North American Baseball League

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Philadelphia vs Washington
2 game series

Saturday September 2
Philadelphia 3 Washington 2:
WP Max Lanier (10-10)
LP Oral Hildebrand (14-13)
Lanier tosses a five hitter

Sunday September 3
Washington 8 Philadelphia 5:
WP Freddie Fitzsimmons (9-14)
LP Vito Tamulis (10-11)
HR Frankie Hayes (11)
Hayes 3-4, 2 RBIs. George Selkirk 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Washington vs Boston
2 game series

Monday September 4
Game 1
Boston 6 Washington 2:
WP Tex Carleton (12-18)
LP Hal Schumacher (13-17)
HR Babe Dahlgren (4)
Dahlgren 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 3 Washington 2:
WP Curt Davis (2-1)
LP Joe Cascarella (5-6)
HR George Selkirk (22)
Lin Storti scores winning run in the 9th on a bases loaded walk

Washington vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Wednesday September 6
Philadelphia 7 Washington 6 (10):
WP Dutch Leonard (17-15)
LP Joe Cascarella (5-7)
HR George Selkirk 2 (24) Bill Dickey (19) Earl Averill 2 (13)
Averill's second HR a two run shot in the 10th lifts Athletics.

Thursday September 7
Philadelphia 9 Washington 8 (10):
WP Elmer Tutwiler (6-5)
LP Joe Cascarella (5-8)
HR Al Simmons (5) George Selkirk (25) George McQuinn (6)
Senators lose in extra innings again

Friday September 8
Philadelphia 12 Washington 1:
WP Dizzy Trout (8-14)
LP Hal Schumacher (13-18)
HR Frankie Hayes (12) Hooks Cotter (6) George McQuinn (7)
Cotter and McQuinn 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Washington vs New York
3 game series

Saturday September 9
NY 3 Washington 2:
WP Al Hollingsworth (15-11)
LP Joe Callahan (0-1)
Yankees nip Senators

Sunday September 10
NY 8 Washington 7:
WP Bucky Walters (3-0)
LP Rene Monteagudo (2-3)
HR Frankie Hayes (13)
Senators lose 6th straight one run game.

Monday September 11
Washington 7 NY 2:
WP Jimmy Pattison (1-0)
LP Bill Lohrman (13-15)
Senators snap 7 game skid.

Chicago vs Washington
2 game series

Tuesday September 12
Washington 5 Chicago 3:
WP Hal Schumacher (14-18)
LP Ben Cantwell (8-4)
HR Jimmie Foxx (33)
Foxx hits game winning 3 run HR in the bottom of the ninth.

Wednesday September 13
Washington 3 Chicago 2:
WP Joe Cascarella (6-8)
LP Bob Weiland (19-11)
HR Ernie Lombardi (17) Jimmie Foxx (34)
Max West's 8th inning RBI single lifts Senators

St Louis vs Washington
3 game series

Thursday September 14
St Louis 4 Washington 1:
WP Les Tietje (3-5)
LP Carl Hubbell (11-17)
Ab Wright 3-3, 2 RBIs. Ray Mueller 2 RBIs.

Friday September 15
St Louis 4 Washington 1:
WP Lefty Mills (1-0)
LP Jimmy Pattison (1-1)
HR Jim Gleeson (2)
Jimmy Brown 2 RBIs.

Saturday September 16
Washington 4 St Louis 0:
WP Joe Cascarella (7-8)
LP Bill McGee (11-15)
George Selkirk 2-2, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	83	58	.589	-
Chicago White Sox	78	63	.553	5.0
New York Yankees	74	67	.525	9.0
Philadelphia Athletics	71	69	.507	11.5
St. Louis Browns	68	73	.482	15.0
Detroit Tigers	64	77	.454	19.0
Boston Red Sox	63	77	.450	19.5
Washington Senators	62	79	.440	21.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	94	45	.676	-
Philadelphia Phillies	80	58	.580	13.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	67	.518	22.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	65	73	.471	28.5
New York Giants	65	75	.464	29.5
Boston Bees	65	75	.464	29.5
St. Louis Cardinals	61	79	.436	33.5
Chicago Cubs	55	85	.393	39.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hal Trosky - CIN .360 2 Ted Williams PIT .355 3 Johnny Mize CHN .352 4 Buddy Lewis CHA .350 5 Terry Moore CLE .349	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Hank Greenberg - BRO 39 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 37 3 Jimmie Foxx WS1 34 4 Johnny Mize CHN 30 5 5 tied with 27	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hal Trosky - CIN 127 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 118 2 Johnny Mize CHN 118 4 Hank Greenberg BRO 113 5 Harlond Clift CIN 107
LEAGUE LEADERS W Roy Sherid - CIN 25 2 Claude Passeau CLE 22 3 Dutch Leonard PHA 20 3 Whit Wyatt PIT 20 5 2 tied with 19	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Mace Brown - CHA 2.26 2 Fay Thomas CIN 2.84 3 Bob Feller CLE 2.85 4 Marius Russo SLA 2.86 5 Paul Derringer PIT 2.98	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 184 2 Tommy Bridges BRO 159 3 Lefty Grove SLN 154 4 Whit Wyatt PIT 153 5 2 tied with 142

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Tuesday, September 12th, 1939
For the entrants in this year's rookie draft, released today by the league, the possibilities are endless. Some will immediately seize their opportunity to play in the bigs with a venom, doggedly working their way up through the system to arrive on the pro circuit in three to five years, if they are lucky. Others will struggle, have their hopes dashed, reborn and dashed again, all the while not fully giving up on the dream. Still others will take each day as it comes, while not losing sight of the end-game. They will figure it out, quietly work their way into the professional ranks and have solid, if not spectacular careers in North American BaseBall League. At any rate, teams now can scout the draft pool for the next 30 days.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Pete Reiser, 20 year-old center fielder out of college.
2. Elmer Valo, 18 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
3. Pat Mullin, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
4. Al Javery, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Ernie White, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Dom DiMaggio, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
7. Wally Judnich, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
8. Tiny Bonham, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Pee Wee Reese, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
10. Stan Spence, 24 year-old left fielder out of college.

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Detroit vs Washington
2 game series

Sunday September 17
Washington 6 Detroit 1:
WP Joe Callahan (1-1)
LP George Caster (18-15)
George Selkirk 3 RBIs.

Monday September 18
Washington 3 Detroit 2:
WP Carl Hubbell (12-17)
LP Mel Harder (6-12)
HR Sam Chapman (28) Jim Tabor (12) Frankie Hayes (14)
Al Simmons 9th inning RBI triple lifts Senators.

Cleveland vs Washington
3 game series

Tuesday September 19
Cleveland 7 Washington 4:
WP Clay Bryant (6-8)
LP Jimmy Pattison (1-2)
HR Sammy Holbrook (3) Jimmie Foxx (35)
Holbrook 2 RBIs. Foxx 2 RBIs.

Wednesday September 20
Cleveland 6 Washington 2:
WP Claude Passeau (23-8)
LP Hal Schumacher (14-19)
HR Bob Johnson (24)
Johnson 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday September 21
Cleveland 8 Washington 0:
WP Clay Bryant (7-8)
LP Joe Callahan (1-2)
Bryant shuts down Senators on four hits.

New York vs Washington
2 game series

Saturday September 23
Washington 4 NY 1:
WP Carl Hubbell (13-17)
LP Fritz Ostermueller (6-5)
HR Frankie Hayes (15) Al Simmons (6)
Hayes and Simmons two run shots

Sunday September 24
NY 3 Washington 2:
WP Bill Lohrman (15-16)
LP Joe Cascarella (7-9)
HR Ken Keltner (17) Jimmie Foxx (36)
Lohrman scatters nine hits

Philadelphia vs Washington
2 game series

Tuesday September 26
Philadelphia 7 Washington 3:
WP Max Lanier (12-12)
LP Hal Schumacher (14-20)
Red Kress 2-5, 2 RBIs. Pid Purdy 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday September 27
Washington 5 Philadelphia 1:
WP Joe Callahan (2-2)
LP Dutch Leonard (22-16)
HR Frankie Hayes (16) Ken Keltner (18)
Keltner 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Washington
2 game series

Thursday September 28
Washington 6 Boston 5 (12):
WP Joe Cascarella (8-9)
LP Dick Barrett (6-2)
HR Johnny Hodapp (3) Jimmie Foxx (37)
Senators tie game with a 4 run ninth then win with two runs in the 12th.

Friday September 29
Washington 3 Boston 1:
WP Pat Malone (3-0)
LP Whitey Moore (0-1)
HR Babe Dahlgren (5)
Jo-Jo Moore's two run double lifts Senators

Washington vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Saturday September 30
Philadelphia 8 Washington 7:
WP Bob Bowman (11-4)
LP Joe Cascarella (8-10)
HR Earl Averill (18)
Buddy Hassett hits a two run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth

Sunday October 1
Philadelphia 3 Washington 2:
WP Dutch Leonard (23-16)
LP Joe Callahan (2-3)
HR Earl Averill (19)

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	95	59	.617	-
Chicago White Sox	84	70	.545	11.0
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	13.0
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	14.0
St. Louis Browns	75	79	.487	20.0
Washington Senators	68	86	.442	27.0
Boston Red Sox	66	88	.429	29.0
Detroit Tigers	65	89	.422	30.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	103	51	.669	-
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	.591	12.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	.506	25.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	75	79	.487	28.0
New York Giants	70	84	.455	33.0
Boston Bees	70	84	.455	33.0
St. Louis Cardinals	66	88	.429	37.0
Chicago Cubs	63	91	.409	40.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG 2 tied with .359 1 Hal Trosky CIN .359 1 Johnny Mize CHN .359 3 Buddy Lewis CHA .351 4 Ted Williams PIT .343	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Hank Greenberg - BRO 44 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 38 3 Jimmie Foxx WS1 37 4 Johnny Mize CHN 34 5 Ted Williams PIT 31	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hal Trosky - CIN 136 2 Johnny Mize CHN 133 3 Hank Greenberg BRO 131 4 Joe DiMaggio CIN 130 5 Harlond Clift CIN 115
LEAGUE LEADERS W Roy Sherid - CIN 27 2 Claude Passeau CLE 24 3 Dutch Leonard PHA 23 4 Mace Brown CHA 22 4 Whit Wyatt PIT 22	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Mace Brown - CHA 2.13 2 Bob Feller CLE 2.86 2 Marius Russo SLA 2.86 4 Paul Derringer PIT 2.92 5 Fay Thomas CIN 2.96	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 190 2 Tommy Bridges BRO 174 2 Whit Wyatt PIT 174 4 Lefty Grove SLN 170 5 Cliff Melton PHI 162

Trosky Bats .359, Wins NL Batting Title
Monday, October 2nd, 1939
When the season ended yesterday, Hal Trosky went out in a blaze of glory -- he topped off a fine year with the National League batting championship. The Cincinnati first baseman finished the regular season with a .359 batting average, 213 hits, 29 home runs and 136 RBIs.

AL Batting Title Belongs to Lewis
Monday, October 2nd, 1939
Buddy Lewis of the Chicago White Sox capped an impressive season by winning the American League batting crown. The 23-year-old Lewis, who hit .351, proved to be a tough out for opposing pitchers all year long. Included in his stats were 202 hits, 9 home runs and 101 RBIs. He also scored 107 runs and played in 144 games.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 2nd, 1939
From spring training to the last out of the regular season, it has been the goal of every GM, team, manager and player to reach the North American BaseBall League playoffs. They all aspire to win baseball's Holy Grail, the North American Series title. Now, for the elite teams, the first steps of that journey begin in earnest with the North American Series starting today. The opening playoff series will pit these teams against one another:
Cleveland Indians versus Cincinnati Reds.

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1939 Post Season

Cleveland Indians vs Cincinnati Reds

Tuesday October 3
Game 1
Cleveland 2 Cincinnati 1:
WP Bob Feller
LP Si Johnson
Feller fires a three hitter for his first career post season win.

Wednesday October 4
Game 2
Cleveland 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Claude Passeau
LP Ivy Andrews

Cincinnati vs Cleveland

Friday October 6
Game 3
Cleveland 7 Cincinnati 1:
WP Vern Olsen
LP Roy Sherid

Saturday October 7
Game 4
Cleveland 6 Cincinnati 5:
WP Bob Feller
LP Si Johnson
HR Hal Trosky Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson's first inning three run HR lifts Cleveland to sweep of Series.

Indians Sweep Reds
Saturday, October 7th, 1939
The Cleveland Indians made quick work of Cincinnati in the North American Series and swept them. They clinched their 7th North American BaseBall League crown today at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium with a 6-5 victory over the Reds. MVP was Bob Feller (2-0, 1.06 era, 12 Ks)

Offseason
Major Retirements
Bump Hadley (SLN) 80-101, 4.33 era, 697 Ks
Charley Root (PIT) 223-231, 3.75 era, 1621 Ks
Johnny Stuart (PHA) 150-122, 3.97 era, 788 Ks
Joe Sewell (BRO) 3133 hits, .324 avg, 57 Hr, 1170 RBIs.
Buzz Arlett (BRO) 155 HR, 702 RBIs.
Roy Carlyle (CHA) 1793 hits, 101 HR, 942 RBIs.

Washington Owner Mitchell Jr. Passes Away, Son Replaces Him
Tuesday, October 10th, 1939
The Washington Senators are heavy-hearted and hurting today. The club announced today at a press conference held at Griffith Stadium I that its owner Jonah Mitchell Jr. had passed away, finally succumbing to a lengthy illness. The team's general manager released funeral arrangements and also announced the new owner. Greg Mitchell Jr. is the new Washington Senators head man. According to the local media he has a reputation for being financially penny-pincher and tolerant in temperament.

Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Thursday, October 12th, 1939
Lost in all the hoopla of today's amateur draft are the young men who won't be going first, tenth or even fiftieth. Many of them will probably never make North American BaseBall League rosters, but one and all will be spurred on by the possibility that someday they'll be playing on a championship club. Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Boston and Chicago will have the first five choices. BNN analysts report that these players are likely to be high picks in the 1939 draft:

1. Sid Hudson, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Al Javery, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Tiny Bonham, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
4. Pee Wee Reese, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
5. Mickey Harris, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Ernie White, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
7. Elmer Valo, 18 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
8. Walker Cooper, 24 year-old catcher out of college.
9. Wally Judnich, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
10. Johnny Gorsica, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

Draft Results
First Round Only

Chicago Cubs: SP Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers: CF Pete Reiser
St. Louis Cardinals: SP Mickey Harris
Boston Red Sox: CF Wally Judnich
Chicago Cubs: CF Dom DiMaggio
Washington Senators: 1B Mickey Vernon
New York Giants: LF Elmer Valo
Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Pee Wee Reese
St. Louis Browns: CF Pat Mullin
Brooklyn Dodgers: SP Tiny Bonham
Pittsburgh Pirates: C Walker Cooper
Philadelphia Athletics: SP Al Javery
St. Louis Cardinals: SP Ernie White
Chicago White Sox: SP Johnny Gorsica
Brooklyn Dodgers: LF Stan Spence
Philadelphia Phillies: LF Danny Litwhiler
Cleveland Indians: SP Sid Hudson
Philadelphia Phillies: 3B Hank Majeski
Chicago White Sox: SP Earl Johnson

Awards
Best Defenders Announced by NL
Thursday, October 19th, 1939
What does it take to win a Glove Wizard Award? It's a combination of good hands, knowing how to play the hitters, all-out hustle and a willingness to sacrifice your body to make a play. Good speed and a good arm never hurt, either, but not always required. This year's all-defense team in the National League consists of:

Pitcher: Cy Blanton (Boston Bees)
Catcher: Ben Huffman (Brooklyn Dodgers)
First Baseman: Salty Parker (New York Giants)
Second Baseman: Lonny Frey (St. Louis Cardinals)
Third Baseman: Eddie Miller (New York Giants)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Philadelphia Phillies)
Left Fielder: Charlie Keller (Cincinnati Reds)
Center Fielder: Joe DiMaggio (Cincinnati Reds)
Right Fielder: Roy Weatherly (Cincinnati Reds)

Season's Best Fielders Selected by AL
Thursday, October 19th, 1939
Good glovemen take pride in their defensive skills. They know they make a difference in baseball. Even on days when they don't get a hit, they feel they can make a difference in the field -- and they do. The American League announced its Glove Wizard Award honorees for 1939. This year's recipients are:

Pitcher: Bob Feller (Cleveland Indians)
Catcher: Bill Dickey (Philadelphia Athletics)
First Baseman: Art Shires (Detroit Tigers)
Second Baseman: Joe Gordon (New York Yankees)
Third Baseman: Ken Keltner (Washington Senators)
Shortstop: Jimmy Brown (St. Louis Browns)
Left Fielder: Sam Chapman (Detroit Tigers)
Center Fielder: Barney McCosky (Detroit Tigers)
Right Fielder: Frank Doljack (Detroit Tigers)

National League Winner Announced
Friday, October 20th, 1939
The premier rookie performer in the National League was Pittsburgh left fielder Ted Williams. He was honored today by league officials as the 1939 Newcomer of the Year Award winner.

Williams put up some good numbers, including a .343 batting average and .465 on-base percentage, while racking up 31 home runs, 96 RBIs and 106 runs scored.

Slaughter Rakes in Newcomer of the Year Award
Friday, October 20th, 1939
In his first season, Enos Slaughter not only won the hearts and cheers of the local Cleveland fans, he also nabbed the American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

This gifted right fielder compiled a .310 batting average while collecting 19 home runs and 90 RBIs with a .383 on-base percentage and scoring 80 runs.

Outstanding Pitcher Award Goes to Cincinnati Hurler
Sunday, October 22nd, 1939
This past season was outstanding for Roy Sherid. The Cincinnati mound star sizzled with a 27-8 record and captured the prestigious 1939 NL Outstanding Pitcher Award.

The Reds hurler posted a 3.54 ERA in 37 starts with 94 strikeouts and 87 walks in 297.1 innings. Sherid limited opposing teams to a .276 batting average.

Cleveland Pitcher Racks Up Outstanding Pitcher Award
Sunday, October 22nd, 1939
Claude Passeau of the Cleveland Indians was in command and couldn't do much wrong when he was on the mound this season. His outstanding 24-8 won-lost mark and 3.05 ERA were big factors in his winning the 1939 American League Outstanding Pitcher Award.

In 295 innings of work and 36 starts, Passeau struck out 123 while giving up 300 hits and 105 walks. He held opposing batters to a .265 average.

Superb Year For Mize, Wins Outstanding Hitter Award
Monday, October 23rd, 1939
Johnny Mize of the Chicago Cubs proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the National League Outstanding Hitter Award.

Mize hit for a .359 average while collecting 217 hits, 31 doubles, 14 triples, 34 home runs, 133 RBIs and scoring 117 times.

1939 #1 Batter Chosen By AL
Monday, October 23rd, 1939
What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1939 Outstanding Hitter Award in the American League. It had already been a very special season for Washington's Jimmie Foxx, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.

All season long Jimmie Foxx gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .307 as he collected 174 hits, 19 doubles, 9 triples, 37 home runs and 108 RBIs.

Werden Latest HOF Legend
Tuesday, October 24th, 1939
In a ceremony witnessed by all the living members of the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame, Perry Werden stepped on the stage to join the game's immortals. He produced during his 1684-game career batted .275, produced 45 home runs, 1543 hits and 853 RBIs, while scoring 911 times. The legendary first baseman, surrounded by his joyful family, looked on as his plaque went up on the wall of fame at baseball's shrine to its greatest players.

After the induction ceremony, one of the Hall of Famers notorious for doctoring the ball was asked how did he pitch to Werden. "Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that's all I threw him... and he still hit them. He's the only player in baseball who consistently hit my grease. He saw the ball so well, I guess he could pick out the dry side."

Crawford Now Hall of Famer
Tuesday, October 24th, 1939
One of the best players ever, first baseman Sam Crawford, has received the ultimate honor for a baseball player -- being inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony, which was held today, included tributes from his former teammates. One of them recognized his unparalleled work ethic, another his "naturally pure" swing, and yet another, his love for the game.

Crawford received numerous awards during his playing days, but he said, nothing can compare to being enshrined into the Hall of Fame.

In a career spanning 2487 games, Crawford batted .308 with 2914 hits, 107 home runs, 1660 RBIs and 1634 runs scored.

Accomplishments
Johnny Mize hit three HRs on July 18th, the second time in two years.
Dib Williams and Hal Trosky hit for the cycle
Lou Gehrig 3000th hit
Jimmie Foxx 2500th hit
Mel Ott 400th HR
Hank Greenberg 300th HR

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1940 Season

I will take over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Brooklyn Wins Lottery for SP Sherid
Friday, November 17th, 1939
The Dodgers and Roy Sherid reached an accord earlier today which brings the starting pitcher to town for 5 years.

Sherid will pocket $160,000 total and is widely expected to contribute significantly to the club's playoff drive.

In his career Sherid has compiled an ERA of 4.38 with 105 victories and 86 defeats and has held opponents to a .282 batting average. He also has struck out 535 batters in 1707.1 innings and given up 1881 hits.

$352,000 Lands LF Greenberg for Reds
Sunday, December 10th, 1939
The euphoria surrounding a big name deal can sometimes overshadow the deal itself. Occasionally a team will mortgage its future to make a big splash, though no one in Cincinnati was worried about that today as the club finalized terms with Hank Greenberg.

Greenberg will earn $44,000 per year over 8 years.

In a career spanning 1287 games, Greenberg has batted .310 with 1598 hits, 309 home runs, 1075 RBIs, and 991 runs scored.

Cramer, Frink Swap Teams
Monday, December 18th, 1939
St. Louis and Brooklyn have agreed in principle to a trade. The Browns will send 34-year-old center fielder Doc Cramer to the Dodgers for 28-year-old center fielder Fred Frink and 24-year-old right fielder Stan Spence. The deal is expected to be finalized shortly and the clubs will be introducing their new players to the press when the paperwork is complete.

During his career Cramer is batting .296 and has totaled 8 home runs.

His all-time numbers show Frink is carrying a .326 career batting average with 4 home runs and 39 RBIs.

Brooklyn Loses Ken Raffensberger
Saturday, April 6th, 1940
Baseball can be a contact sport at times. It can exact a harsh toll on a player's body. In a recent game against Pittsburgh Pirates, Dodgers reliever Ken Raffensberger was injured throwing a pitch and is expected to miss 4 weeks with elbow soreness. The team did not announce any roster moves today related to this injury. The Brooklyn skipper told BNN that personnel decisions would be announced as early as tomorrow.

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 16th, 1940
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 18-year-old starting pitcher Hal Newhouser of the Chicago Cubs is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Hal Newhouser, 18, Chicago Cubs
2) CF Pete Reiser, 21, Detroit Tigers
3) SP Al Javery, 21, Philadelphia Athletics
4) CF Wally Judnich, 23, Boston Red Sox
5) SP Mickey Harris, 23, St. Louis Cardinals
6) CF Pat Mullin, 22, St. Louis Browns
7) CF Dom DiMaggio, 23, Chicago Cubs
8) SS Pee Wee Reese, 21, Pittsburgh Pirates
9) SP Bob Muncrief, 24, Chicago White Sox
10) LF Elmer Valo, 19, Philadelphia Phillies

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 - 708 .271 107 23 605 3.35 684 489 Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 1 793 .273 121 67 717 4.02 535 555 New York Yankees 81 73 .526 7 723 .265 123 71 705 3.84 458 485 Chicago White Sox 78 76 .506 10 693 .262 84 51 690 3.60 487 517 Philadelphia Athletics 75 79 .487 13 704 .269 75 67 685 3.65 551 497 Detroit Tigers 71 83 .461 17 739 .280 91 97 819 4.39 468 461 St. Louis Browns 70 84 .455 18 687 .264 83 35 750 4.21 473 486 Washington Senators 68 86 .442 20 659 .251 115 30 734 4.01 506 588

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Henrich, RF BOS 148 582 27 117 1 .309 .390 .530 W. Judnich, CF BOS 145 523 21 90 6 .310 .395 .496 J. Tabor, 3B DET 143 618 29 81 41 .293 .336 .489 G. Selkirk, RF WS1 148 552 22 93 5 .291 .398 .469 B. Johnson, LF CLE 146 563 27 110 5 .282 .360 .495 J. Gordon, 2B NYA 149 582 28 110 24 .277 .342 .479 P. Reiser, CF DET 146 590 15 89 5 .310 .350 .489 B. Dickey, C PHA 137 537 19 93 1 .322 .383 .486 D. Alexander, 1B CHA 153 576 14 87 0 .316 .385 .444 B. McCosky, LF DET 144 481 3 72 7 .354 .422 .507 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 B. Feller CLE 38 24 12 0 2.91 328.2 269 147 253 6.95 D. Trout PHA 38 20 15 0 3.31 328.0 296 130 141 3.87 J. Rigney BOS 38 22 13 0 3.84 317.2 321 131 168 4.76 C. Passeau CLE 38 21 16 0 3.50 316.0 330 76 127 3.62 V. Olsen CLE 38 18 14 0 3.25 303.2 288 106 114 3.38 M. Cooper BOS 38 20 14 0 3.79 313.2 319 104 136 3.92 E. Riddle CHA 38 19 18 0 3.65 311.1 321 131 109 3.16 L. French DET 38 16 17 0 3.45 313.1 335 89 110 3.18 L. Warneke SLA 38 18 17 0 3.93 317.1 350 88 99 2.81 T. Lyons DET 38 20 17 0 4.32 320.1 362 67 111 3.13

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cincinnati Reds 93 61 .604 - 884 .286 180 38 704 3.64 507 565 Pittsburgh Pirates 79 75 .513 14 683 .260 94 116 727 3.99 514 497 Brooklyn Dodgers 78 76 .506 15 708 .272 95 81 739 4.11 494 573 Chicago Cubs 78 76 .506 15 737 .270 88 68 740 4.07 658 646 Boston Bees 77 77 .500 16 692 .260 71 33 687 3.70 475 495 New York Giants 75 79 .487 18 669 .260 89 47 686 3.69 574 504 Philadelphia Phillies 72 82 .468 21 691 .262 98 72 688 3.87 633 530 St. Louis Cardinals 66 88 .429 27 700 .267 74 70 793 4.38 637 590

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG J. Mize, 1B CHN 153 613 44 144 5 .366 .448 .688 J. DiMaggio, CF CIN 150 640 43 131 2 .350 .404 .634 T. Williams, LF PIT 150 517 37 108 5 .354 .472 .653 C. Keller, LF CIN 149 582 33 107 5 .316 .417 .554 H. Trosky, 1B CIN 147 585 31 91 2 .300 .392 .533 M. Ott, 3B BRO 151 587 28 97 2 .294 .387 .483 B. Doerr, 2B CIN 149 586 19 94 4 .311 .355 .489 T. Wright, RF BSN 148 604 8 75 3 .322 .376 .439 G. Hasson, 1B PIT 151 594 13 91 0 .288 .359 .449 V. DiMaggio, CF BRO 147 575 25 97 27 .260 .328 .438 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 J. Bowman CIN 38 23 11 0 3.53 318.1 326 94 108 3.06 B. Lee PHI 38 20 15 0 3.10 322.0 287 99 121 3.39 D. Leonard BSN 38 20 15 0 3.19 336.1 339 89 117 3.14 S. Chandler PIT 38 21 14 0 3.76 319.1 318 119 97 2.74 C. Melton PHI 38 19 13 0 3.79 307.2 295 115 145 4.25 W. Wyatt PIT 38 19 14 0 3.79 315.1 316 100 163 4.66 M. Stratton NY1 38 17 14 0 3.30 289.0 298 58 116 3.61 J. Tobin NY1 38 17 17 0 3.63 331.2 336 98 105 2.87 J. Thompson NY1 38 17 14 0 3.70 299.1 293 127 126 3.81 E. Durham CIN 38 17 15 0 3.71 320.0 330 106 92 2.59

NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 16th, 1940
After a long "hot stove" season, full of wheeling and dealing and rampant speculation, North American BaseBall League clubs have broken camp and are about to take the field. The rosters are set. The line-ups are set. Baseball is back!

The 1940 season starts today with these match-ups:

Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators
Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Bees
Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at Boston Bees
2 game series

Tuesday 4/16
Brooklyn 5 Boston 2:
WP Tommy Bridges
LP Dutch Leonard
HR Mel Ott
Mel Ott hits a two run HR and Bridges scatters six hits

Wednesday 4/17
Brooklyn 3 Boston 0:
WP Roy Sherid
LP Cy Blanton
HR Vince DiMaggio
Sherid pitches a five hit shut out and Vince DiMaggio homers.

New York Giants at Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 4/19
NY 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Kirby Higbe
LP Schoolboy Rowe
HR Mel Ott (2)
Higbe scatters five hits

Saturday 4/20
NY 10 Brooklyn 5:
WP Jim Tobin
LP Russ Bauers
HR Chet Laabs Herman Franks Vince DiMaggio (2)
Laabs 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/21
Brooklyn 10 NY 6:
WP Tommy Bridges (2-0)
LP Monty Stratton
HR Mel Ott (3) Vince DiMaggio (3)
Bob Prichard drives in 5 and DiMaggio goes 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Boston at Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 4/22
Boston 9 Brooklyn 2:
WP Cy Blanton (1-1)
LP Roy Sherid (1-1)
HR Mel Ott (4)
Blanton fires a six hitter.

Tuesday 4/23
Boston 8 Brooklyn 7:
WP Johnny Humphries (2-0)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (0-2)
HR Joe Gallagher (2) Fern Bell
2 run error in the 6th lifts Bees over Dodgers

Wednesday 4/24
Boston 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Jim Turner (2-0)
LP Russ Bauers (0-2)
HR Bert Hogg
Jake Early 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia Phillies
2 game series

Thursday 4/25
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Murry Dickson
LP Larry Boerner
HR Danny Litwhiler
Bruce Campbell scores in the bottom of the 10th

Friday 4/26
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lee Grissom (3-0)
LP Bill Swift
Lou Boudreau scores winning run with one out in the ninth.

