Games on September 7, 1940

The games of September 7, 1940

9 games were played on September 7, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 14-9 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1, the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the Boston Bees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Washington Senators 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Bees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 6, 1940 and the next, Sep 8, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.