Games on July 4, 1940

The games of July 4, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 25 games on July 4, 1940. The New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants (4-0) and the New York Black Yankees over the New York Cubans (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Black Yankees 3-2 over the New York Cubans, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Boston Bees, and the Boston Bees 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-2, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, the Cleveland Bears fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-3, and the Cleveland Bears topped the Memphis Red Sox 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1940 and the next, Jul 5, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.