Games on July 14, 1940

The games of July 14, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on July 14, 1940. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 12-1 win over the Homestead Grays. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Kansas City Monarchs over the Cleveland Bears. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons (4-0), and the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns, the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars, the Chicago American Giants 8-7 over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Homestead Grays 9-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Cleveland Bears 6-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 3-1, the Newark Eagles beat the New York Cubans 6-2, the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 4-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars and the Chicago American Giants 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 13, 1940 and the next, Jul 15, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.