Brooklyn at New York
2 game series

Saturday 4/27
NY 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Kirby Higbe (2-1)
LP Tiny Bonham
HR Chet Laabs (5)
Higbe four hits Dodgers

Sunday 4/28
Brooklyn 4 NY 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (1-2)
LP Jim Tobin (2-1)
Rowe shuts down Giants on seven hits.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati Reds
3 game series

Tuesday 4/30
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ed Durham (2-2)
LP Tommy ridges (2-1)
HR Joe DiMaggio
Durham limits Dodgers to seven hits

Wednesday 5/1
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 0:
WP Roy Sherid (2-1)
LP Curt Davis (1-3)
HR Mel Ott 2 (6)
Ott hits two 3 run shots and Sherid fires a one hit shut out.

Thursday 5/2
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Joe Bowman (4-0)
LP Bill Posedel
HR Harlond Clift Billy Herman
Clift 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Pirates
2 game series

Friday 5/3
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-2)
LP Spud Chandler (2-3)
HR Ted Williams (2)
Rowe scatters three hits.

Saturday 5/4
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1:
WP Whit Wyatt (2-2)
LP Tommy Bridges (2-2)
HR Ted Williams (3)
Williams 2-2, 2 RBIs.Wyatt 4 hitter.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Browns	11	7	.611	-
Philadelphia Athletics	11	9	.550	1.0
New York Yankees	10	9	.526	1.5
Detroit Tigers	10	9	.526	1.5
Chicago White Sox	9	9	.500	2.0
Washington Senators	9	10	.474	2.5
Cleveland Indians	8	11	.421	3.5
Boston Red Sox	8	12	.400	4.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	12	6	.667	-
Boston Bees	11	6	.647	.5
Cincinnati Reds	10	9	.526	2.5
Chicago Cubs	10	9	.526	2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	9	10	.474	3.5
Philadelphia Phillies	8	10	.444	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	7	12	.368	5.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	6	11	.353	5.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Bill Nicholson - NY1 .439 2 Sam West BSN .420 3 Mel Ott BRO .413 4 Stan Hack CHN .393 5 Buddy Lewis CHA .386	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 7 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 6 2 Mel Ott BRO 6 4 Harlond Clift CIN 5 4 3 more tied with 5	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 3 tied with 19 1 Frankie Hayes SLA 19 1 Pinky Higgins SLA 19 1 Ernie Lombardi CHA 19 4 2 tied with 17
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Allen - SLA 5 2 Joe Bowman CIN 4 2 Lee Grissom PHI 4 2 Ted Lyons DET 4 2 Jim Turner BSN 4	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 0.89 2 Jim Hayes PHI 1.00 3 Wally Hebert NYA 1.33 4 Roy Sherid BRO 1.48 5 2 tied with 2.00	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 39 2 Whit Wyatt PIT 25 3 Max Lanier PHA 24 4 Dizzy Trout PHA 23 5 Joe Krakauskas CHN 22

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at St Louis Cardinals
3 game series

Sunday 5/5
St Louis 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Johnny Niggeling (2-2)
LP Roy Sherid (2-1)
HR Jack Russell Bob Prichard Pepper Martin (2)
Lou Gehrig 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/6
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lefty Grove (1-4)
LP Bill Posedel (0-2)
HR Mel Ott (7)
Dom Dallessandro 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 5/7
St Louis 12 Brooklyn 4:
WP Mickey Harris (3-1)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (2-3)
Stu Martin 2-5, 5 RBIs. Lou Gehrig 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Chicago Cubs
2 game series

Wednesday 5/8
Brooklyn 12 Chicago 5:
WP Tommy Bridges (3-2)
LP Thornton Lee (3-2)
HR Joe Gallagher (3) Vince DiMaggio (4) Bob Neighbors Ben Huffman
Dodgers score 8 in the second inning.

Thursday 5/9
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (3-4)
LP Roy Sherid (2-3)
HR Johnny Mize (11)
Cubs score 4 in the 8th on two hits and two errors

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 5/11
Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 7:
WP Lee Grissom (6-0)
LP Bill Posedel (0-3)
Linc Blakley 2-3, 5 RBIs.

Sunday 5/12
Brooklyn 14 Philadelphia 13:
WP Jack Russell
LP Murry Dickson (2-1)
HR Linc Blakely Charlie Gehringer Don Padgett
Joe Gallagher 3-5, 3 RBIs. Bruce Campbell 5-6, 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/13
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5:
WP Bill Swift (1-1)
LP Harry Eisenstat
Ben Huffman 3-5, 3 RBIs, including the game winning two run single in the bottom of the ninth.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 5/14
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 3:
WP Roy Sherid (3-3)
LP Ed Durham (3-3)
HR Hal Trosky (5) Charlie Keller (5) Mel Ott 2 (9)
Ott 2-4, 4 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/15
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 6:
WP Bill Swift (2-1)
LP Joe Bowman (5-2)
HR Charlie Keller (6) Mel Ott (10)
Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/16
Brooklyn 10 Cincinnati 1:
WP Joe Sullivan
LP Joe Dobson (3-3)
HR Mel Ott (11) Fred Sington Joe Sullivan
Ott 3 RBIs. Pitcher Sullivan 3-3, 3 RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 5/17
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6 (10):
WP Johnny Niggeling (3-4)
LP Bill Swift (2-2)
HR Babe Phelps (5) Vince DiMaggio (5)
Stu Martin's 10th inning RBI single lifts Cardinals

Saturday 5/18
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 7 (10):
WP Freddie Fitzsimmons (1-2)
LP Bill Swift (2-3)
HR Babe Phelps (5) Vince DiMaggio (6) Mel Ott (12)
Lou Gehrig 4-5, 4 RBIs. Cardinals score 3 in the 10th.

Chicago at Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 5/19
Chicago 13 Brooklyn 2:
WP Joe Krakauskas (3-3)
LP Monte Weaver (0-1)
HR Johnny Mize (15)
Mize 3-4, 4 RBIs. Charlie Uhlir 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/20
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 4:
WP Joe Sullivan (2-0)
LP Jim Bagby (0-2)
Calvin Chapman 3-5, RBI. Herman Franks 2-3, RBI

Tuesday 5/21
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Thornton Lee (4-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-3)
HR Stan Hack (3)

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago White Sox	21	13	.618	-
Detroit Tigers	21	14	.600	.5
St. Louis Browns	19	15	.559	2.0
Cleveland Indians	17	18	.486	4.5
Philadelphia Athletics	17	19	.472	5.0
New York Yankees	16	19	.457	5.5
Washington Senators	15	20	.429	6.5
Boston Red Sox	14	22	.389	8.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	20	14	.588	-
Boston Bees	19	14	.576	.5
Cincinnati Reds	19	16	.543	1.5
Chicago Cubs	19	16	.543	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	17	17	.500	3.0
St. Louis Cardinals	16	19	.457	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	21	.400	6.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	13	20	.394	6.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Buddy Lewis - CHA .400 2 Pepper Martin SLN .377 3 Ted Williams PIT .368 4 Johnny Hopp PHI .361 4 Terry Moore CLE .361	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 15 2 Bob Johnson CLE 12 2 Mel Ott BRO 12 4 Joe DiMaggio CIN 11 5 2 tied with 8	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ernie Lombardi - CHA 37 2 Bob Johnson CLE 32 2 Mel Ott BRO 32 4 Joe DiMaggio CIN 31 4 2 more tied with 31
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Allen - SLA 8 2 Lee Grissom PHI 7 2 Ted Lyons DET 7 4 Joe Bowman CIN 6 4 5 more tied with 6	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 0.76 2 Bobo Newsom CHN 2.04 3 Joe Bowman CIN 2.06 4 Denny Galehouse CHA 2.20 5 Johnny Allen SLA 2.23	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 72 2 Joe Krakauskas CHN 40 2 Max Lanier PHA 40 2 Dizzy Trout PHA 40 5 2 tied with 39

[scott1964]

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 5/22
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Al Milnar (4-5)
LP Roy Sherid (3-4)
HR Ted Williams (5) Mel Ott (13)
Pee Wee Reese 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 5/23
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Paul Derringer (6-4)
LP Jack Russell (1-1)
HR Ted Williams 2 (7)
Williams 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
3 game series

Friday 5/24
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6 (10):
WP Larry Boerner (1-1)
LP Jim Hayes (1-3)
HR Joe Gallagher (4) Vince DiMaggio (7) Bob Neighbors (2)
Joe Gallagher's 10th inning shot lifts Dodgers

Saturday 5/25
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bill Lee (3-5)
LP Bill Swift (2-4)
Hal Wagner doubles in Johnny Hodapp for the winning run in the 9th.

Sunday 5/26
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Cliff Melton (1-5)
LP Roy Sherid (3-5)
Zeke Bonura 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 5/27
Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 7:
WP Monte Weaver (1-1)
LP Jim Hayes (1-4)
HR Mel Ott (14) Red Rolfe Hank Majeski (2)
Dodgers score three in the 8th on an error and a lone hit.

Tuesday 5/28
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Lee Grissom (8-1)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (2-4)
HR Charlie Small Joe Gallagher (5) Vince DiMaggio (8)
Hal Wagner 2-5, 2 RBIs. Vince DiMaggio 3-4, 2 RBIs.

New York at Brooklyn
2 game series

Thursday 5/30
Brooklyn 4 NY 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (4-3)
LP Marv Breuer (6-3)
Red Rolfe 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Friday 5/31
Brooklyn 5 NY 1:
WP Roy Sherid (4-5)
LP Junior Thompson (3-5)
HR Mel Ott (15)
Sherid scatters five hits and Dodgers score four in the 7th.

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Saturday 6/1
Brooklyn 8 Chicago 5 (10):
WP Bil Swift (3-4)
LP Bobo Newsom (5-3)
HR Mel Ott (16) Dom DiMaggio (5) Johnny Mize (16)
Fred Sington highlights a three run 10th with a two run single.

Sunday 6/2
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 2:
WP Joe Sullivan (3-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (7-6)
Vince DiMaggio 2 RBIs.

Monday 6/3
Brooklyn 11 Chicago 2:
WP Tommy Bridges (5-3)
LP Thornton Lee (6-4)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 4 RBIs. Bob McNamara 4-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at St Louis
3 game series

Tuesday 6/4
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 5:
WP Roy Sherid (5-5)
LP Lefty Gomez (1-3)
HR Wally Moses (3)
Moses 3 RBIs. Mel Ott 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/5
St Louis 6 Brooklyn (14):
WP Jack Salveson (1-1)
LP Tiny Bonham (0-2)
HR Vince DiMaggio 2 (10)
DiMaggio 2-6, 3 RBIs. Cardinals stop Dodgers 6 game winning streak.

Thursday 6/6
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Harris (5-5)
LP Joe Sullivan (3-1)
HR Mel Ott (17)
Pepper Martin 2-3, 2 RBIs. Harris six hitter.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
4 game series

Friday 6/7
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Ed Durham (8-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (5-4)
HR Hal Trosky (12) Joe DiMaggio (19)
Durham five hit shut out.

Saturday 6/8
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 0:
WP Jim Weaver (3-3)
LP Roy Sherid (5-6)
Bobby Doerr 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/9
Game 1
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 0:
WP Joe Bowman (9-3)
LP Jack Russell (1-2)
HR Joe DiMaggio (20)
Bowman pitches another Reds shut out.

Game 2
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Johnny Murphy (3-2)
LP Tiny Bonham (0-3)
HR Harlond Clift (10) Roy Weatherly (4)
Weatherly's 9th inning two run shot lifts Reds to sweep.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Detroit Tigers	32	22	.593	-
St. Louis Browns	30	24	.556	2.0
Cleveland Indians	29	26	.527	3.5
New York Yankees	28	26	.519	4.0
Chicago White Sox	27	26	.509	4.5
Philadelphia Athletics	27	28	.491	5.5
Washington Senators	24	30	.444	8.0
Boston Red Sox	20	35	.364	12.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	35	19	.648	-
Philadelphia Phillies	29	23	.558	5.0
Chicago Cubs	28	25	.528	6.5
New York Giants	26	25	.510	7.5
Boston Bees	26	27	.491	8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	24	30	.444	11.0
St. Louis Cardinals	22	31	.415	12.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	21	31	.404	13.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .381 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN .380 3 Pete Reiser DET .373 4 Buddy Lewis CHA .365 5 Augie Galan NY1 .364	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Joe DiMaggio - CIN 20 2 Johnny Mize CHN 19 3 Mel Ott BRO 17 4 Bob Johnson CLE 15 5 Chet Laabs NY1 14	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 56 2 Ernie Lombardi CHA 47 3 Johnny Mize CHN 45 4 Vince DiMaggio BRO 42 4 Hank Leiber SLA 42
LEAGUE LEADERS W Bob Feller - CLE 11 2 Joe Bowman CIN 10 2 Lee Grissom PHI 10 2 Ted Lyons DET 10 5 Johnny Allen SLA 9	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Joe Bowman - CIN 1.81 2 Max Lanier PHA 1.95 3 Bob Feller CLE 2.00 4 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 2.09 5 Johnny Humphries BSN 2.24	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 100 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 71 3 Max Lanier PHA 67 4 Dizzy Trout PHA 62 5 Whit Wyatt PIT 57

Shut Out Leaders
Joe Bowman (Reds) 3
Bob Feller (Indians) 3
Johnny Vander Meer (Cubs) 3
Johnny Rigney (Boston) 2
Roy Sherid (Dodgers) 2

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Monday 6/10
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (6-4)
LP Whit Wyatt (5-7)
Bridges fans 8 and allows five hits

Tuesday 6/11
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Roy Sherid (6-6)
KP Si Johnson (4-3)
HR Mel Ott (18) Vince DiMaggio (11) Roy Cullenbine (3)
Ott 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/12
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Jack Russell (2-2)
LP Paul Derringer (7-8)
HR Red Rolfe (2) Vince DiMaggio (11)
Mel Ott 3-3, 3 RBIs. DiMaggio 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/14
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 5:
WP Joe Bowman (11-3)
Joe Sullivan (3-2)
HR Charlie Keller (9) Mel Ott (19)
Billy Herman 3-5, 2 RBIs. Ott 3-4, 2 RBIs. Doc Cramer 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/15
Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Joe Dobson (9-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (6-4)
HR Hal Trosky (14) Joe DiMaggio 2 (22) Charlie Keller (10) Bob McNamara
DiMaggio 3-3, 4 RBIs. Keller 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 6/16
Game 1
Cincinnati 11 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ed Durham (10-4)
LP Roy Sherid (6-7)
HR Hal Trosky (15) Joe DiMaggio 2 (23) Charlie Keller (11) Mel Ott (20)
Keller 2-4, 4 RBIs. DiMaggio 3-6, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 10 Cincinnati 7:
WP Larry Boerner (2-1)
LP Jumbo Brown (1-1)
HR Jake Early Hal Trosky 2 (17) Bobby Doerr (4) Herman Franks (2)
Franks 2-3, 3 RBIs. Ott 3-3, 2 RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 6/17
St Louis 13 Brooklyn 8:
WP Lefty Grove (5-6)
LP Joe Sullivan (3-3)
HR Wally Moses (4) Eddie Joost (2)
Moses 2-5, 5 RBIs.

