Events of Friday, August 23, 1940 (original) (raw)

Events of Friday, August 23, 1940

BRO N 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 3 CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 13 0

BOX+PBP WP: Passeau (16-11) LP: Hamlin (7-7) HR: Phelps (9), Todd (6)

BOS N 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 7 13 0 CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0

BOX+PBP WP: Tobin (3-1) LP: Derringer (16-12) HR: West (5), Ross (14), Lombardi (13)

NY N 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 - 10 15 3 PIT N 4 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 x - 13 18 2

BOX+PBP WP: Heintzelman (6-5) LP: Hubbell (9-7) HR: Fletcher (14)

PHI N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 STL N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 x - 5 7 0

BOX+PBP WP: Bowman (5-4) LP: Higbe (10-15)

CLE A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 2 NY A 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 x - 5 9 0

BOX+PBP WP: Sundra (3-5) LP: Smith (13-6) HR: Weatherly (10), Heath (11), DiMaggio (27)

STL A 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 PHI A 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 x - 6 9 2

BOX+PBP WP: Vaughan (2-5) LP: Kennedy (9-13) SV: Caster (2) HR: Laabs (9)

CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 11 3 WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 3

BOX+PBP WP: Chase (11-13) LP: Dietrich (5-5) HR: Early (3)

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 115 71 43 1 .623 - 522 394 Brooklyn Dodgers 117 65 50 2 .565 6.5 503 475 St. Louis Cardinals 114 59 53 2 .527 11.0 545 528 New York Giants 112 58 54 0 .518 12.0 491 468 Pittsburgh Pirates 115 58 56 1 .509 13.0 600 578 Chicago Cubs 118 60 58 0 .508 13.0 532 460 Boston Bees 114 45 69 0 .395 26.0 463 585 Philadelphia Phillies 109 38 71 0 .349 30.5 383 551

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cleveland Indians 120 71 48 1 .597 - 587 511 Detroit Tigers 120 67 52 1 .563 4.0 674 570 New York Yankees 116 62 53 1 .539 7.0 627 524 Boston Red Sox 118 63 55 0 .534 7.5 660 647 Chicago White Sox 115 59 55 1 .518 9.5 570 536 Washington Senators 116 51 65 0 .440 18.5 548 626 St. Louis Browns 122 49 71 2 .408 22.5 609 731 Philadelphia Athletics 115 46 69 0 .400 23.0 559 689

Sylvester Foreman (45) John Patterson (68)