Games on August 30, 1955

The games of August 30, 1955

On August 30, 1955, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 5-0 winners over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Braves 8-6, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Redlegs and the New York Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 29, 1955 and the next, Aug 31, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.