Games on July 21, 1940

The games of July 21, 1940

23 games were played on July 21, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-2 winners over the Boston Bees. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (2-0) and the Memphis Red Sox over the Indianapolis Crawfords (9-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Stars 6-5 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Chicago American Giants topped the Birmingham Black Barons 12-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Giants 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 4-2, the Indianapolis Crawfords fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 10-7, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 9-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 3-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-8. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. 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 20, 1940 and the next, Jul 22, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.