Games on August 7, 1940
11 games
- NYA 7 @ BOS 10 No box score
- NYA 6 @ BOS 3 No box score
- CLE 9 @ CHA 3 No box score
- CHN 5 @ CIN 3 No box score
- NY6 7 @ HOM 8 No box score
- BIR 2 @ KCM 7 No box score
- BRO 8 @ NY1 4 No box score
- BSN 6 @ PHI 3 No box score
- SLN 9 @ PIT 10 No box score
- SLN 6 @ PIT 12 No box score
- DET 7 @ SLA 5 No box score
The games of August 7, 1940
Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 7, 1940. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. Decided by a single run were the Homestead Grays 8-7 over the New York Cubans. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-7, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Birmingham Black Barons 7-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 8-4, the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-6, and the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1940 and the next, Aug 8, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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