Games on May 30, 1898

The games of May 30, 1898

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on May 30, 1898. The Boston Beaneaters routed the Chicago Orphans 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the New York Giants over the Cleveland Spiders. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, the Boston Beaneaters 3-2 over the Chicago Orphans, and the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6-4, the New York Giants topped the Cleveland Spiders 6-2, the Louisville Colonels fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Louisville Colonels 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, the Chicago Orphans and the Boston Beaneaters, and the Cleveland Spiders and the New York Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 28, 1898 and the next, May 31, 1898. For the wider picture, see the 1898 season.