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APRIL
1930
IN THE NEWS:
Burleigh Grimes, veteran spitballer in a contract
dispute with the Pirates, is sold to the Boston Braves.
Boston later trades Grimes to the Cardinals, the eventual
pennant winner.
IN THE NEWS:
President Herbert Hoover continues the tradition
of throwing out the first ball on Opening Day
in Washington, a day before the rest of the ML teams
begin. The Red Sox win 4-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1930 » OPENING DAY | | Boston Red Sox
4, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Weather curtails the AL Opening Day schedule. Al
Simmons ends his holdout, signs a contract, and homers
in his first at bat as the A's and Lefty Grove
defeat the Yankees 6-2. Ruth's clout in the 3rd
inning strikes a loudspeaker in deep right center
and bounds back onto the field for a double.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1930 | | Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, New York Yankees
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
1, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
9, St. Louis Cardinals
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1930 | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
13, Chicago Cubs
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
8, Cleveland Indians
7 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1930 | | Boston Red Sox
4, New York Yankees
3 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
7, New York Yankees
2 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Washington Senators
0 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
8 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1930 | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Braves Field | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, New York Yankees
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
15, Boston Braves
8 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
9, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, New York Yankees
6 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1930 | | St. Louis Browns
5, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago Cubs
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
16, Brooklyn Dodgers
15 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1930 | | St. Louis Browns
12, Detroit Tigers
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
11, Detroit Tigers
4 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
12, Chicago White Sox
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
13, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, St. Louis Cardinals
7 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Bud Clancy, White Sox 1B, enters record books without
doing a thing. He has no chances in a 9-inning game
against St. Louis. The last player to have a game
with no plays at 1B was Al McCauley of Washington
(American Association) in 1891.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1930 | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | Boston Red Sox
8, New York Yankees
7 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
11, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
13, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The first night game in organized baseball--played
with temporary lights--is played in the Class C Western
Association with 1,000 fans on hand. Home team Independence
loses to Muskogee 13-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1930 | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
3, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
6, New York Yankees
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Boston Braves
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Suspicions that the 1930 ball is the liveliest ever
increase as 123 runs are scored in 7 ML games.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1930 | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
8, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
11, New York Yankees
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
13, Chicago Cubs
9 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
19, New York Giants
15 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Boston Braves
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1930 | | Boston Red Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
9, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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