Games on July 16, 1940

The games of July 16, 1940

The schedule for July 16, 1940 lists 7 games. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 11-8. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Boston Bees. The rest of the slate: the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3. 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 15, 1940 and the next, Jul 17, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.