Games on August 31, 1930

The games of August 31, 1930

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 31, 1930. In the championship series, the St. Louis Stars beat the Homestead Grays 9-1. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Robins' 14-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 14-10, the Boston Braves over the New York Giants. One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Boston Braves. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 17-6, and the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Braves and the New York Giants. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1930 and the next, Sep 1, 1930. The 1930 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.