Games on May 30, 1928

The games of May 30, 1928

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 30, 1928. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (6-0) and the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (5-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 8-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the New York Giants, 9-1, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 2-2, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2. The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins played to a 2-2 tie. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs 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, 1928 and the next, May 31, 1928. For the wider picture, see the 1928 season.