Games on September 17, 1940
7 games
- SLN 5 @ BRO 0 No box score
- PIT 5 @ BSN 10 No box score
- PHA 4 @ CLE 3 No box score
- WS1 3 @ DET 6 No box score
- CHN 9 @ NY1 8 No box score
- CIN 2 @ PHI 1 No box score
- NYA 9 @ SLA 0 No box score
The games of September 17, 1940
On September 17, 1940, 7 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the St. Louis Browns 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Bees, 10-5 and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 6-3. 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 16, 1940 and the next, Sep 18, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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