Games on September 5, 1940

The games of September 5, 1940

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on September 5, 1940. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 11-3 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-7. One-run games: the New York Giants 8-7 over the Boston Bees and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the New York Giants topped the Boston Bees 4-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Bees and the New York Giants and the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. 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, Sep 4, 1940 and the next, Sep 6, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.