Games on June 1, 1940
9 games
- CHA 1 @ BOS 2 No box score
- BRO 3 @ CHN 4 No box score
- BSN 2 @ CIN 3 No box score
- SLA 5 @ NYA 8 No box score
- HOM 5 @ PH5 2 No box score
- HOM 4 @ PH5 1 No box score
- CLE 1 @ PHA 6 No box score
- PHI 5 @ SLN 4 No box score
- DET 12 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of June 1, 1940
The schedule for June 1, 1940 lists 9 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Boston Bees, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 5-2, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 4-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 31, 1940 and the next, Jun 2, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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