Games on May 30, 1942

The games of May 30, 1942

The schedule for May 30, 1942 lists 24 games. The Boston Braves routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Newark Eagles, the Newark Eagles 9-8 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the New York Giants, and the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the New York Black Yankees beat the Birmingham Black Barons 8-4, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-3, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Jacksonville Red Caps 3-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 5-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 9-4, and the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 9-2. The Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1942 and the next, May 31, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.