Games on June 5, 1940
6 games
- SLA 4 @ BOS 3 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CHN 3 No box score
- NY1 2 @ CIN 7 No box score
- CHA 5 @ NYA 7 No box score
- DET 9 @ PHA 1 No box score
- CLE 1 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of June 5, 1940
On June 5, 1940, 6 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Philadelphia Athletics 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox. The closest finishes were the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2 and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 6-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 1940 and the next, Jun 6, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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