Games on May 30, 1976

The games of May 30, 1976

On May 30, 1976, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 16-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. A shutout went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 7-1, and the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 4-3. The Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 29, 1976 and the next, May 31, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.