Games on August 9, 1940
8 games
- BRO 1 @ BSN 0 No box score
- DET 2 @ CHA 3 No box score
- SLN 2 @ CIN 7 No box score
- NY6 2 @ HOM 9 No box score
- PHA 0 @ NYA 2 No box score
- CHN 2 @ PIT 6 No box score
- CLE 3 @ SLA 4 No box score
- BOS 5 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of August 9, 1940
Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 9, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the Homestead Grays, 9-2 winners over the New York Cubans. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2. 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 8, 1940 and the next, Aug 10, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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