Games on June 23, 1940

The games of June 23, 1940

On June 23, 1940, 25 games went into the books. The Chicago American Giants routed the Indianapolis Crawfords 20-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (2-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Bears 8-7 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Cleveland Bears, the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the New York Black Yankees, and the Homestead Grays 3-2 over the Philadelphia Stars. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Black Yankees, 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Boston Bees, 7-5, the Boston Bees topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Philadelphia Stars 7-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Indianapolis Crawfords, 7-4, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars topped the Memphis Red Sox 8-6. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 4-4 tie. The Cleveland Bears and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 22, 1940 and the next, Jun 24, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.