Games on June 30, 1940

The games of June 30, 1940

The schedule for June 30, 1940 lists 25 games. The widest margin belonged to the Memphis Red Sox, 17-1 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago American Giants 5-4 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 9-2, the Boston Bees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Cleveland Bears 8-6, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Bears, 5-1, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 5-1, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 6-4, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars topped the Kansas City Monarchs 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 29, 1940 and the next, Jul 1, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.