Games on May 30, 1903

The games of May 30, 1903

On May 30, 1903, 16 games went into the books. The Cleveland Naps routed the Chicago White Sox 15-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Americans over the Washington Senators (4-0), the New York Giants over the Boston Beaneaters (2-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Highlanders (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Americans 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Brooklyn Superbas 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cleveland Naps 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Brooklyn Superbas 9-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Boston Beaneaters beat the New York Giants 9-2, the New York Highlanders fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Americans, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Superbas, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1903 and the next, May 31, 1903. For the wider picture, see the 1903 season.