Games on August 3, 1940
10 games
- CHN 2 @ BRO 1 No box score
- CIN 3 @ BSN 1 No box score
- CIN 2 @ BSN 5 No box score
- WS1 6 @ CHA 7 No box score
- NYA 1 @ CLE 5 No box score
- BOS 4 @ DET 6 No box score
- BOS 2 @ DET 14 No box score
- SLN 8 @ NY1 3 No box score
- PIT 8 @ PHI 0 No box score
- PHA 11 @ SLA 7 No box score
The games of August 3, 1940
On August 3, 1940, 10 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Bees 3-1, the Boston Bees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Bees and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 2, 1940 and the next, Aug 4, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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