Games on August 30, 1942

The games of August 30, 1942

26 games were played on August 30, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The Birmingham Black Barons routed the Memphis Red Sox 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 12-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Homestead Grays over the Chicago American Giants (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 4-3 over the Jacksonville Red Caps, the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the New York Cubans, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Black Yankees 3-1, the St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Jacksonville Red Caps 7-1, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 5-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Philadelphia Stars 10-5, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Birmingham Black Barons 11-6, and the Newark Eagles fell to the New York Cubans, 3-1. The New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs played to a 5-5 tie. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, and the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 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, 1942 and the next, Aug 31, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.