Games on June 2, 1940

The games of June 2, 1940

The schedule for June 2, 1940 lists 25 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-1 winners over the Boston Bees. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons (7-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (6-0), and the Boston Bees over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). The closest finishes were the Memphis Red Sox 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Baltimore Elite Giants 2-1 over the New York Black Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Black Yankees 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 10-8, the Cleveland Bears fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-0, the Cleveland Bears fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-4, the Indianapolis Crawfords beat the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 2-1, the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars beat the Indianapolis Crawfords 1-0, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 10-0, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 13-4, and the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 11-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 1, 1940 and the next, Jun 3, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.