Games on September 29, 1940
9 games
- PHA 4 @ BOS 9 No box score
- PHA 1 @ BOS 4 No box score
- SLA 2 @ CHA 1 No box score
- PIT 3 @ CIN 11 No box score
- DET 2 @ CLE 3 No box score
- BSN 0 @ NY1 14 No box score
- BRO 5 @ PHI 0 No box score
- CHN 0 @ SLN 6 No box score
- NYA 4 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of September 29, 1940
On September 29, 1940, 9 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Boston Bees 14-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (6-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 28, 1940 and the next, Oct 2, 1940. The 1940 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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