Games on May 5, 1940

The games of May 5, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on May 5, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-6. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, the Newark Eagles topped the New York Black Yankees 5-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Boston Bees topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 4, 1940 and the next, May 6, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.