Games on May 30, 1962

The games of May 30, 1962

On May 30, 1962, 18 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 10-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 13-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (7-0), and the Washington Senators over the Kansas City Athletics (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Houston Colt .45's beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 5-2, the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5, the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, May 29, 1962 and the next, May 31, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.