Games on May 30, 1936

The games of May 30, 1936

Retrosheet's records show 21 games on May 30, 1936. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 11-1 winners over the Homestead Grays. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 11-7. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (3-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Bees, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Elite Giants 9-8 over the New York Cubans, and the Philadelphia Stars 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 9-6, the Boston Bees fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-3, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 7-1, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 6-1, the Pittsburgh Crawfords beat the Philadelphia Stars 7-6, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Bees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 29, 1936 and the next, May 31, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.