MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 21, 1940
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W |
Mel Harder (8-9) |
L |
Fritz Ostermueller (3-6) |
W |
Clyde Smoll (2-6) |
L |
Ken Raffensberger (5-6) |
S |
Syl Johnson (2) |
W |
Jumbo Brown (2-2) |
L |
Whitey Moore (6-6) |
W |
Johnny Murphy (3-4) |
L |
Al Benton (4-9) |
W |
Bill Beckmann (6-1) |
L |
Johnny Rigney (10-14) |
W |
Ken Heintzelman (5-5) |
L |
Dick Coffman (1-3) |
W |
Carl Doyle (2-1) |
L |
Vito Tamulis (7-4) |
S |
Max Lanier (1) |
W |
Dutch Leonard (13-12) |
L |
Howard Mills (0-5) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
CLE | 71 | 46 | .607 | -- | 582 | 491 | .577 |
DET | 66 | 52 | .559 | 5.5 | 665 | 562 | .576 |
BOS | 63 | 54 | .538 | 8.0 | 652 | 638 | .510 |
NYY | 60 | 53 | .531 | 9.0 | 607 | 519 | .571 |
CHW | 59 | 54 | .522 | 10.0 | 568 | 533 | .529 |
WSH | 50 | 65 | .435 | 20.0 | 545 | 624 | .438 |
SLB | 48 | 70 | .407 | 23.5 | 597 | 721 | .415 |
PHA | 45 | 68 | .398 | 24.0 | 549 | 677 | .405 |
NAL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
MRS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
TC | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
SNS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
BBB | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
KCM | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
CBR | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
CAG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
CIN | 70 | 42 | .625 | -- | 517 | 385 | .632 |
BRO | 65 | 48 | .575 | 5.5 | 499 | 465 | .532 |
NYG | 57 | 52 | .523 | 11.5 | 476 | 447 | .529 |
STL | 57 | 53 | .518 | 12.0 | 531 | 526 | .504 |
PIT | 56 | 55 | .505 | 13.5 | 579 | 563 | .513 |
CHC | 58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | 522 | 456 | .562 |
BSN | 44 | 68 | .393 | 26.0 | 454 | 580 | .390 |
PHI | 38 | 69 | .355 | 29.5 | 381 | 537 | .348 |
NN2 Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
HG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NBY | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NE | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NYC | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
PS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
BEG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
NYY | 28 | 13 | .683 | -- | 210 | 152 | .644 |
DET | 24 | 12 | .667 | 1.5 | 223 | 155 | .661 |
CHW | 23 | 18 | .561 | 5.0 | 167 | 139 | .583 |
SLB | 19 | 17 | .528 | 6.5 | 160 | 161 | .497 |
BOS | 19 | 18 | .514 | 7.0 | 220 | 187 | .574 |
CLE | 18 | 19 | .486 | 8.0 | 128 | 146 | .440 |
WSH | 14 | 25 | .359 | 13.0 | 120 | 187 | .308 |
PHA | 9 | 32 | .220 | 19.0 | 154 | 255 | .284 |
NAL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
MRS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
TC | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
SNS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
BBB | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
KCM | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
CBR | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
CAG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NL Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
CIN | 30 | 11 | .732 | -- | 190 | 143 | .627 |
STL | 27 | 16 | .628 | 4.0 | 216 | 173 | .600 |
BRO | 23 | 17 | .575 | 6.5 | 198 | 156 | .607 |
BSN | 21 | 19 | .525 | 8.5 | 169 | 165 | .511 |
PIT | 22 | 21 | .512 | 9.0 | 230 | 220 | .520 |
CHC | 17 | 21 | .447 | 11.5 | 159 | 180 | .443 |
NYG | 15 | 28 | .349 | 16.0 | 187 | 212 | .443 |
PHI | 12 | 34 | .261 | 20.5 | 113 | 213 | .239 |
NN2 Overall Table
Tm |
W |
L |
W-L% |
GB |
RS |
RA |
pythW-L% |
HG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NBY | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NE | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
NYC | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
PS | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
BEG | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- | 0 | 0 | |
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