Tuesday 6/18
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 0:
WP Tommy Bridges (7-5)
LP Ernie White (4-3)
HR Joe Gallagher (6)
Vince DiMaggio 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/19
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Mickey Harris (7-6)
LP Roy Sherid (6-8)
Bob Elliot's 9th inning RBI double lifts Cardinals

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/21
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Jack Russell (3-2)
LP Whit Wyatt (6-8)
HR Mel Ott (21)
Ott 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/22
Pittsburgh 11 Brooklyn 3:
WP Spud Chandler (6-10)
LP Joe Sullivan (3-4)
HR Merv Connors (4) Spud Chandler Mel Ott (22) Red Rolfe (3)
Connors 4 RBIs. Gene Hasson 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/23
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (8-5)
LP Si Johnson (4-5)
HR Vince DiMaggio (13)
Bridges scatters five hits. DiMaggio 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 12 Pittsburgh 8:
WP Bill Swift (4-4)
LP Paul Derringer (9-8)
HR Roy Cullenbine (5) Ted Williams (13) Mel Ott 2 (24)
Ott's second HR, a GRAND SLAM in the 7th, lifts Dodgers.

Chicago at Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 6/24
Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1:
WP Larry Boerner (3-1)
LP Thornton Lee (8-6)
Dodgers slip past Cubs in the bottom of the ninth.

Tuesday 6/25
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6:
WP Larry Boerner (4-1)
LP Dick Coffman (4-3)
HR Joe Gallagher (7) Mel Ott (25)
Dodgers slip past Cubs again the ninth.

Thursday 6/27
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 (13):
WP Larry Boerner (5-1)
LP Jim Bagby (0-3)
HR Calvin Chapman
Dodgers win on Doc Cramer's two run single.

Boston at Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/28
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Cy Blanton (4-7)
LP Roy Sherid (6-9)
HR Vince DiMaggio (14)
Bees score four in the ninth.

Saturday 6/29
Boston 11 Brooklyn 7:
WP Johnny Humphries(9-7)
LP Bill Swift (4-5)
HR Bert Hogg (8)
Hogg 2-5, 4 RBIs. Taffy Wright 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 6/30
Boston 11 Brooklyn 6:
WP Jim Turner (9-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (0-4)
HR Bert Hogg (9) Rudy York (10) Mel Ott (26)
Hogg 3-5, 7 RBIs, with a 6th inning GRAND SLAM.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
2 game series

Monday 7/1
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3 (15):
WP Larry Boerner (6-1)
LP Harry Eisenstat (1-3)
Vince DiMaggio's 15th inning RBI single lifts Dodgers

Tuesday 7/2
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Jim Hayes (4-5)
LP Roy Sherid (6-10)
HR Vince DiMaggio (15) Bob Neighbors (3) Hal Wagner
Linc Blakely's two run double caps a 4 run 9th.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Detroit Tigers	43	32	.573	-
Cleveland Indians	40	34	.541	2.5
St. Louis Browns	38	37	.507	5.0
Philadelphia Athletics	38	37	.507	5.0
New York Yankees	37	37	.500	5.5
Chicago White Sox	36	36	.500	5.5
Washington Senators	35	39	.473	7.5
Boston Red Sox	30	45	.400	13.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	51	23	.689	-
Philadelphia Phillies	42	31	.575	8.5
Boston Bees	38	36	.514	13.0
New York Giants	36	36	.500	14.0
Chicago Cubs	35	39	.473	16.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	33	41	.446	18.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	32	45	.416	20.5
St. Louis Cardinals	29	45	.392	22.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .368 2 Pete Reiser DET .366 3 Johnny Mize CHN .363 4 Ted Williams PIT .351 5 2 tied with .347	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Mel Ott - BRO 26 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 25 3 Johnny Mize CHN 23 4 Bob Johnson CLE 19 4 Hal Trosky CIN 19	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 78 2 Mel Ott BRO 69 3 Vince DiMaggio BRO 64 4 Ernie Lombardi CHA 63 5 Johnny Mize CHN 58
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Bowman - CIN 15 2 Bob Feller CLE 14 2 Lee Grissom PHI 14 4 Ted Lyons DET 13 5 3 tied with 12	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bob Feller - CLE 2.04 2 Joe Bowman CIN 2.20 3 Max Lanier PHA 2.24 4 Ken Heintzelman NYA 2.41 5 Lee Grissom PHI 2.43	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 134 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 100 3 Max Lanier PHA 91 4 Tommy Bridges BRO 88 5 Lee Grissom PHI 83

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at New York
3 game series

Wednesday 7/3
Brooklyn 6 NY 4:
WP Jack Russell (4-2)
LP Jim Tobin (12-4)
HR Vince DiMaggio (16) Augie Galan (4)
DiMaggio's 1st inning GRAND SLAM lifts Dodgers.

Thursday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 8 NY 7:
WP Larry Boerner (7-1)
LP Marv Breuer (8-8)
Herman Franks 3-5, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (9-5)
LP Monty Stratton (3-9)
HR Bob Prichard (2)
Prichard 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Boston
4 game series

Friday 7/5
Boston 10 Brooklyn 5:
WP Cy Blanton (5-8)
LP Roy Sherid (6-11)
HR Mel Ott (27) Bennie Warren (2)
Ott 3 RBIs. Warren 2-4, 4 RBIs. Sam West 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/6
Brooklyn 3 Boston 0:
WP Jack Russell (5-2)
LP Johnny Humphries (10-8)
Russell and Bill Swift combine on a four hit shut out.

Sunday 7/7
Game 1
Boston 14 Brooklyn 8:
WP Jim Turner (11-5)
LP Bill Swift (4-6)
HR Rudy York (12)
Frankie Crosetti 2-3, 3 RBI. George Archie 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Dutch Leonard (12-9)
LP Tommy Bridges (9-6)
Leonard tosses a six hit shut out.

1940 All-Star Game

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH, 1940 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League All-Stars 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 10 15 1 National League All-Stars 1 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 X 11 18 0

WP Jim Tobin (NYN)
LP Bob Feller (CLE)
HR Hank Lieber (PHA) Johnny Mize (CHN) Bill Nicholson (NYN) Tommy Henrich (BSA) Pete Reiser (DET)
MVP Joe DiMaggio (CIN) 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
2 game series

Thursday 7/11
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Denny Galehouse (1-0)
LP Roy Sherid (6-12)
HR Joe DiMaggo (27) Charlie Keller (19)
Sherid gives up back to back HR in the bottom of the ninth.

Saturday 7/13
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Joe Bowman (16-4)
LP Jack Russell (5-3)
Billy Herman and Hal Trosky 2-4, RBI each

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Sunday 7/14
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Monte Weaver (2-1)
LP Si Johnson (5-8)
HR Mel Ott (28) Red Rolfe (4) Vince DiMaggio (17) Walker Cooper (5)
Dodgers slip past Pirates

Monday 7/15
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (10-6)
LP Johnny Lanning (4-3)
HR Mel Ott (29)
Dodgers score twice in the ninth.

Tuesday 7/16
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (1-0)
LP Paul Derringer (10-13)
HR Fred Sington (2)
Sington 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Wednesday 7/17
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bobo Newsom (8-10)
LP Jack Russell (5-4)
HR Red Rolfe (5) Gibby Brack Charlie Ulir (8)
Newsom 3 RBIs.

Thursday 7/18
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Thornton Lee (9-9)
LP Monte Weaver (2-2)
HR Vince DiMaggio (18) Charlie Ulir (9) Art Garibaldi (2)
Johnny Peacock 2-4, 3 RBIs. MiMaggio 4-5, 2 RBIs.

Friday 7/19
Chicago 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (14-8)
LP Tommy Bridges (10-7)
HR Johnny Mize (27)
Mize 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at St Louis
3 game series

Saturday 7/20
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 4:
WP Joe Sullivan (4-4)
LP Ernie White (6-7)
HR Vince DiMaggio (19)
DiMaggio hits a 5th inning GRAND SLAM.

Sunday 7/21
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2:
WP Bill Swift (5-6)
LP Johnny Niggeling (5-10)
HR Mel Ott (30)
Ott 2-4, RBI.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1:
WP Roy Sherid (7-12)
LP Johnny Welch (2-2)
Mel Ott 2-5, 2 RBIs. Gibby Brack 4-5, RBI

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 7/23
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 4:
WP Tommy Bridges (11-7)
LP Curt Davis (7-5)
HR Vince DiMaggio 2 (21)
DiMaggio 2-3, 5 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/24
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ed Durham (13-7)
LP Joe Sullivan (4-5)
Harlond Cliff 2 RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 7/26
St Louis 9 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johnny Niggeling (6-10)
LP Jack Russell (5-5)
HR Mel Ott (31)
Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs. Joe Orengo 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/27
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1:
WP Roy Sherid (8-12)
LP Johnny Welch (2-3)
HR Herman Franks (3)
Franks 2 RBIs. Jimmy Ripple 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/28
Game 1
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Dan Brennan (3-10)
LP Bill Swift (5-7)
HR Lou Gehrig (3)
Stu Martins two run 9th inning single lifts Cardinals

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 5:
WP Joe Sullivan (5-5)
LP Ernie White (7-8)
HR Joe Orengo (3) Mel Ott (32) Vince DiMaggio (22) Bob McNamara (2)
McNamara hits a three HR in the 6th.

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 7/30
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Bill Swift (6-7)
LP Al Milnar (7-8)
HR Milnar
Vince DiMaggio 2 RBIs. Gibby Brack 1-2, RBI.

Thursday 8/1
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Roy Sherid (9-12)
LP Oad Swigart (2-5)
Calvin Chapman and Gibby Brack 2-3, RBI each. Mel Ott 3-4, RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Detroit Tigers	57	43	.570	-
Cleveland Indians	56	43	.566	.5
Philadelphia Athletics	57	44	.564	.5
New York Yankees	50	50	.500	7.0
Chicago White Sox	47	51	.480	9.0
St. Louis Browns	47	54	.465	10.5
Washington Senators	44	56	.440	13.0
Boston Red Sox	42	59	.416	15.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	66	32	.673	-
Philadelphia Phillies	55	44	.556	11.5
Boston Bees	53	47	.530	14.0
Chicago Cubs	49	52	.485	18.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	48	52	.480	19.0
New York Giants	47	51	.480	19.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	43	58	.426	24.5
St. Louis Cardinals	38	63	.376	29.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .370 2 Johnny Mize CHN .357 3 Pete Reiser DET .351 4 Buddy Lewis CHA .341 5 Ted Williams PIT .340	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 32 1 Joe DiMaggio CIN 32 1 Mel Ott BRO 32 3 Johnny Mize CHN 28 4 Bob Johnson CLE 25	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 102 2 Vince DiMaggio BRO 85 2 Ernie Lombardi CHA 85 4 Mel Ott BRO 82 5 Bob Johnson CLE 80
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Bowman - CIN 19 2 Bob Feller CLE 17 3 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 16 4 Lee Grissom PHI 15 4 4 more tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bob Feller - CLE 2.41 2 Joe Bowman CIN 2.50 3 Max Lanier PHA 2.56 4 Lee Grissom PHI 2.83 4 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 2.83	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 167 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 144 3 Max Lanier PHA 123 4 Tommy Bridges BRO 120 5 Lee Grissom PHI 105

[scott1964]

Chicago at Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/2
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2 (13):
WP Bill Swift (7-7)
LP Vance Page (0-1)
HR Bob Prichard (3)
Prichard's 13th inning HR lifts Dodgers

Saturday 8/3
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Jack Wilson (1-0)
LP Joe Sullivan (5-6)
Johnny Mize 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/4
Brooklyn 8 Chicago 7:
WP Bill Swift (8-7)
LP Thornton Lee (12-10)
HR Johnny Mize (29) Fred Sington (3)
Dom DiMaggio 2-5, 2 RBIs. Sington 2-3, 2 RBIs. Mize 4-5, 2 RBIs.

New York at Brooklyn
Single game series

Monday 8/5
NY 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Marv Breuer (11-11)
LP Roy Sherid (9-13)
HR Bill Nicholson (11) Dom Padgett (7)
Nicholson and Padgett 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at New York
2 game series

Wednesday 8/7
NY 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Kirby Higbe (14-11)
LP Tommy Bridges (11-8)
Art Shires 3-3, RBI.

Thursday 8/8
Brooklyn 8 NY 3:
WP Joe Sullivan (6-6)
LP Pat Caraway (0-1)
HR Fred Sington (4) Vince DiMaggio (23)
Sington 3 RBIs. Mel Ott 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Boston
3 game series

Friday 8/9
Brooklyn 7 Boston 5:
WP Jack Russell (6-5)
LP Johnny Humphries (13-12)
HR Jimmy Ripple Frankie Crosetti (3)
Ripples 4th inning GRAND SLAM lifts Dodgers over Bees

Saturday 8/10
Boston 5 Brooklyn 4 (11):
WP Spades Wood (3-7)
LP Bill Swift (8-8)
HR Mel Ott (33)
Taffy Wright scores on a George Archie single in the 11th.

