Games on May 30, 1947

The games of May 30, 1947

On May 30, 1947, 28 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0), the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Chicago American Giants (2-0), and the Birmingham Black Barons over the Indianapolis Clowns (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the New York Black Yankees, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Kansas City Monarchs 7-6 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Stars 3-2 over the New York Cubans. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Black Yankees 8-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Boston Braves, 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Chicago American Giants 6-3, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 7-1, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 4-2, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 4-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1947 and the next, May 31, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.