Events of Saturday, May 18, 1940 (original) (raw)
Events of Saturday, May 18, 1940
Events of Saturday, May 18, 1940
5-17-1940 5-19-1940 5-18-1939 5-18-1941
PIT N 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 3 BOS N 1 0 0 3 3 3 4 1 x - 15 20 3
BOX+PBP WP: Piechota (1-0) LP: Butcher (0-4) HR: P. Waner (1), West (3), Ross (1)
STL N 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 - 6 7 0 BRO N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: McGee (3-2) LP: Hamlin (2-2) SV: Shoun (2) HR: Medwick (3), Mize 2 (11), Terry Moore 2 (4)
CHI N 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 NY N 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 x - 6 11 1
BOX+PBP WP: Gumbert (4-2) LP: Olsen (1-1) SV: Brown (3)
CIN N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 PHI N 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 x - 8 14 0
BOX+PBP WP: Mulcahy (4-1) LP: Derringer (3-3)
NY A 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
BOX+PBP WP: Pearson (3-2) LP: Lee (2-2) HR: Henrich (4)
WAS A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0 CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 7 2
BOX+PBP WP: Chase (2-4) LP: Eisenstat (0-1) HR: Lewis (1)
PHI A 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 6 7 5 DET A 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 x - 8 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Newsom (3-1) LP: Babich (4-2) HR: Johnson (6), Hayes (3), Higgins (3)
Standings At Close of Play of May 18, 1940
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 24 17 6 1 .739 - 127 80 Brooklyn Dodgers 22 16 6 0 .727 0.5 108 87 New York Giants 23 13 10 0 .565 4.0 114 96 Chicago Cubs 26 14 12 0 .538 4.5 109 98 Philadelphia Phillies 21 9 12 0 .429 7.0 72 81 St. Louis Cardinals 26 9 16 1 .360 9.0 120 151 Boston Bees 21 7 14 0 .333 9.0 97 116 Pittsburgh Pirates 21 6 15 0 .286 10.0 108 146
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Boston Red Sox 24 18 6 0 .750 - 137 107 Cleveland Indians 24 15 9 0 .625 3.0 131 100 Detroit Tigers 24 13 11 0 .542 5.0 109 108 Philadelphia Athletics 24 11 13 0 .458 7.0 126 131 Washington Senators 25 11 14 0 .440 7.5 117 151 St. Louis Browns 22 9 13 0 .409 8.0 108 105 New York Yankees 23 9 14 0 .391 8.5 83 93 Chicago White Sox 24 9 15 0 .375 9.0 98 114
Transactions
Washington Senators signed Willis Hudlin as a free agent.