Sunday 8/11
Brooklyn 3 Boston 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (12-8)
LP Jim Turner (14-9)
HR Mel Ott (34)
Bridges scatters four hits. Vince DiMaggio 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 8/13
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5:
WP Bill Swift (9-8)
LP Jim Hayes (5-8)
HR Mel Ott (35)
Lou Boudreau 3-5, 3 RBIs.
Doc Cramer scores winning run on a Joe Gallagher single

Wednesday 8/14
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6:
WP Larry Boerner (8-1)
LP Lee Grissom (16-7)
HR Mel Ott (36) Bob McNamara (3)
Johnny Hopp 3-5, 3 RBIs. Joe Gallagher 9th inning 2 run single

Thursday 8/15
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 5:
WP Roy Sherid (10-13)
LP Bill Lee (14-12)
HR Babe Dahlgren (13) Bruce Campbell (4)
Vince DiMaggio 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Boston at Brooklyn
3 games series

Friday 8/16
Boston 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Nels Potter (1-0)
LP Tommy Bridges (12-9)
George Archie 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/18
Game 1
Boston 9 Brooklyn 3:
WP Dutch Leonard (17-12)
LP Joe Sullivan (6-7)
HR Sam West 2 (2) Mel Ott (37)
West 4-4, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 10 Boston 9:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-0)
LP Clint Brown (3-1)
HR Vince DiMaggio (24)
Calvin Chapman 4-5, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn at St Louis
2 game series

Tuesday 8/20
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 7:
WP Roy Sherid (11-13)
LP Mickey Harris (13-10)
HR Vince DiMaggio (25) Lou Gehrig (12)
Mel Ott 3-4, 5 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 4-4, RBI

Wednesday 8/21
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (13-9)
LP Ernie White (8-12)
HR Vince DiMaggio (26)

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	67	52	.563	-
Philadelphia Athletics	66	53	.555	1.0
Detroit Tigers	66	53	.555	1.0
New York Yankees	60	58	.508	6.5
Chicago White Sox	58	59	.496	8.0
St. Louis Browns	57	64	.471	11.0
Washington Senators	52	66	.441	14.5
Boston Red Sox	49	70	.412	18.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	78	39	.667	-
Philadelphia Phillies	63	52	.548	14.0
Boston Bees	61	56	.521	17.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	59	58	.504	19.0
Chicago Cubs	59	60	.496	20.0
New York Giants	55	61	.474	22.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	71	.403	31.0
St. Louis Cardinals	46	72	.390	32.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .374 2 Pete Reiser DET .358 3 Johnny Mize CHN .357 4 Buddy Lewis CHA .342 5 Ted Williams PIT .339	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Mel Ott - BRO 37 2 Johnny Mize CHN 36 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 34 4 Charlie Keller CIN 29 5 Bob Johnson CLE 27	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 111 2 Mel Ott BRO 100 3 Vince DiMaggio BRO 99 4 Johnny Mize CHN 93 5 Ernie Lombardi CHA 90
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Bowman - CIN 21 2 Dutch Leonard BSN 18 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 18 4 Joe Dobson CIN 17 4 4 more tied with 17	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.39 2 Joe Bowman CIN 2.44 3 Bob Feller CLE 2.63 4 Jim Tobin NY1 2.73 5 Denny Galehouse CIN 2.91	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 182 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 168 3 Max Lanier PHA 148 4 Tommy Bridges BRO 141 5 Lee Grissom PHI 124

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Thursday 8/22
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Thornton Lee (14-12)
LP Joe Sullivan (6-8)
HR Vince DiMaggio (27)
Jack Peerson 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Friday 8/23
Brooklyn 9 Chicago 8 (13):
WP Larry Boerner (9-1)
LP Bob Harris (0-1)
HR Mel Ott (38) Joe Gallagher (8) Vince DiMaggio (28) Dom DiMaggio (10)
Vince 2-5, 3 RBIs. Dom 3-6, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/24
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hal Newhouser (5-2)
LP Roy Sherid (11-14)
Jack Peerson 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Sunday 8/25
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ben Cantwell (2-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (13-10)
HR Red Rolfe (6) Ted Williams (23)
Merv Connors 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 8/26
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Al Milnar (10-9)
LP Bill Swift (9-9)
HR Roy Cullenbine (7) Ted Williams (24)
Cullenbine 2-3, 2 RBIs. Williams 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/27
Pittsburgh 12 Brooklyn 1:
WP Paul Derringer (14-16)
LP Jack Russell (6-6)
HR Mel Ott (39) Gene Hasson (5) Ted Williams 2 (26)
Hasson 3-5, 2 RBIs. Williams 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
2 game series

Wednesday 8/28
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 5:
WP Roy Sherid (12-14)
LP Joe Bowman (22-9)
HR Doc Cramer Gibby Brack (8)
Vince DiMaggio 3-4, 3 RBIs. Cramer 9th inning GRAND SLAM

Thursday 8/29
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Denny Galehouse (10-2)
LP Tommy Bridges (13-11)
HR Hal Trosky (27)
Jake Early 2-4, 2 RBIs. Trosky 2 RBIs.

New York at Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 8/31
Brooklyn 16 NY 0:
WP Russ Bauers (1-2)
LP Jim Tobin (17-11)
HR Vince DiMaggio (29)
DiMaggio 7th inning GRAND SLAM during a 16 run inning.

Sunday 9/1
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Marv Breuer (12-14)
LP Jack Russell (6-7)
HR Fred Sington (5) Vince DiMaggio (30)
Breuer 5 hitter. Don Padgett 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Boston
2 game series

Monday 9/2
Game 1
Boston 6 Brooklyn 5 (11):
WP Spades Wood (4-7)
LP Larry Boerner (9-2)
Bert Hogg 3-4. 11th inning error lifts Bees.

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Boston 4:
WP Tommy Bridge (14-11)
LP Cy Blanton (9-14)
HR Mel Ott (40) Vince DiMaggio (31)
DiMaggio 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
2 game series

Wednesday 9/4
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bill Lee (18-13)
LP Russ Bauers (1-3)
HR Mel Ott (41)
Linc Blakley 3-4, 2 RBIs. Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/6
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lee Grissom (20-8)
LP Jack Russell (6-8)
Bruce Campbell 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at New York
4 game series

Saturday 9/7
NY 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Kirby Higbe (18-14)
LP Roy Sherid (12-15)
HR Bill Nicholson (18)
Higbe six a five hitter.

Sunday 9/8
Game 1
NY 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Early Wynn (3-5)
LP Tommy Bridges (14-12)
HR Bill Nicholson 2 (20)
Nicholson's second HR, a two run shot in the 9th, lifts Giants.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 NY 4:
WP Bill Swift (10-9)
LP Jim Tobin (18-12)
HR Sig Gryska
Bob Prichard's 9th inning two run single lifts Dodgers

Monday 9/9
NY 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Marv Breuer (13-14)
LP Jack Russell (6-9)
HR Vince DiMaggio (32) Art Rebel (2)
DiMaggio 2-4, 3 RBIs. Salty Parker 2 RBIs. Rebel 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	76	60	.559	-
Detroit Tigers	75	61	.551	1.0
Cleveland Indians	76	62	.551	1.0
New York Yankees	71	65	.522	5.0
Chicago White Sox	71	65	.522	5.0
St. Louis Browns	63	75	.457	14.0
Washington Senators	57	79	.419	19.0
Boston Red Sox	57	79	.419	19.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	90	45	.667	-
Philadelphia Phillies	73	61	.545	16.5
Boston Bees	69	66	.511	21.0
Chicago Cubs	66	69	.489	24.0
New York Giants	65	69	.485	24.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	64	71	.474	26.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	76	.441	30.5
St. Louis Cardinals	53	83	.390	37.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .369 2 Ted Williams PIT .355 3 Buddy Lewis CHA .353 4 Pete Reiser DET .345 5 Johnny Mize CHN .343	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Mel Ott - BRO 41 2 Johnny Mize CHN 40 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 36 3 Charlie Keller CIN 36 5 Vince DiMaggio BRO 32	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Vince DiMaggio - BRO 124 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 121 3 Mel Ott BRO 108 4 Ernie Lombardi CHA 107 5 Johnny Mize CHN 106
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Bowman - CIN 23 2 Denny Galehouse CIN 20 2 Lee Grissom PHI 20 2 Dutch Leonard BSN 20 2 Vern Olsen CLE 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.44 2 Bob Feller CLE 2.63 3 Joe Bowman CIN 2.75 4 Denny Galehouse CIN 2.83 5 Vern Olsen CLE 2.90	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - CHN 193 2 Bob Feller CLE 182 3 Max Lanier PHA 168 4 Tommy Bridges BRO 157 5 2 tied with 138

[scott1964]

Chicago at Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 9/10
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 0:
WP Roy Sherid (13-15
LP Wayne LaMaster (2-3)
Sherid notches his third shut out of the season

Wednesday 9/11
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (15-12)
LP Hal Newhauser (5-4)
HR Joe Gallagher 2 (10) Calvin Chapman (2)
Gallagher 2-2, 4 RBIs. Chapman 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 9/12
Pittsburgh 11 Brooklyn 8:
WP Oad Swigart (3-6)
LP Larry Boerner (9-3)
HR Roy Cullenbine (9) Eddie Lake Ted Williams (30) Red Rolfe (7) Gibby Brack (9)
Pirates score three in the ninth.

Friday 9/13
Brooklyn 12 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Jack Russell (7-9)
LP Al Milnar (11-10)
Vince DiMaggio 4-4, 5 Runs. Fred Sington 2-5, 2 RBIs. Mickey Owen 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/14
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Paul Derringer (17-17)
LP Roy Sherid (13-16)
HR Cookie Lavagetto Phil Masi (2)
Derringer scatters eight hits.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
2 game series

Sunday 9/15
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (16-12)
LP Denny Galehouse (20-11)
HR Vince DiMaggio (33)
DiMaggio 2-4, 4 RBIs

Game 2
Cincinnati 14 Brooklyn 3:
WP Joe Bowman (25-10)
LP Russ Bauers (1-4)
HR Roy Weatherly (7) Charlie Keller 2 (38) Bob Prichard (4)
Weatherly 4-6, 5 RBIs. Keller 3-4, 3 RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 9/17
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 3:
WP Bill Swift (11-9)
LP Dan Brennan (5-12)
Dodgers score 4 in the 8th.

Wednesday 9/18
St Louis 12 Brooklyn 5:
WP Mickey Harris (17-12)
LP Roy Sherid (13-17)
HR Bob Elliot (6) Vince DiMaggio (34)
Marty Marion 2-4, 5 RBIs.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 9/20
Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bill Lee (21-13)
LP Tommy Bridges (16-13)
HR Fred Sington (6)
Johnny Hopp 3-5, 3 RBIs. Zeke Bonura 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 9/21
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 4:
WP Roy Sherid (14-17)
LP Monty Stratton (8-14)
HR Gibby Brack (10)
Brack hits a GRAND SLAM in the 3rd and drives in all the Dodgers runs.

Sunday 9/22
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Lee Grissom (22-10)
LP Bill Swift (11-10)
HR Vince DiMaggio 2 (36) Bob Neighbors (4)
Phillies score twice in the ninth and hold off the Dodgers.

New York at Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 9/23
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (1-4)
LP Junior Thompson (11-14)
HR Don Padgett (7) Mel Ott (42)
Ott 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 9/24
Brooklyn 9 NY 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (17-13)
LP Jim Tobin (19-15)
HR Fred Sington (7)
Sington 3 RBIs. Bridges scatters 8 hits.

Wednesday 9/25
NY 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Marv Breuer (17-14)
LP Roy Sherid (14-18)
HR Salty Parker (2)
Breuer 8 hit shut out.

Boston at Brooklyn
2 game series

Thursday 9/26
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Jim Turner (18-13)
LP Bill Swift (11-11)
HR Fern Bell (5)
Bell 3-5, 3 RBIs. Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/27
Brooklyn 14 Boston 5:
WP Tiny Bonham (2-4)
LP Johnny Humphries (14-19)
HR Vince DiMaggio 2 (38)
DiMaggio 3-4, 6 RBIs. Bob Prichard 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
2 game series

Saturday 9/28
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2:
WP Tommy Bridges (18-13)
LP Bill Lee (22-14)
Jimmy Ripple 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/29
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 4 (10):
WP Harry Eisenstat
LP Bill Swift (11-12)
HR Mel Ott (43) Fred Sington (8) Hal Wagner (7)

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	87	67	.565	-
Cleveland Indians	85	69	.552	2.0
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	4.0
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	5.0
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	5.0
St. Louis Browns	71	83	.461	16.0
Boston Red Sox	64	90	.416	23.0
Washington Senators	62	92	.403	25.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	101	53	.656	-
Philadelphia Phillies	84	70	.545	17.0
New York Giants	77	77	.500	24.0
Boston Bees	77	77	.500	24.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	74	80	.481	27.0
Chicago Cubs	73	81	.474	28.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	.461	30.0
St. Louis Cardinals	59	95	.383	42.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .363 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN .362 3 Buddy Lewis CHA .344 4 Johnny Mize CHN .341 5 Pete Reiser DET .337	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 45 2 Mel Ott BRO 43 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 41 4 Charlie Keller CIN 39 5 Vince DiMaggio BRO 38	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 144 2 Vince DiMaggio BRO 142 3 Charlie Keller CIN 121 4 Mel Ott BRO 120 5 Ernie Lombardi CHA 119
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Bowman - CIN 26 2 Lee Grissom PHI 22 2 Kirby Higbe NY1 22 2 Bill Lee PHI 22 2 3 more tied with 22	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bob Feller - CLE 2.41 2 Max Lanier PHA 2.49 3 Vern Olsen CLE 2.75 4 Joe Bowman CIN 2.80 5 Al Javery PHA 2.89	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - CHN 217 2 Bob Feller CLE 216 3 Max Lanier PHA 191 4 Tommy Bridges BRO 181 5 Lee Grissom PHI 161

Williams 1940 NL Batting Champ
Monday, September 30th, 1940
The number-one ranked hitter in the National League for 1940 is Ted Williams. The Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder won the league batting crown with 189 hits in 521 at-bats. No one in the league had a higher average. Williams played in 149 games and finished his standout season with 35 home runs, 114 RBIs and scored 103 times.

Lewis Takes Home AL Batting Title
Monday, September 30th, 1940
1940 was a very good year for Buddy Lewis of the Chicago White Sox. He ended the regular season with the number one batting average in the American League. The White Sox third baseman took the title with a .344 average. In his award-winning season he banged out 203 hits, 10 home runs and 81 RBIs while playing in 147 games.

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Thursday, September 12th, 1940
North American BaseBall League officials have today announced the list of players eligible for the 1940 first-year player draft. Teams now have a chance to scout the draft pool for 30 days before the draft is held.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Dave Koslo, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Johnny Schmitz, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
3. Dick Wakefield, 19 year-old right fielder out of high-school.
4. Stan Musial, 19 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
5. Phil Rizzuto, 23 year-old shortstop out of college.
6. Whitey Kurowski, 22 year-old third baseman out of college.
7. Hank Sauer, 23 year-old left fielder out of college.
8. Howie Pollet, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
9. Tex Hughson, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Hal White, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

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1940 Playoffs

Philadelphia Athletics at Cincinnati Reds


Game 1
Tuesday 10/1
Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 1:
WP Joe Bowman
LP Al Javery
Joe DiMaggio 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Wednesday 10/2
Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Max Lanier
LP Curt Davis
HR Bill Dickey (PHA) Lyle Judy (CIN)
Dickey's 9th inning shot lifts Athletics

Cincinnati at Philadelphia

Game 3
Friday 10/4
Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 4:
WP Ed Durhan
LP Dizzy Trout
HR Hal Trosky (CIN) Dolph Camilli (PHA)
Reds win in the 9th on Trosky's two run HR.

Game 4
Saturday 10/5
Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 4:
WP Al Javery (1-1)
LP Joe Bowman (1-1)
HR Ernie Sulik (PHA)
Sulik 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Game 5
Sunday 10/6
Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 2:
WP Max Lanier (2-0)
LP Denny Galehouse
HR Lonny Frey (PHA)

Philadelphia at Cincinnati

Game 6
Tuesday 10/8
Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Ray Prim
LP Curt Davis (0-2)
HR Joe DiMaggio (CIN)
Athletics win Series on Debs Garm's 8th inning RBI double.

Athletics Defeat Reds
Tuesday, October 8th, 1940
It was a storybook year for the Philadelphia Athletics as they closed out a 4-2 series win over the Cincinnati Reds to claim the 1940 North American Series. They wrapped it up with a 4-3 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 8th championship.

The Athletics manager gave his view of the series, "We had a lot of things going for us, offense and defense doing it at the right time. That's what it takes to win a North American Series."

"We're disappointed we lost, but we're also very proud of what we did all year," said the Reds manager. "They played better baseball than us and they beat us."

