MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, May 8, 1940

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Detroit Tigers	4	Final
Boston Red Sox	5

W	Jim Bagby (2-1)
L	Cotton Pippen (1-2)
S	Jack Wilson (2)

Boston Bees	10	Final
Cincinnati Reds	4

W	Bill Posedel (2-1)
L	Paul Derringer (2-2)

Cleveland Indians	10	Final
New York Yankees	4

W	Al Smith (2-0)
L	Marv Breuer (1-2)
S	Al Milnar (1)

St. Louis Browns	8	Final
Philadelphia Athletics	10

W	Buck Ross (1-0)
L	Jack Kramer (1-1)
S	Ed Heusser (2)

New York Giants	10	Final
Pittsburgh Pirates	6

W	Cliff Melton (3-0)
L	Bob Klinger (1-3)
S	Hal Schumacher (1)

Philadelphia Phillies	4	Final
St. Louis Cardinals	7

W	Bill McGee (2-1)
L	Clyde Smoll (1-2)
S	Clyde Shoun (1)

Chicago White Sox	6	Final
Washington Nationals	3

W	Eddie Smith (1-3)
L	Ken Chase (1-3)
S	Clint Brown (1)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
BOS	13	5	.722	--	105	77	.638
CLE	11	6	.647	1.5	88	78	.555
DET	11	7	.611	2.0	88	87	.505
PHA	8	10	.444	5.0	91	94	.485
SLB	7	10	.412	5.5	90	84	.532
CHW	7	10	.412	5.5	82	84	.489
WSH	7	11	.389	6.0	83	107	.386
NYY	6	11	.353	6.5	60	76	.394

NAL Overall

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

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
BRO	11	2	.846	--	73	49	.675
CIN	11	4	.733	1.0	63	43	.668
CHC	9	9	.500	4.5	76	66	.564
NYG	6	8	.429	5.5	53	62	.429
BSN	6	8	.429	5.5	68	76	.449
STL	7	10	.412	6.0	82	91	.452
PHI	5	8	.385	6.0	37	45	.411
PIT	4	10	.286	7.5	70	90	.387

NN2 Overall

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

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	82	55	.599	--	757	595	.608
DET	79	57	.581	2.5	800	630	.608
CLE	78	59	.569	4.0	622	559	.549
CHW	75	62	.547	7.0	653	588	.548
BOS	69	67	.507	12.5	767	748	.511
SLB	60	77	.438	22.0	667	798	.419
WSH	57	79	.419	24.5	582	704	.414
PHA	46	90	.338	35.5	612	838	.360

NAL Overall

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

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
CIN	89	49	.645	--	644	485	.627
STL	77	59	.566	11.0	665	608	.541
BRO	77	63	.550	13.0	624	572	.540
PIT	74	66	.529	16.0	739	693	.529
CHC	66	70	.485	22.0	605	570	.527
NYG	66	72	.478	23.0	610	597	.510
BSN	59	79	.428	30.0	555	669	.415
PHI	45	95	.321	45.0	457	705	.311

NN2 Overall

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