Events of Friday, August 27, 1943 (original) (raw)
Events of Friday, August 27, 1943
Events of Friday, August 27, 1943
8-26-1943 8-28-1943 8-27-1942 8-27-1944
CLE A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 6 12 3 CHI A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
BOX+PBP WP: Smith (13-5) LP: Smith (8-8) HR: Appling (3)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 STL A 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 x - 3 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Galehouse (9-7) LP: Newhouser (7-14)
STL N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 CIN N 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 11 1
BOX+PBP WP: Walters (11-12) LP: Krist (8-5)
CHI N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 PIT N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Passeau (14-8) LP: Klinger (9-7) HR: Goodman (3)
Standings At Close of Play of August 27, 1943
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 120 77 40 3 .658 - 526 369 Cincinnati Reds 119 66 52 1 .559 11.5 499 436 Pittsburgh Pirates 125 64 58 3 .525 15.5 538 479 Brooklyn Dodgers 119 61 58 0 .513 17.0 561 555 Chicago Cubs 119 58 61 0 .487 20.0 497 463 Philadelphia Phillies 122 54 66 2 .450 24.5 464 531 Boston Braves 115 51 64 0 .443 25.0 368 469 New York Giants 119 43 75 1 .364 34.5 427 578
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 120 74 45 1 .622 - 525 430 Washington Senators 124 66 58 0 .532 10.5 561 491 Cleveland Indians 119 63 56 0 .529 11.0 468 461 Chicago White Sox 121 63 58 0 .521 12.0 454 488 Detroit Tigers 119 61 57 1 .517 12.5 480 417 Boston Red Sox 124 58 64 2 .475 17.5 454 480 St. Louis Browns 119 55 64 0 .462 19.0 450 469 Philadelphia Athletics 120 41 79 0 .342 33.5 383 539
Deaths on This Date
Frank Truesdale (59)
Transactions
Cleveland Indians sold Al Milnar to St. Louis Browns.
Chicago Cubs released Al Todd.