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April 16, 1940: Bob Feller’s no-hitter on Opening Day propels Cleveland to 1-0 win over White Sox
April 23, 1940: Pee Wee Reese goes 1-for-3 in Dodgers debut
April 30, 1940: Tex Carleton’s no-hitter gives Dodgers record-tying ninth victory to start season
May 7, 1940: Cardinals tie NL record with seven home runs in rout of Dodgers
May 13, 1940: Johnny Mize mashes three home runs as Cardinals, Reds tie in Ladies’ Day darkness
May 18, 1940: Young Roy Campanella clouts two home runs for Baltimore Elite Giants
May 24, 1940: Cleveland spoils Browns’ first night game in St. Louis
May 26, 1940: Derringer dazzles as Reds celebrate a pennant flag
June 1, 1940: Pee Wee Reese gets beaned by Cubs, leading to bleacher changes at Wrigley
June 8, 1940: Reds’ Harry Craft hits for cycle as ‘our lads annihilate Dodgers’
June 15, 1940: Harry Danning’s cycle leads Giants rout after Pirates miss batting practice
June 16, 1940: Ted Lyons pitches 12 innings; Ted Williams hits a game-winning homer
July 4, 1940: Ab Wright’s bombastic Independence Day leads Millers over Saints
July 5, 1940: Another Brooklyn-Boston marathon ends in 20-inning Dodger win
July 5, 1940: Surging Reds score 3 in the ninth to sweep Pirates
July 9, 1940: Five NL pitchers combine for first All-Star shutout at Sportsman’s Park
July 13, 1940: Johnny Mize’s cycle boosts Cardinals in walk-off win over Giants
July 19, 1940: Yankees’ backup backstop Buddy Rosar hits for the cycle
July 28, 1940: Bobo Newsom finally loses after 13-game winning streak
August 2, 1940: Joe Cronin hits for second career cycle in Red Sox-Tigers slugfest
August 5, 1940: John Whitehead tosses abbreviated no-hitter for last big-league victory
August 5, 1940: Bound for majors, Fred Caligiuri, Phil McCullough square off in Class D gem
September 2, 1940: Rookie sensation Sid Hudson outduels Lefty Grove in marathon thriller
September 8, 1940: Joe Gordon’s cycle leads Yankees over Red Sox in packed Fenway Park
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