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MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 04, 1940

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Chicago Cubs	11	Final
Brooklyn Dodgers	3

W	Vern Olsen (7-7)
L	Freddie Fitzsimmons (10-2)
S	Larry French (2)

Chicago Cubs	6	Final
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	(11)

W	Curt Davis (4-9)
L	Claude Passeau (12-10)

Cincinnati Reds	3	Final
Boston Bees	5

W	Dick Errickson (8-7)
L	Bucky Walters (15-7)

Cincinnati Reds	12	Final
Boston Bees	9

W	Jim Turner (9-4)
L	Nick Strincevich (2-5)

Washington Nationals	4	Final
Chicago White Sox	3	(10)

W	Dutch Leonard (12-10)
L	Ted Lyons (7-6)
S	Walt Masterson (2)

Washington Nationals	1	Final
Chicago White Sox	0

W	Ken Chase (9-11)
L	Johnny Rigney (9-12)

New York Yankees	1	Final
Cleveland Indians	3

W	Bob Feller (18-6)
L	Red Ruffing (10-8)

Boston Red Sox	7	Final
Detroit Tigers	3

W	Lefty Grove (6-2)
L	Hal Newhouser (8-8)

St. Louis Cardinals	2	Final
New York Giants	3

W	Hal Schumacher (8-9)
L	Clyde Shoun (7-6)

St. Louis Cardinals	6	Final
New York Giants	3

W	Bill McGee (11-6)
L	Bill Lohrman (9-6)

Pittsburgh Pirates	6	Final
Philadelphia Phillies	1

W	Rip Sewell (9-2)
L	Hugh Mulcahy (12-11)

Pittsburgh Pirates	6	Final
Philadelphia Phillies	4

W	Johnny Lanning (4-2)
L	Charlie Frye (0-1)
S	Ken Heintzelman (2)

Philadelphia Athletics	4	Final
St. Louis Browns	5

W	Vern Kennedy (9-10)
L	Chubby Dean (6-9)

Philadelphia Athletics	4	Final
St. Louis Browns	6

W	Elden Auker (8-8)
L	George Caster (4-15)

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%
DET	60	40	.600	--	578	470	.594
CLE	59	40	.596	0.5	474	414	.562
BOS	53	46	.535	6.5	542	532	.509
CHW	49	46	.516	8.5	492	458	.533
NYY	49	47	.510	9.0	500	441	.557
WSH	44	57	.436	16.5	477	561	.426
SLB	42	59	.416	18.5	533	625	.428
PHA	39	60	.394	20.5	502	597	.421

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	63	33	.656	--	461	332	.646
BRO	57	40	.588	6.5	437	414	.525
NYG	51	42	.548	10.5	427	375	.559
CHC	52	50	.510	14.0	476	399	.580
STL	47	47	.500	15.0	459	455	.504
PIT	46	48	.489	16.0	497	490	.506
BSN	33	61	.351	29.0	385	541	.349
PHI	32	60	.348	29.0	328	464	.346

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	39	19	.672	--	317	230	.643
CHW	33	26	.559	6.5	243	214	.558
DET	30	24	.556	7.0	310	247	.602
CLE	30	25	.545	7.5	236	223	.526
BOS	29	26	.527	8.5	330	293	.554
SLB	25	28	.472	11.5	224	257	.437
WSH	20	33	.377	16.5	188	250	.372
PHA	15	40	.273	22.5	201	335	.282

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	37	20	.649	--	246	196	.602
STL	37	22	.627	1.0	288	244	.575
BRO	31	25	.554	5.5	260	207	.603
BSN	32	26	.552	5.5	238	204	.570
PIT	32	28	.533	6.5	312	293	.529
CHC	23	29	.442	11.5	205	237	.434
NYG	21	38	.356	17.0	236	284	.416
PHI	18	43	.295	21.0	166	286	.270

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