King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.
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King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.

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1940 – King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.

At the 1940 All-Star Game in Sportsman’s Park, five National League hurlers combine to throw the first shutout in All-Star history. Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French and Carl Hubbell three-hit the junior circuit, 4 – 0, with the help of Max West’s three-run homer.
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At the 1940 All-Star Game in Sportsman’s Park, five National League hurlers combine to throw the first shutout in All-Star history. Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French and Carl Hubbell three-hit the junior circuit, 4 – 0, with the help of Max West’s three-run homer.

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At the 1940 All-Star Game in Sportsman’s Park, five National League hurlers combine to throw the first shutout in All-Star history. Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French and Carl Hubbell three-hit the junior circuit, 4 – 0, with the help of Max West’s three-run homer.

Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Tigers whip St. Louis, 2 – 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer.

Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Tigers whip St. Louis, 2 – 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer.

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On June 27, 1940 Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Detroit Tigers whip St. Louis, 2 – 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Bobo Newsom wins his 9th in a row, stopping the Yankees on four hits. The Tigers move to a game and a half in back of the first-place Indians.

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Bobo Newsom wins his 9th in a row, stopping the Yankees on four hits. The Tigers move to a game and a half in back of the first-place Indians.

The Yankees lose to the White Sox, 1 – 0, in 11 innings, their 6th straight loss, then protest a “catch” by Sox LF Moose Solters, contending he dropped the ball in the 2nd inning when he was reaching for his cap. Umpire John Quinn apparently missed the error and the protest is upheld. The game will be replayed September 18, but, for several years, all of today’s records, including Monte Pearson’s loss and Johnny Rigney’s win, will count. It is the first time since 1919 that the Yankees have been shut out in extra innings by one pitcher: they lost on May 19, 1935 in extra innings to two pitchers, Lefty Stewart and Lloyd Brown.

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On June 20, The Yankees lose to the White Sox, 1 – 0, in 11 innings, their 6th straight loss, then protest a “catch” by Sox LF Moose Solters, contending he dropped the ball in the 2nd inning when he was reaching for his cap. Umpire John Quinn apparently missed the error and the protest is upheld. The game will be replayed September 18, but,…

Boston loses a pair – and the four-game series -to the Browns, 2 – 1 and 11 – 4, and drops out of first place. The Indians take over first with a 12 – 1 drubbing of the Senators. The new issue of The Sporting News headline reads “‘I’ll be Nice if I Can,’ says Ossie Vitt of Tribe Truce.”

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On June 20, Boston loses a pair – and the four-game series -to the Browns, 2 – 1 and 11 – 4, and drops out of first place. The Indians take over first with a 12 – 1 drubbing of the Senators. The new issue of The Sporting News headline reads “‘I’ll be Nice if I Can,’ says Ossie Vitt of Tribe Truce.”

Joe Medwick
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Joe Medwick is beaned by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Bowman

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On June 18, 1940, Joe Medwick of the Brooklyn Dodgers acquired in a trade less than a week ago is beaned by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Bowman and needs to be carried off the field on a stretcher. Brooklyn president Lee MacPhail accuses the St. Louis pitcher of deliberately hitting Medwick in the head…

Cleveland Indians players petitions owner Alva Bradley to fire Oscar Vitt as the team’s manager
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Cleveland Indians players petitions owner Alva Bradley to fire Oscar Vitt as the team’s manager

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    On June 16, 1940, a disgruntled group of Cleveland Indians players petitions owner Alva Bradley to fire Oscar Vitt as the team’s manager. Bradley turns down the players’ request, but eventually watches the team lose its hold on first place during the final weeks of the regular season. Vett will never manage again…