Games on July 28, 1940

The games of July 28, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on July 28, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 15-6 winners over the Homestead Grays. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 13-10. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants (5-0), and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars over the Indianapolis Crawfords (3-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 10-9 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 8-4, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Bees 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Bees 7-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 12-7, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Chicago American Giants, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 6-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 9-1. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Bees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 27, 1940 and the next, Jul 29, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.