Games on May 4, 1930

8 games

The games of May 4, 1930

On May 4, 1930, 8 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Brooklyn Robins over the St. Louis Cardinals. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-6. The Brooklyn Robins and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 3, 1930 and the next, May 5, 1930. For the wider picture, see the 1930 season.

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