Games on May 20, 1940
11 games
- SNO 4 @ BIR 11 No box score
- CHN 6 @ BRO 4 No box score
- CIN 4 @ BSN 13 No box score
- CV9 2 @ CAG 9 No box score
- WS1 4 @ CHA 5 No box score
- NYA 2 @ CLE 10 No box score
- BOS 7 @ DET 10 No box score
- KCM 3 @ MEM 5 No box score
- SLN 0 @ NY1 6 No box score
- PIT 7 @ PHI 8 No box score
- PHA 8 @ SLA 4 No box score
The games of May 20, 1940
The schedule for May 20, 1940 lists 11 games. The most lopsided result was the Boston Bees' 13-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7. A shutout went on the board for the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 11-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Cleveland Bears fell to the Chicago American Giants, 9-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-2, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 19, 1940 and the next, May 21, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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