Games on August 10, 1940

The games of August 10, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on August 10, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 13-0 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0), the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Bees 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 3-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 9, 1940 and the next, Aug 11, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.