Games on May 4, 1940
7 games
- SLA 1 @ BOS 4 No box score
- NY1 2 @ CHN 3 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CIN 3 No box score
- CHA 10 @ NYA 3 No box score
- DET 5 @ PHA 14 No box score
- BSN 1 @ SLN 3 No box score
- CLE 12 @ WS1 4 No box score
The games of May 4, 1940
7 games were played on May 4, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 14-5 winners over the Detroit Tigers. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-3, the Boston Bees fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 12-4. 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, May 3, 1940 and the next, May 5, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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