Games on July 30, 1944

The games of July 30, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 26 games on July 30, 1944. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 11-2 winners over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 13-7. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), and the Homestead Grays over the New York Black Yankees (3-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants, the Cleveland Buckeyes 5-4 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 4-3 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Chicago American Giants 7-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 6-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 4-3, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-4, and the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 3-2. The Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 29, 1944 and the next, Jul 31, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.