Games on April 24, 1940
7 games
- WS1 9 @ BOS 6 No box score
- BSN 6 @ BRO 8 No box score
- DET 2 @ CHA 1 No box score
- PHA 4 @ NYA 9 No box score
- NY1 5 @ PHI 2 No box score
- CHN 9 @ PIT 4 No box score
- CLE 6 @ SLA 4 No box score
The games of April 24, 1940
7 games were played on April 24, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-4 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 8-6, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 23, 1940 and the next, Apr 25, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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