Games on July 4, 1930

The games of July 4, 1930

On July 4, 1930, 16 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 15-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Brooklyn Robins. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 11-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Brooklyn Robins beat the New York Giants 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 7-3, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, and the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1930 and the next, Jul 5, 1930. The 1930 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.