Biggest MLB Comebacks In 1940

What was the biggest MLB comeback in the 1940 season?

The Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1940 season, each with a comeback win after being down 8 runs.

What was the biggest 9th inning comeback in the 1940 season?

The Philadelphia Phillies had the biggest 9th inning comeback win in the 1940 season, having come back from a 6 run deficit. The Phillies were trailing 1-7 in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 20, 1940, and came back and won the game 8-7.

What MLB team had the most wins after being down by at least 3 runs in the 1940 season?

The New York Giants had 15 wins after trailing by at least 3 runs, which was the most of any team in the 1940 MLB season. Their last 3-run comeback was against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Sep 9, 1940, in which the Giants were trailing 0-3 in the bottom of the 1st and won the game 7-4.

Biggest 1940 MLB Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Run Deficit		Final Score
1	Jul 3, 1940	Boston Red Sox	vs Philadelphia Athletics	8	0-8, Bot 5th	12-11
	Jun 25, 1940	St. Louis Browns	vs Philadelphia Athletics	8	0-8, Bot 6th	12-10
3	Jul 31, 1940	Cleveland Indians	vs Boston Red Sox	7	0-7, Bot 4th	12-11
	Sep 7, 1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	@ St. Louis Cardinals	7	2-9, Top 7th	14-9
	Jul 24, 1940	St. Louis Browns	vs New York Yankees	7	3-10, Bot 4th	14-12
6	Aug 22, 1940	Detroit Tigers	@ Boston Red Sox	6	2-8, Top 3rd	9-8
	Jun 26, 1940	New York Giants	vs St. Louis Cardinals	6	3-9, Bot 7th	10-9
	May 20, 1940	Philadelphia Phillies	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	6	1-7, Bot 9th	8-7
9	Aug 4, 1940	Brooklyn Dodgers	vs Chicago Cubs	5	1-6, Bot 6th	7-6
	Sep 17, 1940	Chicago Cubs	@ New York Giants	5	2-7, Top 8th	9-8
	Aug 17, 1940	Chicago Cubs	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	5	0-5, Bot 7th	6-5
	May 12, 1940	Chicago Cubs	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	5	0-5, Bot 3rd	7-5
	Apr 30, 1940	Chicago Cubs	vs Boston Bees	5	2-7, Bot 6th	8-7
	Jun 30, 1940	Cincinnati Reds	vs Chicago Cubs	5	1-6, Bot 4th	7-6
	Jul 18, 1940	Detroit Tigers	@ Boston Red Sox	5	3-8, Top 4th	10-8
	May 26, 1940	New York Giants	vs Boston Bees	5	0-5, Bot 3rd	10-8
	Jun 4, 1940	Philadelphia Athletics	vs Detroit Tigers	5	0-5, Bot 2nd	8-6
	Jun 6, 1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	vs Boston Bees	5	0-5, Bot 2nd	7-6
	Jun 30, 1940	St. Louis Browns	vs Detroit Tigers	5	1-6, Bot 7th	7-6
	Jul 16, 1940	Washington Senators	vs Cleveland Indians	5	2-7, Bot 6th	11-8
	Jun 22, 1940	Washington Senators	@ St. Louis Browns	5	3-8, Top 5th	11-10
	Apr 25, 1940	Washington Senators	vs Philadelphia Athletics	5	1-6, Bot 9th	7-6
23	Sep 2, 1940	Boston Bees	vs Brooklyn Dodgers	4	0-4, Bot 1st	7-6
	Aug 2, 1940	Boston Red Sox	@ Detroit Tigers	4	0-4, Top 4th	12-9
	Aug 31, 1940	Brooklyn Dodgers	vs New York Giants	4	1-5, Bot 5th	7-6
	Jul 21, 1940	Chicago Cubs	vs Philadelphia Phillies	4	0-4, Bot 3rd	8-5
	May 19, 1940	Chicago Cubs	@ Brooklyn Dodgers	4	1-5, Top 8th	7-6
	May 11, 1940	Chicago Cubs	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	4	1-5, Bot 5th	7-5
	Jul 23, 1940	Chicago White Sox	vs Boston Red Sox	4	3-7, Bot 7th	8-7
	Sep 15, 1940	Cleveland Indians	vs Philadelphia Athletics	4	0-4, Bot 5th	8-5
	Aug 31, 1940	Cleveland Indians	@ Chicago White Sox	4	0-4, Top 9th	5-4
	Aug 20, 1940	Cleveland Indians	@ Boston Red Sox	4	1-5, Top 7th	11-6
	May 10, 1940	Cleveland Indians	vs St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Bot 5th	9-4
	Sep 8, 1940	Detroit Tigers	vs St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Bot 5th	5-4
	Aug 14, 1940	Detroit Tigers	vs St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Bot 3rd	13-7
	May 18, 1940	Detroit Tigers	vs Philadelphia Athletics	4	0-4, Bot 4th	8-6
	Sep 5, 1940	New York Giants	vs Boston Bees	4	3-7, Bot 8th	8-7
	Aug 25, 1940	New York Giants	@ Chicago Cubs	4	0-4, Top 4th	12-8
	Aug 24, 1940	New York Giants	@ Pittsburgh Pirates	4	1-5, Top 6th	7-6
	Sep 18, 1940	New York Yankees	@ Chicago White Sox	4	4-8, Top 7th	9-8
	Sep 14, 1940	New York Yankees	@ Detroit Tigers	4	0-4, Top 4th	16-7
	Aug 29, 1940	New York Yankees	vs St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Bot 5th	6-5
	Jun 12, 1940	New York Yankees	vs Detroit Tigers	4	0-4, Bot 2nd	7-5
	Sep 10, 1940	Philadelphia Athletics	@ St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Top 6th	6-4
	Jun 2, 1940	Philadelphia Athletics	vs Cleveland Indians	4	1-5, Bot 4th	12-6
	May 30, 1940	Philadelphia Athletics	vs Washington Senators	4	2-6, Bot 7th	7-6
	Sep 23, 1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	vs Cincinnati Reds	4	0-4, Bot 1st	12-9
	Jul 20, 1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	vs Boston Bees	4	1-5, Bot 5th	17-6
	Jun 7, 1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	vs Philadelphia Phillies	4	0-4, Bot 2nd	10-4
	Jun 19, 1940	St. Louis Browns	vs Boston Red Sox	4	0-4, Bot 4th	6-4
	Jun 16, 1940	St. Louis Browns	vs New York Yankees	4	1-5, Bot 6th	6-5
	Sep 18, 1940	St. Louis Cardinals	@ Brooklyn Dodgers	4	0-4, Top 3rd	14-7
	Sep 6, 1940	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Chicago Cubs	4	0-4, Bot 5th	6-4
	Jun 18, 1940	St. Louis Cardinals	@ Brooklyn Dodgers	4	0-4, Top 2nd	7-5
	Jun 23, 1940	Washington Senators	@ St. Louis Browns	4	0-4, Top 2nd	12-5

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