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SEPTEMBER
1940
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1940 | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
10, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, New York Giants
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
3, Washington Senators
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Washington Senators
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
8, Detroit Tigers
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1940 | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
6 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
11, New York Giants
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, New York Giants
5 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Chicago Cubs
2 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
1, Boston Red Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Detroit Tigers
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
2, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, New York Yankees
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
9, Philadelphia Athletics
7 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Cleveland Indians
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
2, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1940 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
14, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Cleveland Indians
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Chicago Cubs
6 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
14, St. Louis Cardinals
9 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
5, Cleveland Indians
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Washington Senators
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In the opener of a doubleheader, Johnny Mize of
the St. Louis Cardinals rips 3 consecutive HRs, his
second 3-homer game of the season. For "Big John,"
it is number 38 through 40 HR of the year. Pittsburgh
still sweeps the 2 games.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
16, St. Louis Cardinals
14 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
9, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1940 | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago White Sox
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Former ML infielder Sam Crane, serving time
for the 1930 murder of his former sweetheart and her
boyfriend, starts parole proceedings.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1940 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
11, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
11, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In a doubleheader, the Yankees' first-game
win at Cleveland puts them in first place, the
only time they reach that spot. A 2nd game loss drops
them out of first.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Washington Senators
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
3, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
5, New York Yankees
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Boston Red Sox
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1940 | | Boston Braves
17, St. Louis Cardinals
7 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Boston Red Sox
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, New York Yankees
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1940 | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
1, Boston Red Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
8, New York Yankees
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Washington Senators
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The United States, Hawaii, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Venezuela, and Puerto Rico meet in the 3rd annual
World Amateur Baseball Championship tourney, the first
championship series to feature more than 3 participants.
Cuba, the host country, is the victor for the 2nd
consecutive year. The initial tourney had been held
in England in 1939 and was also won by the host country,
Great Britain.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1940 | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Chicago Cubs
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
16, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Washington Senators
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1940 | | Boston Braves
7, Chicago Cubs
3 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Boston Braves
4 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
13, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
5, Boston Red Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
10, New York Yankees
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
2, New York Yankees
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Rookie Johnny Lucadello of the St. Louis Browns
hits HRs from each side of the plate versus the New
York Yankees in a 16-4 Browns win. Only Wally
Schang, in 1916, had accomplished the same in the
AL. Mickey Mantle in 1955 will be the next AL player
to do it. These are the only HRs Lucadello will hit
all year.
A rhubarb at Ebbets Field results in a suspension
and fine for Leo Durocher for "inciting a riot."
Perhaps better known from the game is the photo showing
an obese Brooklyn fan astride George Magerkurth, pummeling
the veteran umpire.
Called up from the Eastern League in August,
Phillies rookie Danny Litwhiler singles in both games
of 7-1 and 32 losses to St. Louis, extending
his hitting streak to 21 straight games. He will be
stopped tomorrow by Whitey Moore at Cincinnati. He
will hit .345 in 36 games.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
9, Washington Senators
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
16, New York Yankees
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 | | Boston Braves
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
9, New York Giants
8 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Washington Senators
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
9, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The A's are mired deep in the cellar, but Connie
Mack hits all the right buttons today. He sends 4
PHs to the plate in the 9th inning versus Detroit,
and all 4 deliver hits.
The Reds clinch the NL flag, outdistancing
the Dodgers and the late-rushing Cardinals. Bill McKechnie's
Cincinnati team makes only 117 errors during the season,
18 less than any previous team. The .981 fielding
mark is the best up to this time. The defense, plus
the pitching of Bucky Walters, Paul Derringer, and
reliever Joe Beggs, brings the 2nd straight NL flag
to the Reds, despite multiple injuries to Ernie Lombardi.
The big catcher went down again September 15th, and
with Hershberger's suicide, the club turns to 39-year-old
coach Jimmy Wilson for some of the backstopping. Wilson
will end up as a WS hero.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 | | Boston Braves
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
14, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, New York Yankees
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
9, Chicago White Sox
8 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Washington Senators
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
14, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
13, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Boston Red Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
8, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | New York Yankees
10, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
13, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1940 | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Chicago White Sox
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
With the Tigers, Indians, and Yankees neck-and-neck,
the Tigers boost their lead to 2 games, as Schoolboy
Rowe shuts out Cleveland 5-0. Rowe, seemingly
washed up after anchoring the staff through Tiger
championships in the mid-1930s, will finish at
16-3.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1940 | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Cincinnati Reds
7 at Forbes Field | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Cleveland Indians
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1940 | | Boston Braves
4, New York Giants
3 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
7, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
10, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
10, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1940 | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
8, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, New York Giants
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
10, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
12, Cincinnati Reds
9 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
George Caster of the Philadelphia Athletics allows
6 HRs in one game against the Boston Red Sox. Ted
Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, and Jim Tabor connect
in the 6th inning. Foxx's HR is his 500th.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
4 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
16, Philadelphia Athletics
8 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Walker Cooper, recently called up from Columbus
(AA), and Mort Cooper, pitching in relief, make up
a brother battery in the Cards, 4-3 win over
the Reds.
Bobo Newsom wins a clutch doubleheader for the
Tigers, pitching 2 innings of relief in the opener
against the White Sox, and going the distance in the
nightcap for his 21st win.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1940 | | Chicago Cubs
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Chicago White Sox
9 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1940 | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Chicago Cubs
6 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Besides Bobo Newsom (21-5), Schoolboy Rowe (16-3),
and Tommy Bridges (12-9), the Tigers pitching staff
combines for a losing record. Needing one victory
to gain the title, manager Del Baker decides to withhold
Newsom and Rowe and picks Floyd Giebell, an obscure
rookie just called in from Buffalo. Giebell shuts
out the Indians 2-0 to beat Bob Feller, who gives
up just 3 hits. Not eligible for the WS, Giebell never
wins another game in the ML. During the game, unruly
Cleveland fans shower the field with fruit and
vegetables. At one point, a basket of green tomatoes
is dropped onto Tigers C Birdie Tebbetts' head while
he sits in the bullpen.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1940 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
24, Washington Senators
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
2, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, New York Yankees
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
11, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
16, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
5, St. Louis Browns
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, New York Yankees
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Johnny Rucker, a Life magazine cover boy
at the start of the season, based on his .346 average
with Atlanta and his speed afoot, never quite lives
up to the ballyhoo. But this day he drives in 7 runs
in 2 consecutive innings, as the Giants whip Boston
14-0.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1940 | | Cincinnati Reds
11, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
14, Boston Braves
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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