Games on July 30, 1940

The games of July 30, 1940

On July 30, 1940, 10 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Boston Bees 13-5, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars over the Indianapolis Crawfords. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Stars 5-4 over the Homestead Grays. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 7-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 29, 1940 and the next, Jul 31, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.