Games on June 26, 1940

8 games

The games of June 26, 1940

On June 26, 1940, 8 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Stars routed the Homestead Grays 14-9, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Washington Senators and the New York Giants 10-9 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-6, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 9-4. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 25, 1940 and the next, Jun 27, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.

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