Games on June 6, 1940
8 games
- SLA 1 @ BOS 3 No box score
- PHI 5 @ CHN 11 No box score
- CHA 4 @ NYA 3 No box score
- HOM 4 @ PH5 0 No box score
- DET 4 @ PHA 7 No box score
- BSN 6 @ PIT 7 No box score
- BRO 9 @ SLN 5 No box score
- CLE 5 @ WS1 4 No box score
The games of June 6, 1940
On June 6, 1940, 8 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Homestead Grays over the Philadelphia Stars (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Boston Bees, and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 5, 1940 and the next, Jun 7, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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