Off Season

Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Saturday, October 12th, 1940
St. Louis, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh and St. Louis are first on tap in the 1940 draft. What they will do with their coveted slots is anybody's guess. Some will go with the obvious choices, while others will try to shake things up, sending a collective wave of chaos through North American BaseBall League clubhouses. In a poll of BNN analysts, these amateurs were projected to be the first ten picks:

1. Vern Stephens, 19 year-old shortstop out of high-school.
2. Howie Pollet, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
3. Phil Rizzuto, 24 year-old shortstop out of college.
4. Stan Musial, 19 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
5. Sid Gordon, 23 year-old center fielder out of college.
6. Virgil Trucks, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
7. Whitey Kurowski, 22 year-old third baseman out of college.
8. Hal White, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Hank Edwards, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
10. Hank Sauer, 23 year-old left fielder out of college.

First Round Results

Round 1
St. Louis Cardinals: LF Stan Musial
Washington Senators: SP Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox: RF Dick Wakefield
Pittsburgh Pirates: CF Sid Gordon
St. Louis Browns: SS Vern Stephens
Chicago Cubs: SP Virgil Trucks
Brooklyn Dodgers: SS Phil Rizzuto
New York Giants: 3B Whitey Kurowski
Philadelphia Athletics: MR Steve Gromek
New York Yankees: LF Hank Sauer
Chicago White Sox: SP Roger Wolff
Detroit Tigers: SP Howie Pollet
Philadelphia Phillies: MR Harry Feldman
Chicago White Sox: SP Dave Koslo
Boston Braves: MR Tom Ferrick
Cincinnati Reds: RF Hank Edwards

Supplemental Round 1
St. Louis Cardinals: SS Billy Cox
Washington Senators: RF Bud Stewart
Boston Red Sox: RF Hoot Evers
Pittsburgh Pirates: 3B Jerry Priddy
Chicago Cubs: SP Hal White
Brooklyn Dodgers: SP Rube Melton
Boston Braves: SP Johnny Schmitz
Chicago White Sox: SP Paul Erickson
Detroit Tigers: SP Lum Harris
Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Don Kolloway
Philadelphia Athletics: SP Hank Gornicki
Cincinnati Reds: CF Culley Rikard
St. Louis Cardinals: LF Erv Dusak
Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Ned Harris
Brooklyn Dodgers: CF Felix Mackiewicz
Boston Braves: SP Johnny Beazley
Chicago White Sox: MR Red Embree
Boston Braves: SP Tommy Hughes
St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Eddie Waitkus
Pittsburgh Pirates: C Ray Lamanno

Retirements
Jack Rothrock (DET) 1226 hits, .292 avg.
Mickey Cochrane (SLN) 2136 hits, 126 HR, 1070 RBIs. .312 avg.
Babe Herman (SLN) 2194 hits, 240 HR, 1297 RBIs. .329 avg.
Gabby Harnett (CLE) 2814 hits, 316 HR, 1650 RBIs. .299 avg.
Kiki Cuyler (BSN) 2342 hits, 931 RBIs. .298 avg.
Ben Cantwell (PIT) 136-102, 90 saves, 3.74 era.

Awards
NL Honors Top Glovemen for 1940
Sunday, October 20th, 1940
Good defense can be the difference between taking the championship and coming in second. The National League announced its top defenders at each position today. Here are the Glove Wizard Award winners for 1940:

Pitcher: Spud Chandler (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Catcher: Walker Cooper (Pittsburgh Pirates)
First Baseman: Johnny Mize (Chicago Cubs)
Second Baseman: Bert Hogg (Boston Braves)
Third Baseman: Pinky May (St. Louis Cardinals)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Philadelphia Phillies)
Left Fielder: Linc Blakely (Philadelphia Phillies)
Center Fielder: Joe DiMaggio (Cincinnati Reds)
Right Fielder: Roy Weatherly (Cincinnati Reds)

AL Best Fielders for 1940 Selected
Sunday, October 20th, 1940
Great glovemen can range far and wide to make a backhand stop or an over-the-shoulder catch -- and the best usually make it look easy. Today the winners of the American League Glove Wizard Award for 1940 were announced. These awards for defensive excellence go to:

Pitcher: Bill Lohrman (New York Yankees)
Catcher: Sammy Holbrook (Cleveland Indians)
First Baseman: Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman: Joe Gordon (New York Yankees)
Third Baseman: Ken Keltner (Washington Senators)
Shortstop: Billy Werber (Boston Red Sox)
Left Fielder: Barney McCosky (Detroit Tigers)
Center Fielder: Terry Moore (Cleveland Indians)
Right Fielder: Enos Slaughter (Cleveland Indians)

New York Right Fielder Named NL's Best Rookie
Monday, October 21st, 1940
Bill Nicholson, right fielder for the New York Giants, has been honored with the Newcomer of the Year Award in the National League.

He batted .326 for the New York Giants and racked up 125 hits, 25 home runs, 71 RBIs and 77 runs scored to capture the award.

AL Announces Newcomer of the Year Award
Monday, October 21st, 1940
It was a standout 1940 season for Pete Reiser. The center fielder for the Detroit Tigers has been named the winner of the American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

He hit .337 in 146 games with 199 hits and 98 RBIs and scored 107 runs.

1940 NL Outstanding Pitcher Award Chosen
Wednesday, October 23rd, 1940
This year the top votegetter for the 1940 Outstanding Pitcher Award was Joe Bowman of the Cincinnati Reds, who finished with an outstanding 26-11 mark and an impressive 2.80 ERA.

In his award-winning season, the 30-year-old Reds star hurled 318.2 innings, chalking up 93 strikeouts and 83 walks, and limited hitters to a .249 batting average.

Outstanding Pitcher Award Presented by AL
Wednesday, October 23rd, 1940
The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1940 has been presented and the American League winner is Bob Feller of Cleveland.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Feller. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Indians star told reporters.

Feller excelled with an impressive 21-10 record in 33 starts. In 269.1 innings he yielded 224 hits and 109 walks, while striking out 216 and compiling a fine 2.41 ERA.

Joe DiMaggio Chosen NL's Premier Hitter
Thursday, October 24th, 1940
1940 was a special season for Cincinnati center fielder Joe DiMaggio and it was capped off today with the announcement that he was named the winner of the National League Outstanding Hitter Award.

DiMaggio compiled a .362 batting average and a .416 on-base percentage this year. In 150 games he piled up 225 hits, 35 doubles, 11 triples, 41 home runs, 144 RBIs and 145 runs scored.

Lewis Batter Of The Year In AL
Thursday, October 24th, 1940
Buddy Lewis of the Chicago White Sox proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the American League Outstanding Hitter Award.

Lewis hit for a .344 average while collecting 203 hits, 34 doubles, 11 triples, 10 home runs, 81 RBIs and scoring 114 times.

Accomplishments
Joe DiMaggio (CIN) and Frankie Hayes (STA) each hit 3 HRs in one game
Johnny Mize hit for the cycle twice in August.
Pete Reiser 25 game hitting streak
Charlie Gehringer 3000th hit
Paul Waner and Jim Bottomly 2500th hit

Hall of Fame
Keeler Joins HOF Immortals
Saturday, October 26th, 1940
"He simply produced -- game after game after game. That's what I loved about him."

Those sentiments were expressed by one of Willie Keeler's managers at the gifted right fielder's Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday. On a cloudy, but comfortable afternoon, he took his rightful place among the best North American BaseBall League players of all-time.

The newest Hall of Famer assessed his career in these words: "I did my best to contribute to the team -- in the field, at the plate, in the dugout. I didn't care about personal numbers. I just went out there to win."

Keeler played in 1819 games with a .346 career batting average and 2549 hits. He also scored 1265 runs and drove in 1088 runs with 39 home runs.

Hall of Fame Inducts Center Fielder
Saturday, October 26th, 1940
"From the first time I saw him play, I knew he had the potential to be one of the best," Bill Lange's first manager said, "and the more I saw him play, the more certain I was that he would reach that potential."

This manager was just one of the people there at Lange's enshrinement in the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame. It was a celebration of the career of one of the shining stars of his generation. His teammates loved him and opposing fans loved to hate him, but respect followed him everywhere, as evidenced by the large crowd at the ceremony. Not only were teammates there, but opposing players and managers as well, along with a large throng of fans.

The man of the moment was overcome with emotion when he finally took his turn at the podium to speak. "This is one of the greatest moments of my life and to share it with all of you here is... simply amazing. I would just like to thank my family and all my teammates for their support during my journey here. Individual honor was never my goal, winning was, but this is more than I could have ever dreamed."

Lange retired with a .307 career batting average. He mainly played center fielder, participated in 2087 games, hit 96 home runs and batted in 1299 runs.

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1941 Season

Brooklyn Inks Star SP to $187,350 Deal
Monday, March 3rd, 1941
Rumors of a deal between Bill Lee and Brooklyn finally bore fruit today as the two sides faced a packed press corps. Dodgers officials looked very pleased as they outlined the terms of the new deal.

Lee will earn $37,470 per year for 5 years, and is expected to make a solid addition to his new club.

In his career Lee has fashioned a 123-111 mark, 4.07 ERA and thrown 2114 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .284 lifetime against him and he has logged 849 career strikeouts.

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 14th, 1941
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old left fielder Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) LF Stan Musial, 20, St. Louis Cardinals
2) MR Virgil Trucks, 23, Chicago Cubs
3) SP Howie Pollet, 19, Detroit Tigers
4) CF Sid Gordon, 23, Pittsburgh Pirates
5) SP Dave Koslo, 21, Chicago White Sox
6) RF Dick Wakefield, 19, Boston Red Sox
7) SP Johnny Schmitz, 20, Boston Braves
8) SP Ed Head, 23, New York Yankees
9) 3B Whitey Kurowski, 22, New York Giants
10) SP Paul Erickson, 25, Chicago White Sox

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Philadelphia Athletics 96 58 .623 - 798 .270 98 54 599 3.24 578 569 Cleveland Indians 84 70 .545 12 792 .276 97 44 678 3.61 718 556 Detroit Tigers 79 75 .513 17 730 .271 96 77 715 3.98 481 535 Boston Red Sox 78 76 .506 18 704 .266 78 67 740 4.13 547 601 St. Louis Browns 74 80 .481 22 736 .275 74 66 728 3.92 566 592 New York Yankees 74 80 .481 22 686 .256 105 54 682 3.72 449 566 Washington Senators 67 87 .435 29 641 .260 75 48 794 4.45 581 747 Chicago White Sox 64 90 .416 32 609 .247 68 51 760 4.16 470 640

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG D. Camilli, 1B PHA 153 583 27 111 5 .279 .392 .503 E. Slaughter, RF CLE 148 586 18 109 1 .298 .372 .504 B. Johnson, LF CLE 148 575 23 104 5 .293 .385 .475 W. Judnich, CF BOS 146 573 18 84 6 .298 .383 .467 B. Dickey, C PHA 140 540 19 103 2 .304 .385 .461 C. Travis, SS CLE 148 630 8 88 0 .320 .368 .468 H. Steinbacher, LF SLA 150 572 8 78 3 .308 .416 .418 J. Gordon, 2B NYA 149 594 16 89 19 .294 .366 .450 P. Reiser, CF DET 145 583 11 78 23 .296 .369 .455 J. Bolling, 1B BOS 154 663 7 76 30 .306 .348 .420 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 M. Lanier PHA 38 24 8 0 2.59 328.2 296 116 189 5.17 L. French DET 38 19 12 0 3.64 292.0 302 88 106 3.28 B. Feller CLE 38 17 12 0 3.59 299.2 273 144 222 6.66 C. Passeau CLE 38 19 13 0 3.71 304.2 344 87 115 3.40 D. Trout PHA 38 17 16 0 3.41 305.1 278 132 125 3.69 C. Hubbell DET 38 18 14 0 3.74 299.2 300 103 107 3.23 A. Javery PHA 38 16 12 0 3.38 283.0 274 134 103 3.27 L. Warneke SLA 38 16 15 0 3.34 303.1 296 97 104 3.10 M. Cooper BOS 38 17 17 0 3.70 302.0 320 121 144 4.28 W. Wyatt CLE 33 16 11 0 3.70 254.0 266 95 136 4.83

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cincinnati Reds 95 59 .617 - 804 .278 133 29 626 3.39 478 524 Pittsburgh Pirates 79 75 .513 16 720 .264 105 50 709 3.88 482 550 Chicago Cubs 79 75 .513 16 663 .265 85 40 659 3.55 642 657 Brooklyn Dodgers 77 77 .500 18 664 .261 86 105 678 3.79 518 543 Philadelphia Phillies 76 78 .494 19 682 .273 66 92 674 3.81 567 512 Boston Braves 73 81 .474 22 692 .257 71 69 735 4.15 484 513 New York Giants 72 82 .468 23 643 .265 94 47 688 3.81 517 529 St. Louis Cardinals 66 88 .429 29 688 .262 71 65 788 4.42 627 614

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Williams, LF PIT 147 514 40 120 0 .374 .494 .687 J. DiMaggio, CF CIN 151 612 33 109 3 .335 .412 .586 C. Keller, LF CIN 150 576 30 119 6 .317 .421 .580 J. Mize, 1B CHN 152 601 37 125 3 .315 .383 .593 H. Trosky, 1B CIN 146 561 24 110 1 .306 .383 .508 S. Musial, LF SLN 150 590 15 85 6 .310 .385 .469 V. DiMaggio, CF BRO 151 590 31 112 17 .259 .324 .468 J. Cronin, 2B PHI 152 609 15 82 2 .297 .359 .453 H. Clift, 3B BSN 151 569 16 93 3 .264 .370 .416 M. Ott, RF BRO 148 564 22 76 4 .269 .360 .434 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 J. Dobson CIN 38 24 9 0 2.94 311.0 280 130 138 3.99 J. Vander Meer CHN 38 23 11 0 2.94 299.1 247 165 214 6.44 S. Rowe CIN 38 20 15 0 3.03 326.0 317 104 96 2.66 B. Klinger CHN 38 18 14 0 2.76 304.1 284 93 106 3.15 J. Tobin NY1 38 19 15 0 3.56 311.0 322 96 92 2.68 P. Derringer PIT 38 19 15 0 3.64 308.2 335 84 114 3.32 J. Bowman CIN 38 19 14 0 3.71 314.0 308 115 90 2.59 K. Chase PHI 38 18 16 0 3.50 299.1 277 152 141 4.26 D. Galehouse CIN 38 18 12 0 3.89 296.0 315 120 110 3.34 T. Bonham BRO 25 14 8 0 2.67 213.2 209 43 71 3.01

NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 14th, 1941
Fans are lining up at the turnstiles and getting ready for another great year. Welcome to another exciting baseball season. Everyone is ready to sit back, munch on a hot dog and get this thing started! The first pitches of the new season will be tossed today in stadiums all across the country:

New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

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New York at Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 4/15
Brooklyn 8 NY 6:
WP Ken Raffensberger
LP Les Tietje
HR Bill Nicholson Mel Ott
Ott belts a two run shot in the bottom of the ninth with one out.

Wednesday 4/16
NY 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Marv Breuer
LP Bill Lee
HR Chet Laabs
Art Shires 3-4, 2 RBIs. Laab 2 RBIs.

