Events of Thursday, May 16, 1940 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, May 16, 1940
Events of Thursday, May 16, 1940
5-15-1940 5-17-1940 5-16-1939 5-16-1941
CHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 6 0 BOS N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Lee (3-4) LP: Sullivan (1-4) HR: Russell (1), Lopez (1)
BOS A 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 7 14 1 STL A 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Galehouse (2-0) LP: Kennedy (1-4) SV: Hash (2) HR: Finney (3), Foxx (9)
Standings At Close of Play of May 16, 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 24 13 11 0 .542 4.5 101 92 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 20 6 14 0 .300 9.5 82 111 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 24 18 6 0 .750 - 137 107 Cleveland Indians 22 14 8 0 .636 3.0 111 96 Detroit Tigers 23 12 11 0 .522 5.5 101 102 Philadelphia Athletics 23 11 12 0 .478 6.5 120 123 Washington Senators 23 10 13 0 .435 7.5 113 131 St. Louis Browns 22 9 13 0 .409 8.0 108 105 Chicago White Sox 22 9 13 0 .409 8.0 97 105 New York Yankees 21 7 14 0 .333 9.5 74 92