Games on August 21, 1940
8 games
- CLE 4 @ BOS 2 No box score
- PHI 7 @ CHN 5 No box score
- NY1 5 @ CIN 4 No box score
- DET 5 @ NYA 6 No box score
- CHA 0 @ PHA 3 No box score
- BSN 2 @ PIT 3 No box score
- BRO 5 @ SLN 7 No box score
- SLA 0 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of August 21, 1940
Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 21, 1940. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (3-0). The closest finishes were the New York Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Boston Bees. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2 and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5. 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 20, 1940 and the next, Aug 22, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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