Games on May 10, 1940
6 games
- NY1 7 @ BRO 2 No box score
- PIT 8 @ CHN 3 No box score
- SLA 4 @ CLE 9 No box score
- CHA 0 @ DET 3 No box score
- BOS 3 @ NYA 2 No box score
- WS1 7 @ PHA 8 No box score
The games of May 10, 1940
On May 10, 1940, 6 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 8-7. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 8-3 and the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 9-4. 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 9, 1940 and the next, May 11, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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