Games on May 30, 1943

The games of May 30, 1943

24 games were played on May 30, 1943, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Cubans, 11-1 winners over the Newark Eagles. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Homestead Grays 11-8. Shutouts: the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Homestead Grays (2-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 6-2, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 10-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 5-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Cincinnati Clowns 3-0, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Cincinnati Clowns 4-2, the Philadelphia Stars beat the New York Black Yankees 6-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 3-0, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 29, 1943 and the next, May 31, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.