Games on September 18, 1940

The games of September 18, 1940

The schedule for September 18, 1940 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 14-0 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers. One-run games: the New York Yankees 9-8 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Washington Senators, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Bees topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 13-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 6-4, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox 11-2. The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 17, 1940 and the next, Sep 19, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.