Games on August 26, 1940
6 games
- SLA 6 @ BOS 7 No box score
- NY1 10 @ CHN 5 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CIN 3 No box score
- PHI 6 @ CIN 1 No box score
- BSN 3 @ SLN 1 No box score
- CLE 4 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of August 26, 1940
On August 26, 1940, 6 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the widest margin of the day. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the St. Louis Browns, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1 and the Boston Bees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 25, 1940 and the next, Aug 27, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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