Games on May 30, 1956

The games of May 30, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on May 30, 1956. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Milwaukee Braves over the Chicago Cubs. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 10-9 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Chicago White Sox 9-8 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Athletics 11-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 4-3, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 12-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 6-5. The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1956 and the next, May 31, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.