Games on April 30, 1944

The games of April 30, 1944

On April 30, 1944, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 26-8 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns, the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-4, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Boston Braves 2-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays topped the Boston Braves 2-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 2-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 3-2. The Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Blue Jays played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. 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, Apr 29, 1944 and the next, May 1, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.