Games on June 19, 1940

The games of June 19, 1940

8 games were played on June 19, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Detroit Tigers over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 4-1, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Indianapolis Crawfords, 5-2, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 6-4. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 18, 1940 and the next, Jun 20, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.