Games on September 16, 1940
9 games
- CIN 4 @ BRO 3 No box score
- BOS 6 @ CHA 2 No box score
- PHA 3 @ CLE 8 No box score
- PHA 3 @ CLE 2 No box score
- WS1 2 @ DET 9 No box score
- PIT 7 @ NY1 6 No box score
- SLN 2 @ PHI 3 No box score
- SLN 7 @ PHI 1 No box score
- NYA 4 @ SLA 16 No box score
The games of September 16, 1940
On September 16, 1940, 9 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Browns' 16-4 win over the New York Yankees. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 9-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 15, 1940 and the next, Sep 17, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.
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