Games on September 15, 1940

The games of September 15, 1940

On September 15, 1940, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 13-3 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1-1, the Boston Bees topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Boston Bees fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-5, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 10-5. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 1-1 tie. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bees, and the Boston Red Sox 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. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 14, 1940 and the next, Sep 16, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.