Games on July 7, 1940

The games of July 7, 1940

21 games were played on July 7, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Bears, 10-3 winners over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Bees over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Bees 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Monarchs 5-4 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-1, the Newark Eagles fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-4, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 4-2, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 5-3, the Philadelphia Stars topped the New York Cubans 4-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Memphis Red Sox and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Newark Eagles each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 6, 1940 and the next, Jul 9, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.