Events of Thursday, August 1, 1940 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, August 1, 1940
Events of Thursday, August 1, 1940
7-31-1940 8-2-1940 8-1-1939 8-1-1941
PIT N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0 (1) BRO N 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 x - 8 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Wyatt (10-9) LP: Heintzelman (3-4) HR: Camilli (9)
PIT N 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 6 2 (2) BRO N 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 x - 8 12 4
BOX+PBP WP: Casey (6-5) LP: Lanahan (2-4)
PHI A 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 CHI A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 5 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Brown (2-2) LP: Potter (8-9) HR: S. Chapman (16)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 - 5 10 0 CLE A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 4
BOX+PBP WP: Ostermueller (2-5) LP: Harder (6-7) HR: Foxx (22)
NY A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 DET A 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 x - 11 15 1
BOX+PBP WP: Rowe (9-2) LP: Breuer (7-7) HR: Tebbetts (2)
Standings At Close of Play of August 1, 1940
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 91 61 29 1 .678 - 435 298 Brooklyn Dodgers 95 56 37 2 .602 6.5 423 391 New York Giants 88 49 39 0 .557 11.0 412 352 Chicago Cubs 98 49 49 0 .500 16.0 453 385 St. Louis Cardinals 91 44 45 2 .494 16.5 436 440 Pittsburgh Pirates 91 42 48 1 .467 19.0 472 483 Philadelphia Phillies 88 32 56 0 .364 28.0 321 439 Boston Bees 88 29 59 0 .330 31.0 351 515
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 97 58 38 1 .604 - 546 445 Cleveland Indians 96 57 39 0 .594 1.0 464 402 Boston Red Sox 95 51 44 0 .537 6.5 517 500 Chicago White Sox 92 47 44 1 .516 8.5 472 445 New York Yankees 94 48 45 1 .516 8.5 488 431 Washington Senators 97 42 55 0 .433 16.5 464 541 St. Louis Browns 98 39 58 1 .402 19.5 510 606 Philadelphia Athletics 95 38 57 0 .400 19.5 483 574
Transactions
Detroit Tigers released Red Kress.