Games on August 5, 1940

The games of August 5, 1940

7 games were played on August 5, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago American Giants routed the Cleveland Bears 13-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (6-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-1, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-1, and the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 9-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns. 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, Aug 4, 1940 and the next, Aug 6, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.