Games on May 11, 1940
10 games
- PHI 5 @ BRO 4 No box score
- NY1 10 @ BSN 2 No box score
- PIT 5 @ CHN 7 No box score
- SLA 0 @ CLE 1 No box score
- CHA 1 @ DET 0 No box score
- NY6 3 @ HOM 7 No box score
- BOS 9 @ NYA 8 No box score
- BLG 12 @ PH5 10 No box score
- WS1 9 @ PHA 6 No box score
- CIN 12 @ SLN 5 No box score
The games of May 11, 1940
10 games were played on May 11, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Boston Bees 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (1-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, the Homestead Grays topped the New York Cubans 7-3, the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 10, 1940 and the next, May 12, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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