Games on July 6, 1940

The games of July 6, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on July 6, 1940. The Detroit Tigers routed the St. Louis Browns 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (2-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (4-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Athletics 8-7 over the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 8-2, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the New York Cubans, 14-6, the Philadelphia Stars topped the New York Cubans 11-5, and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers, the New York Cubans and the Philadelphia Stars, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 5, 1940 and the next, Jul 7, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.