Games on May 17, 1940
7 games
- SNO 13 @ BIR 2 No box score
- SLN 3 @ BRO 4 No box score
- NYA 6 @ CHA 1 No box score
- WS1 1 @ CLE 18 No box score
- KCM 9 @ MEM 6 No box score
- CHN 4 @ NY1 0 No box score
- CIN 7 @ PHI 2 No box score
The games of May 17, 1940
The schedule for May 17, 1940 lists 7 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 18-1, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars, 13-2, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 9-6, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2. 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 16, 1940 and the next, May 18, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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