Games on May 26, 1940

The games of May 26, 1940

The schedule for May 26, 1940 lists 16 games. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 13-1 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Boston Bees 10-8. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 4-3 over the Cleveland Bears, the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars topped the Cleveland Bears 7-1, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 8-3, the Indianapolis Crawfords topped the Chicago American Giants 8-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 5-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 8-1, the Newark Eagles topped the New York Cubans 8-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars and the Cleveland Bears, the Memphis Red Sox and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns. 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 25, 1940 and the next, May 27, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.