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Events of Tuesday, May 7, 1940

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

PHI N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Pearson (1-1)
LP: Passeau (1-3)

NY  N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  4  0  -   6  9  1
CIN N    3  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   7 12  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Barrett (1-0)
LP: Brown (0-1)
SV: Riddle (1)
HR: Danning 2 (2)

BOS N    1  0  3    0  4  0    1  1  1  -  11 16  0
PIT N    1  0  3    0  0  3    0  2  0  -   9 15  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Earley (1-0)
LP: Lanning (0-1)
SV: Swift (1)
HR: Miller (1)

BRO N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  9  1
STL N    0  1  5    1  3  3    0  5  x  -  18 20  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Warneke (1-2)
LP: Casey (2-2)
HR: Lake 2 (2), S. Martin (1), Medwick (2), Mize 2 (5), Padgett (2)

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   4 13  0
BOS A    1  2  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Grove (2-0)
LP: Naymick (1-1)
SV: Hash (1)
HR: Trosky (5), Hemsley (2)

DET A    1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 12  1
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Newhouser (2-1)
LP: Sundra (0-2)
SV: Benton (4)

CHI A    0  1  3    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   6  9  0
PHI A    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  4

BOX+PBP
WP: Knott (1-0)
LP: Caster (0-4)
SV: Appleton (1)

STL A    0  2  0    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  -   5 11  2
WAS A    1  1  1    0  0  1    1  0  0    1  -   6 11  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Hudson (1-2)
LP: Whitehead (0-2)
HR: Berardino (1), Auker (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 7, 1940

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Brooklyn Dodgers                13   11    2    0  .846     -    73   49
Cincinnati Reds                 14   11    3    0  .786   0.5    59   33
Chicago Cubs                    18    9    9    0  .500   4.5    76   66
Philadelphia Phillies           12    5    7    0  .417   5.5    33   38
Boston Bees                     13    5    8    0  .385   6.0    58   72
New York Giants                 13    5    8    0  .385   6.0    43   56
St. Louis Cardinals             16    6   10    0  .375   6.5    75   87
Pittsburgh Pirates              13    4    9    0  .308   7.0    64   80

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Red Sox                  17   12    5    0  .706     -   100   73
Detroit Tigers                  17   11    6    0  .647   1.0    84   82
Cleveland Indians               16   10    6    0  .625   1.5    78   74
St. Louis Browns                16    7    9    0  .438   4.5    82   74
Washington Senators             17    7   10    0  .412   5.0    80  101
Philadelphia Athletics          17    7   10    0  .412   5.0    81   86
Chicago White Sox               16    6   10    0  .375   5.5    76   81
New York Yankees                16    6   10    0  .375   5.5    56   66

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
BOS N  Al Piechota (26)

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Transactions

Pittsburgh Pirates sold Fern Bell to Philadelphia Athletics.

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