Games on May 30, 1916

The games of May 30, 1916

15 games were played on May 30, 1916, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-8. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Robins over the Boston Braves (1-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 8-2, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Robins 5-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 5-1, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 1-1. The Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1916 and the next, May 31, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.