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Events of Tuesday, May 5, 1942

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Events of Tuesday, May 5, 1942

5-4-1942 5-6-1942   5-5-1941 5-5-1943 

CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 12  4
BOS A    0  1  6    3  0  2    1  0  x  -  13 18  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Chase (1-0)
LP: Kennedy (2-1)
HR: Williams (6)

CHI A    2  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  8  1
NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0    1  -   5  8  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Borowy (1-0)
LP: Rigney (2-3)
HR: Moses (1), DiMaggio 2 (4)

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0
PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  7  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Christopher (1-0)
LP: Trout (3-2)

STL A    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  4
WAS A    0  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  5  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Wynn (3-1)
LP: Harris (1-4)

PHI N    2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  9  2
CHI N    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  3
BOX+PBP
WP: Podgajny (1-2)
LP: Passeau (2-3)

NY  N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  5  0
CIN N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  5  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Walters (1-4)
LP: Schumacher (1-3)

BOS N    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   7 16  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Wallace (1-0)
LP: Dietz (1-3)

BRO N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  -   3  7  1
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   1  4  1
BOX+PBP
WP: French (2-0)
LP: Pollet (1-2)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 5, 1942

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Brooklyn Dodgers                22   15    7    0  .682     -   132   84
Pittsburgh Pirates              22   13    8    1  .619   1.5   101   92
St. Louis Cardinals             20   10    9    1  .526   3.5    88   68
Boston Braves                   23   12   11    0  .522   3.5    90   98
New York Giants                 21   10   11    0  .476   4.5    86   96
Cincinnati Reds                 20    9   11    0  .450   5.0    91   98
Chicago Cubs                    21    9   12    0  .429   5.5    81   99
Philadelphia Phillies           21    6   15    0  .286   8.5    59   93

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Cleveland Indians               20   14    6    0  .700     -   105   81
New York Yankees                21   14    7    0  .667   0.5   105   76
Boston Red Sox                  20   13    7    0  .650   1.0   138   96
Detroit Tigers                  24   15    9    0  .625   1.0    96   74
Washington Senators             22   10   12    0  .455   5.0   107  140
St. Louis Browns                23    9   14    0  .391   6.5   102  105
Philadelphia Athletics          23    8   15    0  .348   7.5   101  142
Chicago White Sox               21    4   17    0  .190  10.5    52   92
ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
BOS N  Lefty Wallace (20)

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CIN N  Jim Gleeson (30)
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Transactions


St. Louis Cardinals sold Bill Lohrman to New York Giants.

Philadelphia Phillies sold Gene Lambert to Memphis (Southern Association).
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