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APRIL
1940

Tuesday, April 16th

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
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Wednesday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1940
New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, April 18th

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
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Friday, April 19th

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
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Saturday, April 20th

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
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Sunday, April 21st

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
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Monday, April 22nd

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
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Tuesday, April 23rd

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
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Wednesday, April 24th

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
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Thursday, April 25th

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
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Friday, April 26th

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
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Saturday, April 27th

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
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Sunday, April 28th

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
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Monday, April 29th

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
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Tuesday, April 30th

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
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