Games on May 30, 2001

The games of May 30, 2001

15 games were played on May 30, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 15-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-5. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Anaheim Angels (3-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 6-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 11-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 29, 2001 and the next, May 31, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.