Games on May 30, 1918

The games of May 30, 1918

13 games were played on May 30, 1918, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Senators 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox (4-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (8-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Brooklyn Robins, the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Brooklyn Robins, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 3-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1, and the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 29, 1918 and the next, May 31, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.