Thursday 4/17
Brooklyn 7 NY 1:
WP Tiny Bonham
LP Ed Wynn
HR Red Rolfe
Johnny Sturm 2-4, 2 RBIs. Bonham pitches a six hitter

Brooklyn at Boston Braves
3 game series

Friday 4/18
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3:
WP Roy Sherid
LP Johnny Humphries
HR Mel Ott (2)
Gibby Brack 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/19
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Boston 1:
WP Tommy Bridges
LP Dutch Leonard
HR Mel Ott (3)
Vince DiMaggio 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Alex Carrasquel
LP Bill Lee (0-2)
HR Mel Ott (4) Augie Galan
Gilly Campbell 2-3, 3 RBIs. Taffy Wright 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at New York
3 game series

Sunday 4/20
Brooklyn 3 NY 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (2-0)
LP Marv Breuer (1-1)
HR Mel Ott (5)
Bonham fires a five hit shut out

Monday 4/21
NY 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bob Weiland
LP Roy Sherid (1-1)
HR Bob Weiland Whitey Kurowski
Kurowski 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 4/22
NY 6 Brooklyn 1
WP Ed Wynn (1-1)
LP Tommy Bridges (1-1)
HR Bill Nicholson 2 (4)
Art Shires 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 4/23
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Bill Lee (1-2)
LP Ted Lyons (0-3)
HR Bama Rowell Vince DiMaggio
Mel Ott drives in Phil Rizzuto in the 11th.

Thursday 4/24
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ken Chase (2-1)
LP Tiny Bonham (2-1)
HR Joe Cronin Mickey Owen
Chase six hits Dodgers

Boston at Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 4/25
Boston 11 Brooklyn 4;
WP Johnny Humphries (1-2)
LP Roy Sherid (1-2)
HR Harlond Clift Gibby Campbell
Campbell 2-5, 4 RBIs. Clift 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 4/26
Brooklyn 9 Boston 5:
WP Tommy Bridges (2-1)
LP Dutch Leonard (0-3)
HR Gibby Brack
Brack 3-5, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 4-5, RBI. Phil Rizzuto 4-5, 4 runs

New York at Brooklyn
Single game series

Sunday 4/27
NY 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Marv Breuer (2-2)
LP Bill Lee (1-3)
Breuer scatters five hits

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
4 game series

Monday 4/28
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Denny Galehouse (3-0)
LP Tiny Bonham (2-2)
Galehouse shuts out Dodgers on six hits

Tuesday 4/29
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-1)
LP Roy Sherid (1-3)
HR Jake Early
Rowe scatters five hits.

Wednesday 4/30
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Clint Davis (2-1)
LP Tommy Bridges (2-2)
HR Roy Weatherly Mel Ott (6) Vince DiMaggio (2)
Reds score 4 in the 9th.

Thursday 5/1
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn5:
WP Denny Galehouse (4-0)
LP Ken Raffensberger (1-1)
HR Pinky Higgins 2 (2) Joe DiMaggio (5) Roy Weatherly (2)
Reds sweep with 4 in the 8th.

Chicago at Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 5/2
Chicago 10 Brooklyn 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (5-0)
LP Tiny Bonham (2-3)
HR Mel Almada Vince DiMaggio (3)
DiMaggio 3-3, 3 RBIs. Dodgers lose 6th straight

Saturday 5/3
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5 (12):
WP Bob Klinger (3-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (1-2)
Dodgers fold in the 12th for 7th straight loss.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	12	6	.667	-
Cleveland Indians	12	7	.632	.5
Chicago White Sox	12	7	.632	.5
Boston Red Sox	10	8	.556	2.0
Washington Senators	8	11	.421	4.5
New York Yankees	8	11	.421	4.5
St. Louis Browns	7	12	.368	5.5
Detroit Tigers	6	13	.316	6.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	13	6	.684	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	11	6	.647	1.0
New York Giants	11	7	.611	1.5
Chicago Cubs	11	7	.611	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	9	9	.500	3.5
Boston Braves	8	11	.421	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	13	.350	6.5
St. Louis Cardinals	3	14	.176	9.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG 2 tied with .415 1 Hank Steinbacher SLA .415 1 Stan Hack CLE .415 3 Ted Williams PIT .403 4 Joe DiMaggio CIN .397	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 6 1 Joe DiMaggio CIN 6 1 Mel Ott BRO 6 3 Dolph Camilli PHA 5 3 Ted Williams PIT 5	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Dolph Camilli - PHA 19 2 Bob Johnson CLE 17 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 16 3 Hal Trosky CIN 16 3 2 more tied with 16
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Vander Meer - CHN 5 2 Paul Derringer PIT 4 2 Denny Galehouse CIN 4 2 Al Javery PHA 4 2 Elmer Riddle CHA 4	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Herman Fink - PHI 0.90 2 Max Lanier PHA 0.98 3 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 1.29 4 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 1.37 5 Max Butcher NY1 1.45	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 31 2 Mort Cooper BOS 29 3 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 25 4 Marius Russo SLA 24 5 2 tied with 21

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Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 5/4
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Tommy Bridges (3-2)
LP Boots Poffenberger (1-2)
HR Mel Ott (7)
Ben Huffman's 9th inning two run single lift Dodgers.

Monday 5/5
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Bill Lee (2-3)
LP George Caster (2-2)
Dodgers score four in the first.

Tuesday 5/6
Brooklyn 3Pittsburgh 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (3-3)
LP Johnny Lanning (3-2)
Bonham scatters seven hits.

St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 5/7
St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Harris (2-4)
LP Roy Sherid (1-4)
HR Vince DiMaggio (4)
Harris scatters seven hits.

Thursday 5/8
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ernie White (2-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-3)
Birdie Tebbetts RBI. Bob Elliott 2-4, RBI. White 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
3 game series

Friday 5/9
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 4:
WP Bill Lee (3-3)
LP Harry Eisenstat (2-2)
HR Bruce Campbell (2)
Brooklyn scores 3 in the ninth.

Saturday 5/10
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2 (10):
WP Harry Eisenstat (3-2)
LP Larry Boerner (0-1)
Phillies ties game with 2 in the ninth then win in the 10th.

Sunday 5/11
Brooklyn 15 Philadelphia 11:
WP Roy Sherid (2-4)
LP Ken Chase (2-4)
HR Mel Ott (8) Red Rolfe (2)
Gibby Brack 4-5, RBI. Ott 3-5, 3 RBIs. Rolfe 2-5, 4 RBIs. Mickey Owen 3-6, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
2 game series

Monday 5/12
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (5-1)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-4)
HR Bobby Doerr (2) Babe Herman (2) Charlie Keller (5)
Rowe fires a six hit shut out

Tuesday 5/13
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 5:
WP Denny Galehouse (5-1)
LP Bill Lee (3-4)
HR Hank Edwards
Edwards 3 RBIs leads off a 9 running 7th inning.

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Thursday 5/15
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Jack Russell (1-0)
LP Johnny Lanning (3-3)
HR Vince DiMaggio (5)
DiMaggio RBI Johnny Sturm RBI.

Friday 5/16
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1:
WP Paul Derringer (6-2)
LP Roy Sherid (2-5)
Johnny Lucadello 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/17
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 7:
WP Spud Chandler (2-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-5)
HR Eddie Morgan
Vince DiMaggio 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Sunday 5/18
Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hal White (2-3)
LP Bill Lee (3-5)
HR Bill Lee
Cubs score three on two errors.

Monday 5/19
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2:
WP Jack Russell (2-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (5-4)
Vince DiMaggio 3-5, RBI.

Tuesday 5/20
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Lefty Smoll (1-1)
LP Roy Sherid (2-6)
HR Johnny Mize (6)
Mize 4-5, 5 RBIs including a game winning two run single in the bottom of the ninth.

Brooklyn at St Louis
2 game series

Wednesday 5/21
St Louis 11 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Harris (3-5)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-6)
Stan Musial 2-4, 3 RBIs. Harris scatters six hits.

Thursday 5/22
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Ernie White 3-6)
LP Bill Lee (3-6)
White shuts down Dodgers on 6 hits.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	27	10	.730	-
Cleveland Indians	27	12	.692	1.0
Boston Red Sox	21	16	.568	6.0
New York Yankees	18	20	.474	9.5
Chicago White Sox	18	20	.474	9.5
Detroit Tigers	16	22	.421	11.5
St. Louis Browns	13	26	.333	15.0
Washington Senators	12	26	.316	15.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	24	13	.649	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	21	15	.583	2.5
New York Giants	20	16	.556	3.5
Boston Braves	20	17	.541	4.0
Philadelphia Phillies	18	16	.529	4.5
Chicago Cubs	19	18	.514	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	14	24	.368	10.5
St. Louis Cardinals	9	26	.257	14.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Steinbacher - SLA .379 2 Enos Slaughter CLE .367 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN .367 4 Ted Williams PIT .366 5 Johnny Peacock CHN .365	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Joe DiMaggio - CIN 10 2 Ted Williams PIT 9 3 Mel Ott BRO 8 3 Johnny Rizzo BOS 8 5 Joe Gordon NYA 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Dolph Camilli - PHA 40 2 Bob Johnson CLE 34 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 32 3 Taffy Wright BSN 32 5 Bill Dickey PHA 27
LEAGUE LEADERS W 4 tied with 7 1 Paul Derringer PIT 7 1 Max Lanier PHA 7 1 Claude Passeau CLE 7 1 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 7	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Herman Fink - PHI 1.53 2 Max Lanier PHA 1.62 3 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 1.65 4 Johnnie Wittig NY1 1.91 5 Tiny Bonham BRO 2.00	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 66 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 54 3 Max Lanier PHA 53 4 Mort Cooper BOS 49 5 Hal Newhouser CHN 42

[scott1964]

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 5/24
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0:
WP Larry Boerner (1-1)
LP Ken Chase (3-5)
HR Vince DiMaggio (6)
DiMaggio's 8th inning two run shot lifts Dodgers

Sunday 5/25
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Herman Fink (4-2)
LP Roy Sherid (2-7)
HR Vince DiMaggio (7)
Lou Boudreau 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/26
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ted Lyons (3-6)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-7)
Lyons scatters 6 hits.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia
2 game series

Tuesday 5/27
Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 7:
WP Harry Eisenstat (4-2)
LP Ken Raffensberger (1-3)
HR Zeke Bonura
Johnny Hopp 4-5, 4 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/28
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-3)
LP Harry Eisenstat (4-3)
HR Vince DiMaggio (8)
Dodgers win on a DiMaggio 9th inning two run blast

Brooklyn at New York
3 game series

Friday 5/30
Game 1
NY 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Jim Tobin (3-7)
LP Roy Sherid (2-8)
Giants score 8 in the 4th.

Game 2
Brooklyn 3 NY 2:
WP Tommy Bridges (4-7)
LP Early Wynn (5-3)
Mel Ott collects his 2500th hit.

Saturday 5/31
NY 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Johnnie Wittig (5-3)
LP Bill Lee (3-7)
Babe Barna 2-4, 2 RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 6/1
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Jack Salveson (2-2)
LP Jack Russell (2-1)
HR Don Richmond Red Rolfe (3)
Richmond 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Monday 6/2
Brooklyn 9 St Louis 8 (11):
WP Snipe Hansen (1-0)
LP Jack Salveson (2-3)
HR Marty Marion
Mel Ott scores in the bottom of the 11th.

Tuesday 6/3
Brooklyn 11 St Louis 10 (12)
WP Bill Swift (1-0)
LP Jack Salveson (2-4)
HR Lou Gehrig (4) Eddie Joost (3)
Joost puts Cardinals up with a 3 run shot in the 12th, but Mel Ott wins it with a two run single in the bottom of the inning.

Chicago at Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 6/4
Chicago 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bob Klinger (6-3)
LP Bill Lee (3-8)
HR Frank McCormick 2 (4)
McCormick 4-5, 4 RBIs. Johnny Peacock 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Thursday 6/5
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Hal Newhouser (4-3)
LP Jack Russell (2-2)
HR Mel Ott (9) Phil Ruzzuto
Johnny Mize 4-5, RBI. Ott 2 RBIs.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 6/7
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 7:
WP Joe Bowman (9-4)
LP Larry Boerner (1-2)
HR Red Rolfe (4)
Reds score four in the ninth.

Sunday 6/8
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (5-7)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (10-2)
HR Bobby Doerr (4)
Phil Rizzuto 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Monday 6/9
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Denny Galehouse (8-4)
LP Roy Sherid (2-9)
HR Joe DiMaggio 2 (15)
Joe DiMaggio 4-5, 4 RBIs.

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 6/10
Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 7:
WP Roy Sherid (3-9)
LP Boots Poffenberger (4-5)
HR Ned Harris 2 (3) Ray Lamanno (3) Vince DiMaggio (9) Phil Rizzuto (2)
Dodgers score 3 in the bottom of the 8th.

Wednesday 6/11
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Roy Sherid (4-9)
LP Johnny Lanning (6-6)
Red Rolfe 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	37	19	.661	-
Cleveland Indians	38	21	.644	.5
Boston Red Sox	30	25	.545	6.5
New York Yankees	28	28	.500	9.0
Chicago White Sox	26	30	.464	11.0
Detroit Tigers	26	31	.456	11.5
St. Louis Browns	22	35	.386	15.5
Washington Senators	19	37	.339	18.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	35	20	.636	-
New York Giants	31	24	.564	4.0
Chicago Cubs	31	25	.554	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	26	.527	6.0
Boston Braves	29	27	.518	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	27	27	.500	7.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	22	34	.393	13.5
St. Louis Cardinals	18	39	.316	18.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .394 2 Hank Steinbacher SLA .372 3 Ted Williams PIT .371 4 Joe Gantenbein CLE .354 5 Joe Cronin PHI .347	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Joe DiMaggio - CIN 16 2 Ted Williams PIT 13 3 Charlie Keller CIN 12 4 Jim Tabor DET 11 5 Johnny Rizzo BOS 10	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Dolph Camilli - PHA 50 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 47 2 Taffy Wright BSN 47 4 Charlie Keller CIN 44 5 2 tied with 42
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 11 1 Paul Derringer PIT 11 1 Al Javery PHA 11 3 Claude Passeau CLE 10 3 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 10	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Johnnie Wittig - NY1 1.49 2 Max Lanier PHA 1.61 3 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 1.99 4 Tiny Bonham BRO 2.00 5 Herman Fink PHI 2.12	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 92 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 80 3 Max Lanier PHA 67 4 Hal Newhouser CHN 63 5 Mort Cooper BOS 61

[scott1964]

Brooklyn at St Louis
4 game series

Friday 6/13
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0:
WP Tommy Bridges (6-7)
LP Mickey Harris (6-8)
Bridges shuts down Cardinals one two hits

Saturday 6/14
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Lefty Grove (3-9)
LP Russ Bauers (0-1)
HR Stan Musial 2 (11) Ben Huffman
Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs. Musial 2-3, 2 RBIs. Lou Gehrig 4-4, RBI

Sunday 6/15
Game 1
Brooklyn 11 St Louis 3:
WP Roy Sherid (5-9)
LP Thornton Lee (1-7)
HR Dom Dallessandro (2)
Dallessandro 3 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-5, 2 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 4-5, 4 RBIs.

