-1)
L	Cecil Upshaw (1-2)
S	Roy Face (2)

Detroit Tigers	3	Final
Baltimore Orioles	1

W	Earl Wilson (3-4)
L	Dave McNally (3-2)
S	Jon Warden (2)

Chicago White Sox	2	Final
California Angels	3

W	Clyde Wright (2-0)
L	Cisco Carlos (1-3)
S	Jack Hamilton (2)

Los Angeles Dodgers	6	Final
Chicago Cubs	7

W	Joe Niekro (5-1)
L	Don Sutton (2-1)
S	Phil Regan (4)

Philadelphia Phillies	6	Final
Cincinnati Reds	2

W	Dick Hall (2-0)
L	Bob Lee (2-2)

San Francisco Giants	3	Final
Houston Astros	1

W	Ray Sadecki (4-2)
L	Larry Dierker (2-5)
S	Joe Gibbon (1)

Cleveland Indians	1	Final
New York Yankees	2

W	Joe Verbanic (1-0)
L	Eddie Fisher (0-2)

Minnesota Twins	0	Final
Oakland Athletics	4

W	Catfish Hunter (3-2)
L	Dave Boswell (3-3)

New York Mets	0	Final
St. Louis Cardinals	2

W	Steve Carlton (3-1)
L	Al Jackson (0-1)

Boston Red Sox	3	Final
Washington Senators	1

W	Dick Ellsworth (3-2)
L	Dick Bosman (0-3)
S	Gary Bell (1)

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%
BAL	16	8	.667	--	108	57	.763
DET	16	9	.640	0.5	83	66	.603
OAK	13	12	.520	3.5	78	76	.512
MIN	13	12	.520	3.5	91	70	.618
CLE	12	12	.500	4.0	76	58	.621
BOS	11	12	.478	4.5	73	91	.401
CAL	12	14	.462	5.0	82	109	.373
WSA	11	13	.458	5.0	69	88	.391
NYY	11	15	.423	6.0	67	92	.359
CHW	7	15	.318	8.0	53	73	.358

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	17	9	.654	--	116	81	.659
CIN	13	12	.520	3.5	103	94	.542
PHI	13	12	.520	3.5	75	85	.443
SFG	13	12	.520	3.5	93	94	.495
PIT	12	12	.500	4.0	85	63	.634
LAD	12	13	.480	4.5	62	75	.414
CHC	12	13	.480	4.5	101	115	.441
ATL	12	14	.462	5.0	75	85	.443
HOU	11	14	.440	5.5	80	102	.391
NYM	10	14	.417	6.0	64	60	.529

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
DET	87	50	.635	--	588	426	.643
BAL	75	63	.543	12.5	471	440	.531
BOS	75	64	.540	13.0	541	520	.518
CLE	74	63	.540	13.0	440	446	.494
NYY	72	64	.529	14.5	469	439	.530
OAK	69	68	.504	18.0	491	468	.522
MIN	66	71	.482	21.0	471	476	.495
CHW	60	80	.429	28.5	410	454	.453
CAL	55	81	.404	31.5	416	506	.411
WSA	54	83	.394	33.0	455	577	.393

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	80	56	.588	--	467	391	.581
SFG	75	62	.547	5.5	506	435	.569
CHC	72	65	.526	8.5	511	496	.514
CIN	70	67	.511	10.5	587	579	.506
ATL	69	67	.507	11.0	439	464	.475
PIT	68	70	.493	13.0	498	469	.527
LAD	64	73	.467	16.5	408	434	.472
PHI	63	74	.460	17.5	468	530	.443
NYM	63	75	.457	18.0	409	439	.468
HOU	61	76	.445	19.5	430	486	.444