Games on September 28, 1940

The games of September 28, 1940

On September 28, 1940, 10 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 16-4, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 5-1, the Boston Bees fell to the New York Giants, 11-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 27, 1940 and the next, Sep 29, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.