This day in NY sports history

THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY

Tuesday, April 30, 1940

Dodgers open season with nine wins

The Brooklyn Dodgers tied what was then a major-league record for consecutive wins to start a season as James "Tex" Carleton no-hit the Reds in a 3-0 victory, the Dodgers' ninth in a row. Carleton walked two and struck out four as he improved to 2-0. He outdueled the Reds' Jim Turner, who went eight innings. Pete Coscarart was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. The Dodgers went on to lose the next game, though, falling 9-2 to the Reds. Cincinnati won 100 games that season and took the National League pennant by 12 games over second-place Brooklyn. Cincinnati topped Detroit in seven close games and won the 1940 World Series, their second crown.