Games on June 9, 1940

The games of June 9, 1940

On June 9, 1940, 22 games went into the books. The Kansas City Monarchs routed the Chicago American Giants 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Bears over the Indianapolis Crawfords (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns 8-7 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Bees fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the Indianapolis Crawfords fell to the Cleveland Bears, 11-9, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 13-9, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-3, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 11-6, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 11-1, and the Philadelphia Stars topped the New York Cubans 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Bees and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Indianapolis Crawfords and the Cleveland Bears. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 8, 1940 and the next, Jun 10, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.