Games on July 13, 1940

The games of July 13, 1940

On July 13, 1940, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 16-13. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (5-0), the Boston Bees over the Chicago Cubs (5-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 10-4, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 12-6, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 4-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 12, 1940 and the next, Jul 14, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.