Games on May 30, 1949

The games of May 30, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 21 games on May 30, 1949. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 13-3 winners over the Washington Senators. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (5-0), the Kansas City Monarchs over the Indianapolis Clowns (1-0), and the Indianapolis Clowns over the Kansas City Monarchs (7-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-2, the Chicago American Giants topped the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 2-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 2-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 7-4, the Houston Eagles fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 4-3, the Houston Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-4, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 6-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-6. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1949 and the next, May 31, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.