Games on September 6, 1940

6 games

The games of September 6, 1940

On September 6, 1940, 6 games went into the books. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Philadelphia Phillies 14-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, and the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 5, 1940 and the next, Sep 7, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.

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