Games on August 8, 1930

The games of August 8, 1930

On August 8, 1930, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Brooklyn Robins over the St. Louis Cardinals. One-run games: the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-1, and the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 7, 1930 and the next, Aug 9, 1930. For the wider picture, see the 1930 season.