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Events of Friday, September 6, 1940

9-5-1940 9-7-1940   9-6-1939 9-6-1941 

BRO N    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1  (1)
PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Fitzsimmons (14-2)
LP: Higbe (11-17)
HR: Medwick (14)

BRO N    0  0  0    3  5  0    2  4  0  -  14 18  1  (2)
PHI N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 10  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Casey (8-7)
LP: Smoll (2-8)
HR: Medwick (15), Gallagher (3), Litwhiler (2)

CHI N    1  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
STL N    0  0  0    0  3  1    1  1  x  -   6 12  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Shoun (11-10)
LP: French (12-13)
HR: Moore (14)

STL A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
CHI A    0  0  4    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 12  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Rigney (12-16)
LP: Auker (11-11)

CLE A    2  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  1
DET A    1  0  0    3  4  0    1  1  x  -  10 14  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Newsom (18-3)
LP: Allen (8-7)
HR: Greenberg (28), Sullivan (3)

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  1
WAS A    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 10  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Chase (13-14)
LP: Ruffing (13-10)
HR: Walker 2 (12)

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Standings At Close of Play of September 6, 1940

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cincinnati Reds                130   83   46    1  .643     -   583  444
Brooklyn Dodgers               131   76   53    2  .589   7.0   592  521
St. Louis Cardinals            128   66   59    3  .528  15.0   593  579
Pittsburgh Pirates             127   64   61    2  .512  17.0   651  621
New York Giants                127   64   63    0  .504  18.0   559  547
Chicago Cubs                   132   63   69    0  .477  21.5   585  538
Boston Bees                    129   54   75    0  .419  29.0   529  637
Philadelphia Phillies          126   41   85    0  .325  40.5   430  635

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cleveland Indians              131   75   55    1  .577     -   624  565
Detroit Tigers                 133   75   57    1  .568   1.0   748  619
New York Yankees               131   73   57    1  .562   2.0   689  560
Boston Red Sox                 132   72   60    0  .545   4.0   740  720
Chicago White Sox              131   68   62    1  .523   7.0   625  581
Washington Senators            131   56   75    0  .427  19.5   581  682
St. Louis Browns               135   55   78    2  .414  21.5   662  798
Philadelphia Athletics         124   47   77    0  .379  25.0   599  743

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
PHI N  Larry File (18)
PHI N  Max Wilson (24)

Deaths on This Date

Mordecai Davidson (94)

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Transactions

Clovis (West Texas-New Mexico) sold Tex Shirley, Dick Adkins and John Stone to
Philadelphia Athletics.

South Boston (Bi-State) sold Neb Stewart to Philadelphia Phillies.

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