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APRIL
1940
IN THE NEWS:
Working in 47-degree weather, Bob Feller of the
Cleveland Indians throws an Opening Day no-hitter
against the Chicago White Sox, winning 1-0 at
Comiskey Park. Rollie Hemsley has the only RBI. Edgar
Smith is the losing pitcher. It is the first
Opening Day no-hitter since 1909.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1940 » OPENING DAY | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, New York Yankees
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
1, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1940 | | New York Yankees
4, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1940 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
12, New York Giants
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Chicago White Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1940 | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
12, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
5 at Forbes Field | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
A flood at Crosley Field washes out a game
against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first time
a flood has caused the postponement of an NL
game. The teams will later decide to replay the game
on May 13th when both teams will be heading east from
St. Louis, but they neglect to inform the NL office.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1940 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
3 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
2 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1940 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
6 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | Washington Senators
9, Boston Red Sox
6 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
9, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
9 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Yankee Red Rolfe has 9 assists at 3B against Boston,
but the Red Sox win 8-1.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
8, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
11, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
8, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Rookie SS Lou Boudreau's first ML HR leads
off the game against Detroit's Hal Newhouser. He adds
another against Prince Hal, as Cleveland wins 4-2.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1940 | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Boston Braves
4 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Boston Red Sox
3 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1940 | | Boston Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Chicago White Sox
8 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Detroit Tigers
9 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
11, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Tex Carleton of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who dropped
to the minors after successful hurling with the Cards
and Cubs, tosses a no-hitter, blanking the Cincinnati
Reds 3-0. The win is the 9th straight for Brooklyn
since Opening Day, which ties a ML record. Carleton
had been released by the Minneapolis Millers after
the 1939 season, and Brooklyn had signed him as a
free agent.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
8, Boston Braves
7 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
2, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
10, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
9, Detroit Tigers
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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