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Events of Tuesday, August 6, 1940

8-5-1940 8-7-1940   8-6-1939 8-6-1941 

BOS N    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0  (1)
PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Salvo (6-5)
LP: Si Johnson (2-8)
HR: Miller (7)

BOS N    0  0  0    1  0  2    5  1  3  -  12 15  1  (2)
PHI N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Sullivan (8-12)
LP: Higbe (7-14)
HR: Miller (8)

STL N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  3
PIT N    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  7  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Heintzelman (4-4)
LP: M. Cooper (6-8)

NY  A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
BOS A    0  0  0    2  0  1    3  2  x  -   8 14  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Heving (6-2)
LP: Chandler (7-5)
HR: Joe DiMaggio (21)

CLE A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  3  (1)
CHI A    0  2  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   5  9  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Lee (9-7)
LP: Milnar (14-7)

CLE A    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1  (2)
CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Allen (6-4)
LP: Dietrich (5-4)
SV: Feller (2)

DET A    0  1  1    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  2
STL A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Newsom (14-2)
LP: Harris (7-10)
SV: McKain (3)
HR: York (20)

PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
WAS A    1  3  1    4  0  2    0  0  x  -  11 13  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Hudson (10-12)
LP: Ross (5-5)
HR: Walker (9), Bloodworth (8)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 6, 1940

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                 97   63   33    1  .656     -   461  332
Brooklyn Dodgers               100   58   40    2  .592   6.0   443  414
New York Giants                 94   51   43    0  .543  11.0   427  381
Chicago Cubs                   102   52   50    0  .510  14.0   476  399
Pittsburgh Pirates              96   47   48    1  .495  15.5   500  491
St. Louis Cardinals             97   47   48    2  .495  15.5   460  458
Boston Bees                     96   35   61    0  .365  28.0   400  543
Philadelphia Phillies           94   32   62    0  .340  30.0   330  479

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                 104   62   41    1  .602     -   593  478
Cleveland Indians              102   61   41    0  .598   0.5   488  422
Boston Red Sox                 101   55   46    0  .545   6.0   554  536
Chicago White Sox               99   50   48    1  .510   9.5   500  472
New York Yankees                99   49   49    1  .500  10.5   504  453
Washington Senators            102   45   57    0  .441  16.5   488  561
St. Louis Browns               105   43   61    1  .413  19.5   541  640
Philadelphia Athletics         100   39   61    0  .390  21.5   502  608

ML League Leaders 

Deaths on This Date

George Johnson (50)

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