Games on May 30, 1940

The games of May 30, 1940

The schedule for May 30, 1940 lists 20 games. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 14-2 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 15-6, the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers (7-0), the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles (5-0), and the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Bees 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Bees, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Newark Eagles 8-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 11-4, the Philadelphia Stars beat the New York Cubans 7-3, and the Philadelphia Stars fell to the New York Cubans, 6-0. The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Bees, and the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1940 and the next, May 31, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.