Today is day 38 of the 1940 season
1940-05-23 MLB Standings
NL 1940-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| LAN | 18 | 8 | -1.8 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 5.5 | |
| CIN | 18 | 8 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 2.3 | |
| SFN | 15 | 11 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 1.9 | -1.6 | |
| CHN | 17 | 13 | -17.6 | 20.0 | 11.6 | 1.1 | |
| PHI | 11 | 13 | -27.9 | 14.8 | 5.5 | -0.4 | |
| SLN | 10 | 17 | -3.5 | -14.6 | -15.4 | 0.0 | |
| ATL | 8 | 15 | -0.3 | -9.4 | -4.2 | -4.1 | |
| PIT | 6 | 18 | 4.6 | -35.2 | -10.5 | -3.4 | |
AL 1940-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| BOS | 19 | 8 | 29.5 | -0.6 | -1.4 | 5.2 | |
| CLE | 18 | 10 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| DET | 15 | 13 | -5.2 | -3.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | |
| CHA | 13 | 16 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -2.1 | -3.2 | |
| MIN | 13 | 17 | 4.9 | -41.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | |
| OAK | 12 | 16 | 7.8 | -10.4 | -20.8 | 0.9 | |
| BAL | 11 | 15 | 5.7 | -3.8 | -2.1 | -4.0 | |
| NYA | 11 | 17 | -28.7 | 17.6 | 4.2 | -4.6 | |