Games on May 12, 1940

The games of May 12, 1940

The schedule for May 12, 1940 lists 21 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 13-4 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Memphis Red Sox beat the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 13-8. Shutouts: the Kansas City Monarchs over the Birmingham Black Barons (6-0) and the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Giants 3-2 over the Boston Bees, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Homestead Grays 6-5 over the New York Cubans, and the Memphis Red Sox 8-7 over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 5-3, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Philadelphia Stars 6-1, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Cleveland Bears beat the Chicago American Giants 9-3, the Cleveland Bears beat the Chicago American Giants 4-4, the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 8-6, and the Newark Eagles topped the New York Black Yankees 11-6. The Chicago American Giants and the Cleveland Bears played to a 4-4 tie. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago American Giants and the Cleveland Bears each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 11, 1940 and the next, May 13, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.