Game2
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 6:
WP Larry Boerner (2-2)
LP Ernie White (5-8)
HR Mel Ott (10) Art Parks
Parks' 9th inning HR lifts Dodgers

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Tuesday 6/17
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 6 (11):
WP Virgil Trucks (1-2)
LP Jack Russell (2-3)
HR Calvin Chapman
Johnny Peacock's RBI single lifts Cubs in 11.

Wednesday 6/18
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 3:
WP Bill Lee (4-8)
LP Bob Klinger (7-4)
Charlie Uhlir 3-4, 2 RBIs. Lee 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/19
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6:
WP Roy Sherid (6-9)
LP Hal Newhouser (5-5)
HR Joe Gallagher
Gallagher hits an 8th inning GRAND SLAM

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
4 game series

Friday 6/20
Brooklyn 13 Cincinnati 6:
WP Bill Swift (2-0)
LP Joe Bowman (10-5)
HR Red Rolfe 2 (6) Pinky Higgins (6) Joe DiMaggio (17) Charlie Keller (16)
Phil Rizzuto 3-6, 3 RBIs. Rolfe 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 6/21
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (12-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (6-8)
HR Joe Gallagher (2) Joe DiMaggio (18)
DiMaggio 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/22
Game 1
Cincinnati 12 Brooklyn 3:
WP Joe Dobson (7-2)
LP Bill Lee (4-9)
HR Gibby Brack (2) Ben Huffman (2)
Bobby Doerr 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn 5:
WP Denny Galehouse (9-6)
LP Roy Sherid (6-10)
HR Ben Huffman (3) Art Parks (2) Hal Trosky (6)
Trosky 3rd inning GRAND SLAM and goes 4-4, 8 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Monday 6/23
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Paul Derringer (13-4)
LP Bill Swift (2-1)
HR Ted Williams (18) Jerry Priddy (2)
Williams 2-3, 3 RBIs. Mel Ott 4-5, RBI

Tuesday 6/24
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP George Caster (6-5)
LP Russ Bauers (0-2)
Ray Lamanno 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/25
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Bill Lee (5-9)
LP Spud Chandler (4-9)
Lee fires a three hitter.

Boston at Brooklyn
Single game series

Thursday 6/26
Boston 18 Brooklyn 4:
WP Jim Turner (9-6)
LP Wes Flowers (0-1)
HR Harlond Clift (6)
Clift 2-4, 3 RBIs. Jesse Hill 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Boston
2 game series

Saturday 6/28
Boston 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Dutch Leonard (8-9)
LP Snipe Hansen (1-1)
HR Phil Rizzuto (3)
Harlond Clift's 8th inning RBI single lifts Braves

Sunday 6/29
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Bill Lee (6-9)
LP Johnny Beazley (3-6)
Mel Ott 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 6/30
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1:
WP Roy Sherid (7-10)
LP Cy Blanton (7-5)
Phil Rizzuto 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 7/1
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 3:
WP Wes Flowers (1-1)
LP Ken Chase (5-9)
Red Rolfe 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/2
Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 2:
WP Herman Fink (6-5)
LP Larry Boerner (2-3)
HR Mel Ott (11)
Hal Wagner 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	48	27	.640	-
Cleveland Indians	48	29	.623	1.0
Boston Red Sox	42	34	.553	6.5
New York Yankees	37	38	.493	11.0
Chicago White Sox	37	38	.493	11.0
Detroit Tigers	35	42	.455	14.0
St. Louis Browns	30	46	.395	18.5
Washington Senators	26	49	.347	22.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	49	27	.645	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	43	31	.581	5.0
Chicago Cubs	39	35	.527	9.0
New York Giants	40	36	.526	9.0
Boston Braves	38	36	.514	10.0
Philadelphia Phillies	37	36	.507	10.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	32	44	.421	17.0
St. Louis Cardinals	22	55	.286	27.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe DiMaggio - CIN .401 2 Ted Williams PIT .380 3 Johnny Peacock CHN .357 4 Taffy Wright BSN .344 5 Hank Steinbacher SLA .339	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 23 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 20 3 Charlie Keller CIN 18 4 Johnny Rizzo BOS 12 4 Jim Tabor DET 12	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 2 tied with 65 1 Charlie Keller CIN 65 1 Ted Williams PIT 65 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 64 4 2 tied with 63
LEAGUE LEADERS W Paul Derringer - PIT 15 2 Marv Breuer NY1 13 2 Al Javery PHA 13 2 Max Lanier PHA 13 2 2 more tied with 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 2 tied with 1.99 1 Johnnie Wittig NY1 1.99 1 Max Lanier PHA 1.99 3 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 2.18 4 Johnny Lanning PIT 2.47	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - CHN 114 2 Bob Feller CLE 111 3 Max Lanier PHA 100 4 Johnny Rigney BOS 83 5 Hal Newhouser CHN 82

[scott1964]

New York at Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 NY 1:
WP Bill Lee (7-9)
LP Marv Breuer (13-7)
HR Bill Nicholson (8)
Dodgers score five in the 7th.

Game 2
Brooklyn 8 NY 0:
WP Roy Sherid (8-10)
LP Early Wynn (8-8)
HR Mel Ott (12) Vince DiMaggio (10)
Sherid fires three hit shut out. Ott GRAND SLAM in the 8th.

Boston at Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 7/5
Boston 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Dutch Leonard (9-10)
LP Wes Flowers (1-2)
HR Vince DiMaggio (11)
Taffy Wright 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/6
Boston 14 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johny Beazley (5-6)
LP Larry Boerner (2-4)
HR Mel Ott (13)
Fern Bell 3-5, 4 RBIs.

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1941 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E National League All-Stars 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 American League All-Stars 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 X 10 19 1

WP Lefty Wilkie (Boston RedSox)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (Chicago Cubs)
HR Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia Athletics)
MVP Johny Rizzo 2-3, 3 RBIs. (Boston RedSox)

Cincinnati at Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 7/10
Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn 0:
WP Joe Dobson (11-2)
LP Bill Lee (7-10)
HR Joe Dobson
Dobson scatters seven hits on the shut out. Bobby Doerr 2-5, 5 RBIs.

Friday 7/11
Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn 5:
WP Denny Galehouse (12-6)
LP Roy Sherid (8-11)
HR Hal Trosky (7) Roy Weatherly (6) Calvin Chapman (2)
Bobby Doerr 3-5. RBI. Billy Herman 3-3, 2 RBIs. Weatherly hits for the cycle

Saturday 7/12
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (15-5)
LP Wes Flowers (1-3)
HR Pinky Higgins (8) Joe DiMaggio (22)
Higgins 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Chicago at Brooklyn
4 game series

Sunday 7/13
Game 1
Brooklyn 9 Chicago 1:
WP Emerson Dickman (1-0)
LP Bob Klinger (9-6)
Vince DiMaggio 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 4:
WP Larry Boerner (3-4)
LP Hal White (8-7)
HR Mel Ott (14)
Ott's 9th inning three run shot lifts Dodgers

Monday 7/14
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 2:
WP Rod Sherid (9-11)
LP Virgil Trucks (1-5)
HR Phil Rizzuto (4) Mel Ott (15)
Art Parks and Mel Ott 2-4, RBI.

Tuesday 7/15
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Johny Vander Meer (13-6)
LP Bill Swift (2-2)
Charlie Uhlir and Mickey Owens 2-4, 2 RBIs. Dom DiMaggio 2-5, 2RBIs.

St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 7/16
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3 (10):
WP Snipe Hansen (2-1)
LP Hal Schumacher (9-13)
HR Bobby Estalella (3) Ben Huffman (4)
Dodgers in the 10th on a Johnny Ripple RBI single.

Friday 7/18
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ernie White (9-11)
LP Snipe Hansen (2-2)
HR Bob Elliot (3) Dom Dallessandro (4) Vince DiMaggio 2 (14)
Dallessandro hits a three run PH HR in the top of the ninth.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	58	29	.667	-
Cleveland Indians	55	34	.618	4.0
Boston Red Sox	45	45	.500	14.5
Chicago White Sox	44	44	.500	14.5
New York Yankees	43	45	.489	15.5
Detroit Tigers	43	48	.473	17.0
St. Louis Browns	35	55	.389	24.5
Washington Senators	33	56	.371	26.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	59	29	.670	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	49	38	.563	9.5
Boston Braves	45	42	.517	13.5
Philadelphia Phillies	44	42	.512	14.0
Chicago Cubs	44	43	.506	14.5
New York Giants	44	45	.494	15.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	38	51	.427	21.5
St. Louis Cardinals	28	61	.315	31.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .399 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN .398 3 Johnny Peacock CHN .349 4 Roy Weatherly CIN .335 4 Taffy Wright BSN .335	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 26 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 25 3 Charlie Keller CIN 22 4 Tommy Henrich BOS 15 4 Mel Ott BRO 15	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 81 2 Ted Williams PIT 78 3 Charlie Keller CIN 77 4 Taffy Wright BSN 72 5 Dolph Camilli PHA 70
LEAGUE LEADERS W 3 tied with 16 1 Paul Derringer PIT 16 1 Al Javery PHA 16 1 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 16 4 2 tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.05 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 2.19 3 Johnnie Wittig NY1 2.53 4 Johnny Lanning PIT 2.64 5 Vern Olsen CLE 2.67	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 135 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 130 3 Max Lanier PHA 107 4 Hal Newhouser CHN 99 5 Johnny Rigney BOS 94

[scott1964]

Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 7/19
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Roy Sherid (10-11)
LP Al Milnar (0-1)
HR Bob McNamara
McNamara2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/20

Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Paul Derringer (17-6)
LP Bill Swift (2-3)

Eddie Morgan 4-5, 7 RBIs. Red Rolfe 3 RBIs.

Monday 7/21
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Russ Bauers (1-2)
LP Johnny Lanning (9-9)
Art Parks 2-3, 3 RBIs. Vince DiMaggio 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
2 game series

Tuesday 7/22
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 7:
WP Joe Bowman (16-6)
LP Larry Boerner (3-5)
HR Charlie Keller (24)
Keller's 7th inning HR lifts Reds

Wednesday 7/23
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Joe Dobson (12-3)
LP Roy Sherid (10-12)
HR Joe DiMaggio (26)
DiMaggio 4-5, 4 RBIs for a cycle.

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
3 game series

Friday 7/25
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 6:
WP Boots Poffenberger (8-5)
LP Larry Boerner (3-6)
HR Eddie Morgan (3)
Morgan 3 RBIs. Ben Huffman 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/26
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP George Caster (10-6)
LP Russ Bauers (1-3)
HR Bob Neighbors Ray Lamanno (6)
Lamanno and Ben Huffman 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 7/27
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Boots Poffenberger (9-5)
LP Bill Lee (7-11)
George Case scores in the bottom of the ninth

Brooklyn at St Louis
2 game series

Tuesday 7/29
Brooklyn 12 St Louis 9 (14):
WP Snipe Hansen (3-2)
LP Bill Kalfass (0-1)
HR Mel Ott (16)
Phil Rizzuto 3-7, 4 RBIs. Ott 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/30
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Jack Russell (3-3)
LP Mickey Harris (10-15)
Vince DiMaggio 4-5, RBI. Mickey Owens 2-4, RBI. Bob McNamara 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn at Chicago
3 game series

Friday 8/1
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Hal White (9-8)
LP Wes Flowers (1-4)
HR Dom DiMaggio (5)
DiMaggio 2-4, 2 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/2
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (17-7)
LP Bill Lee (7-12)
HR Joe Gallagher (3)
Cobe Jones 2 RBIs. Johnny Mize 2-2, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/3
Chicago 22 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bob Klinger (13-7)
LP Rube Melton (0-1)
HR Johnny Mize 2 (17) Johnny Peacock
Mize 3-3, 6 RBIs. Dom DiMaggio 2-5, 4 RBIs.

New York at Brooklyn
Single game series

Monday 8/4
NY 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Bill Butland (1-0)
LP Roy Sherid (10-13)
HR Whitey Kurowski (7)

Brooklyn at New York
Single game series

Wednesday 8/6
NY 2 Brooklyn 1 (12):
WP Max Butcher (3-3)
LP Jack Russell (3-4)
HR Terry Lyons
Lyons 2-6, 2 RBIs.

Boston at Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/8
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Bill Lee (8-12)
LP Johnny Humphries (12-12)
Lee fires a five it shut out.

Saturday 8/9
Boston 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johny Beazley (8-9)
LP Rube Melton (0-2)
HR Fern Bell (4)
Elbie Fletcher 3-3, 2 RBIs. Bell 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/10
Boston 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Dutch Leonard (13-14)
LP Roy Sherid (10-14)
HR Elbie Fletcher (5) Taffy Wright (10)
Fletcher 2-4, 3 RBIs.

New York at Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 8/11
NY 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Marv Breuer (17-10)
LP Russ Bauers (1-4)
HR Red Rolfe (7) Ben Huffman (5)
Bill Nicholson 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/12
NY 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Early Wynn (13-11)
LP Bill Lee (8-13)

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	74	37	.667	-
Cleveland Indians	68	43	.613	6.0
Boston Red Sox	59	54	.522	16.0
Chicago White Sox	57	54	.514	17.0
New York Yankees	55	56	.495	19.0
Detroit Tigers	49	62	.441	25.0
St. Louis Browns	46	67	.407	29.0
Washington Senators	39	74	.345	36.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	72	37	.661	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	47	.573	9.5
New York Giants	58	52	.527	14.5
Chicago Cubs	58	53	.523	15.0
Philadelphia Phillies	56	54	.509	16.5
Boston Braves	55	56	.495	18.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	43	66	.394	29.0
St. Louis Cardinals	37	77	.325	37.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .378 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN .375 3 Johnny Peacock CHN .345 4 Roy Weatherly CIN .332 5 Joe Cronin PHI .328	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 30 2 Joe DiMaggio CIN 28 3 Charlie Keller CIN 24 4 Tommy Henrich BOS 18 5 Johnny Mize CHN 17	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Joe DiMaggio - CIN 100 2 Ted Williams PIT 92 3 Charlie Keller CIN 87 4 Taffy Wright BSN 83 5 Dolph Camilli PHA 81
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 20 2 Paul Derringer PIT 19 2 Al Javery PHA 19 2 Schoolboy Rowe CIN 19 5 2 tied with 18	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.01 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 2.41 3 Vern Olsen CLE 2.54 4 Johnnie Wittig NY1 2.68 5 Dutch Leonard BSN 2.76	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 176 2 Johnny Vander Meer CHN 162 3 Max Lanier PHA 144 4 Johnny Rigney BOS 120 5 2 tied with 112

Foxx Tags Number 500
Sunday, July 20th, 1941
It was a great day for Jimmie Foxx, but not a good one for his Washington Senators. The 33-year-old catcher reached a personal milestone with his 500th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Indians, who came away with a 7-4 victory. Foxx finished the day with 1 hit, 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored.

"Well, I've conceded the fact that you can't will yourself to hit a home run," he said. "I tried hard for the last few days. It was getting to be embarrassing with the crowd standing up every time I came to the plate."

Lifetime Foxx is batting .311 with 2819 hits, 500 home runs, 1699 runs scored and 1757 RBIs.