Games on May 30, 1945

The games of May 30, 1945

On May 30, 1945, 28 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Black Yankees' 22-7 win over the Baltimore Elite Giants. Shutouts: the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0), and the Philadelphia Stars over the Newark Eagles (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Memphis Red Sox. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 7-4, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 8-4, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 4-2, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-6, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 11-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 14-2, the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 14-11, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Cubans 8-7, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 3-2. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 29, 1945 and the next, May 31, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.