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JULY
1940

Monday, July 1st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1940
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 7, Boston Braves 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, July 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1940
Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 15, Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, July 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1940
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at League Park II
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium
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Thursday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: Ab Wright of Minneapolis (AA) follows one HR in a morning game of a holiday doubleheader with five HRs and a triple -- 19 total bases -- against St. Paul.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1940
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 12, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 5 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Brooklyn Dodgers beat Boston 6-2 in 20 innings lasting 5 hours and 19 minutes. The 2 teams' epic marathon ties record-setters of 1920 and 1939.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 15, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 10, St. Louis Browns 8 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 6, New York Yankees 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, July 6th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 15, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 11, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, New York Yankees 7 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, July 7th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1940
Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 10, New York Yankees 5 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, July 10th

IN THE NEWS: Boston Bees OF Max West, a late replacement for Mel Ott, hits a 3-run HR in the first inning to lead the NL to a 4-0 victory over the AL in the All-Star Game at Sportsman's Park. It is the first shutout in All-Star history. Joe Cronin directs the AL when Joe McCarthy steps aside, stating he has "had the honor often enough."

Thursday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1940
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, July 12th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1940
Chicago Cubs 2, Boston Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
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Saturday, July 13th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1940
Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 6 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: In the aftermath of the beanball wars, Spalding advertises a batting helmet with ear flaps in The Sporting News. Players express no interest, but next year Brooklyn will introduce a cap liner, which some batters start to use.

Freddie Fitzsimmons of the Dodgers wins his 200th career game, a 4-hitter over Pittsburgh. Fat Freddy will win six games each from the Pirates and Philadelphia on the way to a 16-2 won-loss mark.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1940
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 5 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 7 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, July 15th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1940
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 10, St. Louis Browns 6 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, July 16th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1940
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 11, Cleveland Indians 8 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 6 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: Buddy Rosar of the Yanks hits for the cycle; Joe Cronin will do it August 2, and Joe Gordon, September 8th.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1940
Chicago Cubs 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 15, Cleveland Indians 6 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, July 20th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1940
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Boston Braves 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 19, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1940
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 16, Boston Braves 2 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 8, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, July 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1940
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, New York Yankees 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, July 24th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1940
Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago White Sox 12, Boston Red Sox 10 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 14, New York Yankees 12 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, July 25th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1940
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 13, St. Louis Browns 8 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: New York P Spud Chandler beats the White Sox with his bat, knocking in six runs with a single and two HRs, one a grand slam off Pete Appleton. The six RBI ties the AL record held by Appleton, George Uhle and Wes Ferrell.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1940
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 14, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Washington Senators 2 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 14, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, July 27th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1940
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 15, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 13, Boston Red Sox 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, July 28th

IN THE NEWS: King Kong Keller clouts three HRs for the New York Yankees in a 10-9 Yanks win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1940
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 13, St. Louis Browns 10 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, July 29th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1940
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium
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Tuesday, July 30th

IN THE NEWS: Veteran Lou Finney hits so well for the Red Sox early in the season that manager Joe Cronin must make a place for him in the lineup. With rookie Dom DiMaggio joining Ted Williams and Doc Cramer in the OF, Cronin puts Finney at 1B when Jimmie Foxx volunteers to catch. The experiment lasts but a few games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1940
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, July 31st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1940
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 17, Boston Braves 8 at Braves Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 12, Boston Red Sox 11 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 6 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 13, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)