Games on May 30, 1944

The games of May 30, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 25 games on May 30, 1944. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-3 winners over the Boston Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the Newark Eagles over the New York Black Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 6-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 2-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 10-6, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 5-2, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 10-3, and the Newark Eagles topped the New York Black Yankees 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White 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, 1944 and the next, May 31, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.