Games on September 2, 1940

The games of September 2, 1940

The schedule for September 2, 1940 lists 26 games. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Monarchs, 9-0 winners over the Birmingham Black Barons. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars beat the Cleveland Bears 9-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Bees 7-6 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago American Giants 6-5 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the St. Louis Browns, 2-1, the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars fell to the Cleveland Bears, 5-3, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 7-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 6-4, the Newark Eagles topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 12-3, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3, and the Homestead Grays topped the Philadelphia Stars 4-3. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1940 and the next, Sep 3, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.