The Sports Almanac

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1940
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Cincinnati Reds
100
53
.654
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
88
65
.575
12
St. Louis Cardinals
84
69
.549
16
Pittsburgh Pirates
78
76
.506
22.5
Chicago Cubs
75
79
.487
25.5
New York Giants
72
80
.474
27.5
Boston Bees
65
87
.428
34.5
Philadelphia Phillies
50
103
.327
50
1940
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Detroit Tigers
90
64
.584
--
Cleveland Indians
89
65
.578
1
New York Yankees
88
66
.571
2
Boston Red Sox
82
72
.532
8
Chicago White Sox
82
72
.532
8
St. Louis Browns
67
87
.435
23
Washington Senators
64
90
.416
26
Philadelphia Athletics
54
100
.351
36
1941
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
100
54
.649
--
St. Louis Cardinals
97
56
.634
2.5
Cincinnati Reds
88
66
.571
12
Pittsburgh Pirates
81
73
.526
19
New York Giants
74
79
.484
25.5
Chicago Cubs
70
84
.455
30
Boston Braves
62
92
.403
38
Philadelphia Phillies
43
111
.279
57
1941
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
101
53
.656
--
Boston Red Sox
84
70
.545
17
Chicago White Sox
77
77
.500
24
Cleveland Indians
75
79
.487
26
Detroit Tigers
75
79
.487
26
St. Louis Browns
70
84
.455
31
Washington Senators
70
84
.455
31
Philadelphia Athletics
64
90
.416
37
1942
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
106
48
.688
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
104
50
.675
2
New York Giants
85
67
.559
20
Cincinnati Reds
76
76
.500
29
Pittsburgh Pirates
66
81
.449
36.5
Chicago Cubs
68
86
.442
38
Boston Braves
59
89
.399
44
Philadelphia Phillies
42
109
.278
62.5
1942
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
103
51
.669
--
Boston Red Sox
93
59
.612
9
St. Louis Browns
82
69
.543
19.5
Cleveland Indians
75
79
.487
28
Detroit Tigers
73
81
.474
30
Chicago White Sox
66
82
.446
34
Washington Senators
62
89
.411
39.5
Philadelphia Athletics
55
99
.357
48
1943
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
105
49
.682
--
Cincinnati Reds
87
67
.565
18
Brooklyn Dodgers
81
72
.529
23.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
80
74
.519
25
Chicago Cubs
74
79
.484
30.5
Boston Braves
68
85
.444
36.5
Philadelphia Blue Jays
64
90
.416
41
New York Giants
55
98
.359
49.5
1943
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
56
.636
--
Washington Senators
84
69
.549
13.5
Cleveland Indians
82
71
.536
15.5
Chicago White Sox
82
72
532
16
Detroit Tigers
78
76
.506
20
St. Louis Browns
72
80
.474
25
Boston Red Sox
68
84
.447
29
Philadelphia Athletics
49
105
.318
49
1944
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
105
49
.682
--
Pittsburgh Pirates
90
63
.588
14.5
Cincinnati Reds
89
65
.578
16
Chicago Cubs
75
79
.487
30
New York Giants
67
87
.435
38
Boston Braves
65
89
.422
40
Brooklyn Dodgers
63
91
.409
42
Philadelphia Blue Jays
61
92
.399
43.5
1944
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Browns
89
65
.578
--
Detroit Tigers
88
66
.571
1
New York Yankees
83
71
.539
6
Boston Red Sox
77
77
.500
12
Cleveland Indians
72
82
.468
17
Philadelphia Athletics
72
82
.468
17
Chicago White Sox
71
83
.461
18
Washington Senators
64
90
.416
25
1945
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Chicago Cubs
98
56
.636
--
St. Louis Cardinals
95
59
.617
3
Brooklyn Dodgers
87
67
.565
11
Pittsburgh Pirates
82
72
.532
16
New York Giants
78
74
.513
19
Boston Braves
67
85
.441
30
Cincinnati Reds
61
93
.396
37
Philadelphia Phillies
46
108
.299
52
1945
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Detroit Tigers
88
65
.575
--
Washington Senators
87
67
.565
1.5
St. Louis Browns
81
70
.536
6
New York Yankees
81
71
.533
6.5
Cleveland Indians
73
72
.503
11
Chicago White Sox
71
78
.477
15
Boston Red Sox
71
83
.461
17.5
Philadelphia Athletics
52
98
.347
34.5
1946
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
98
58
.628
--
Brooklyn Dodgers
96
60
.615
2
Chicago Cubs
82
71
.536
14.5
Boston Braves
81
72
.529
15.5
Philadelphia Phillies
69
85
.448
28
Cincinnati Reds
67
87
.435
30
Pittsburgh Pirates
63
91
.409
34
New York Giants
61
93
.396
36
1946
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Boston Red Sox
104
50
.675
--
Detroit Tigers
92
62
.597
12
New York Yankees
87
67
.565
17
Washington Senators
76
78
.494
28
Chicago White Sox
74
80
.481
30
Cleveland Indians
68
86
.442
36
St. Louis Browns
66
88
.429
38
Philadelphia Athletics
49
105
.318
55
1947
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
94
60
.610
--
St. Louis Cardinals
89
65
.578
5
Boston Braves
86
68
.558
8
New York Giants
81
73
.526
13
Cincinnati Reds
73
81
.474
21
Chicago Cubs
69
85
.448
25
Philadelphia Phillies
62
92
.403
32
Pittsburgh Pirates
62
92
.403
32
1947
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
97
57
.630
--
Detroit Tigers
85
69
.552
12
Boston Red Sox
83
71
.539
14
Cleveland Indians
80
74
.519
17
Philadelphia Athletics
78
76
.506
19
Chicago White Sox
70
84
.455
27
Washington Senators
64
90
.416
33
St. Louis Browns
59
95
.383
38
1948
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Boston Braves
91
62
.595
--
St. Louis Cardinals
85
69
.552
6.5
Brooklyn Dodgers
84
70
.545
7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
83
71
.539
8.5
New York Giants
78
76
.506
13.5
Philadelphia Phillies
66
88
.429
25.5
Cincinnati Reds
64
89
.418
27
Chicago Cubs
64
90
.416
27.5
1948
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Cleveland Indians
97
58
.626
--
Boston Red Sox
96
59
.619
1
New York Yankees
94
60
.610
2.5
Philadelphia Athletics
84
70
.545
12.5
Detroit Tigers
78
76
.506
18.5
St. Louis Browns
59
94
.386
37
Washington Senators
56
97
.366
40
Chicago White Sox
51
101
.336
44.5
1949
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Dodgers
97
57
.630
--
St. Louis Cardinals
96
58
.623
1
Philadelphia Phillies
81
73
.526
16
Boston Braves
75
79
.487
22
New York Giants
73
81
.474
24
Pittsburgh Pirates
71
83
.461
26
Cincinanti Reds
62
92
.403
35
Chicago Cubs
61
93
.396
36
1949
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
97
57
.630
--
Boston Red Sox
96
58
.623
1
Cleveland Indians
89
65
.578
8
Detroit Tigers
87
67
.565
10
Philadelphia Athletics
81
73
.526
16
Chicago White Sox
63
91
.409
34
St. Louis Browns
53
101
.344
44
Washington Senators
50
104
.325
47