Games on August 14, 1940

The games of August 14, 1940

11 games were played on August 14, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Bees routed the New York Giants 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-7, the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Boston Bees (1-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (4-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the New York Black Yankees fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-6, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Indianapolis Crawfords 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants and the Boston Bees. 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 13, 1940 and the next, Aug 15, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.