Events of Wednesday, May 15, 1940 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, May 15, 1940
Events of Wednesday, May 15, 1940
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CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 3 BOS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 4
BOX+PBP WP: French (5-2) LP: Strincevich (1-3)
CIN N 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 BRO N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Thompson (5-1) LP: Wyatt (2-2) HR: Werber (4)
PIT N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 NY N 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 x - 5 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Hubbell (2-2) LP: Brown (3-2) HR: Handley (1), Elliott (1), Moore (1)
STL N 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 2 PHI N 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Higbe (3-3) LP: Lillard (0-1) HR: Orengo (2)
Standings At Close of Play of May 15, 1940
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 22 16 5 1 .762 - 117 70 Brooklyn Dodgers 20 15 5 0 .750 0.5 102 78 New York Giants 21 12 9 0 .571 4.0 108 88 Chicago Cubs 23 12 11 0 .522 5.0 96 88 Philadelphia Phillies 19 8 11 0 .421 7.0 62 71 St. Louis Cardinals 24 8 15 1 .348 9.0 111 145 Boston Bees 19 6 13 0 .316 9.0 78 106 Pittsburgh Pirates 20 6 14 0 .300 9.5 103 131
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Boston Red Sox 23 17 6 0 .739 - 130 102 Cleveland Indians 22 14 8 0 .636 2.5 111 96 Detroit Tigers 23 12 11 0 .522 5.0 101 102 Philadelphia Athletics 23 11 12 0 .478 6.0 120 123 Washington Senators 23 10 13 0 .435 7.0 113 131 St. Louis Browns 21 9 12 0 .429 7.0 103 98 Chicago White Sox 22 9 13 0 .409 7.5 97 105 New York Yankees 21 7 14 0 .333 9.0 74 92
Transactions
Philadelphia Phillies signed Wally Berger as a free agent.
Brooklyn Dodgers claimed Lee Grissom from New York Yankees on waivers.
Boston Bees sold Bill Swift to Chicago White Sox.