Games on August 30, 1938

The games of August 30, 1938

The schedule for August 30, 1938 lists 10 games. The Boston Bees routed the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-8. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 7-1. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 29, 1938 and the next, Aug 31, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.