Games on August 5, 1930

The games of August 5, 1930

The schedule for August 5, 1930 lists 7 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 7-1 winners over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Robins beat the New York Giants 9-8. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 6-2 and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1930 and the next, Aug 6, 1930. For the wider picture, see the 1930 season.