Games on June 16, 1940

The games of June 16, 1940

On June 16, 1940, 21 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 14-5 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Bees 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Bees 9-1, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 8-7, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 7-6, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 9-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 5-3, the New York Black Yankees topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-3, and the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Cubans 5-4. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bees, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants 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 15, 1940 and the next, Jun 17, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.