Games on May 30, 1911

The games of May 30, 1911

On May 30, 1911, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-4 winners over the Boston Rustlers. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Rustlers (3-0), the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns (2-0), and the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Naps, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Naps, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Highlanders 3-0, the New York Highlanders fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Rustlers, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Naps each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1911 and the next, May 31, 1911. For the wider picture, see the 1911 season.