Games on August 11, 1940

The games of August 11, 1940

The schedule for August 11, 1940 lists 19 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 12-4 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Bees 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Indianapolis Crawfords 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago American Giants beat the Indianapolis Crawfords 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 4-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-6, the New York Black Yankees topped the Philadelphia Stars 4-2, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 7-6. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Indianapolis Crawfords and the Chicago American Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1940 and the next, Aug 12, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.