Games on June 15, 1940

The games of June 15, 1940

11 games were played on June 15, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The Newark Eagles routed the Philadelphia Stars 18-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (8-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 7-6 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Bees 11-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 11-1, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-1, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 10-7, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-1. The Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers and the Newark Eagles and the Philadelphia Stars each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 14, 1940 and the next, Jun 16, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.