Games on August 4, 1940

The games of August 4, 1940

On August 4, 1940, 22 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Newark Eagles' 12-2 win over the Philadelphia Stars. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Bees 12-9. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Cleveland Bears, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Homestead Grays 4-3 over the New York Cubans. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 6-4, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-3, the Boston Bees topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Chicago American Giants topped the Cleveland Bears 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Cubans 8-4, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 3-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Bees. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 3, 1940 and the next, Aug 5, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.