Games on July 26, 1940

The games of July 26, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on July 26, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 14-1 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Bees (9-0). The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-3, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 10-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 13-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars fell to the Indianapolis Crawfords, 3-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 3-3 tie. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 25, 1940 and the next, Jul 27, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.