Games on August 30, 1948

The games of August 30, 1948

The schedule for August 30, 1948 lists 11 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts: the Memphis Red Sox over the Indianapolis Clowns (7-0), the Kansas City Monarchs over the Cleveland Buckeyes (5-0), and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Homestead Grays 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Boston Braves, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the New York Cubans topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-5 and the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 29, 1948 and the next, Aug 31, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.