Games on May 1, 1940
5 games
- CHA 4 @ BOS 12 No box score
- BRO 2 @ CIN 9 No box score
- SLA 3 @ NYA 5 No box score
- CLE 1 @ PHA 5 No box score
- DET 10 @ WS1 7 No box score
The games of May 1, 1940
5 games were played on May 1, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-4 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 10-7. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 5-3, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1940 and the next, May 2, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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