Games on July 1, 1940

The games of July 1, 1940

9 games were played on July 1, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-1 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Kansas City Monarchs over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars. Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the New York Giants beat the Boston Bees 7-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 8-4. 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 30, 1940 and the next, Jul 2, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.