The record for May 30 in baseball history — 8 milestones, 17 debuts, 24 final games, 56 births, 24 deaths and 1,948 games played.
Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the California Angels on May 30, 1977, winning 1–0.
Hal Trosky hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on May 30, 1934.
Duke Snider hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 30, 1950.
Walt Moryn hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 30, 1958.
Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the California Angels on May 30, 1977, winning 1–0.
Mo Vaughn hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on May 30, 1997.
Vernon Wells hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Boston Red Sox on May 30, 2006.
Albert Pujols hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on May 30, 2010.
Carlos González hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the Houston Astros on May 30, 2012.
Dave Rowe made a major-league debut on May 30, 1877.
Kid Elberfeld made a major-league debut on May 30, 1898.
John Barry made a major-league debut on May 30, 1899.
Gus Bell made a major-league debut on May 30, 1950.
Andy Hassler made a major-league debut on May 30, 1971.
Dan Pasqua made a major-league debut on May 30, 1985.
Barry Bonds made a major-league debut on May 30, 1986.
Doug Drabek made a major-league debut on May 30, 1986.
Melvin Mora made a major-league debut on May 30, 1999.
Adam Eaton made a major-league debut on May 30, 2000.
Sean Burnett made a major-league debut on May 30, 2004.
Carlos González made a major-league debut on May 30, 2008.
DJ LeMahieu made a major-league debut on May 30, 2011.
Alex Colomé made a major-league debut on May 30, 2013.
Michael Wacha made a major-league debut on May 30, 2013.
Alex Wood made a major-league debut on May 30, 2013.
Chris Stratton made a major-league debut on May 30, 2016.
Harry Davis played a final major-league game on May 30, 1917.
Ike McAuley played a final major-league game on May 30, 1925.
Stan Baumgartner played a final major-league game on May 30, 1926.
Urban Shocker played a final major-league game on May 30, 1928.
Babe Ruth played a final major-league game on May 30, 1935.
Frank Grube played a final major-league game on May 30, 1941.
Lefty Gomez played a final major-league game on May 30, 1943.
Joe Cicero played a final major-league game on May 30, 1945.
Vern Benson played a final major-league game on May 30, 1953.
Pete Suder played a final major-league game on May 30, 1955.
Frank Thomas played a final major-league game on May 30, 1966.
Phil Roof played a final major-league game on May 30, 1977.
Jim Kern played a final major-league game on May 30, 1986.
Juan Beníquez played a final major-league game on May 30, 1988.
Thad Bosley played a final major-league game on May 30, 1990.
Bill Buckner played a final major-league game on May 30, 1990.
Bryan Clark played a final major-league game on May 30, 1990.
Gerónimo Berroa played a final major-league game on May 30, 2000.
Mark Lewis played a final major-league game on May 30, 2001.
Kent Mercker played a final major-league game on May 30, 2008.
Jesús Colomé played a final major-league game on May 30, 2010.
Chad Durbin played a final major-league game on May 30, 2013.
Jonathan Broxton played a final major-league game on May 30, 2017.
Justin Ruggiano played a final major-league game on May 30, 2017.
Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 11.
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Texas Rangers 11.
Minnesota Twins 12, Seattle Mariners 6.
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 5.
Tampa Bay Rays 1, Houston Astros 2.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4, Cleveland Guardians 1.
Chicago White Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 2.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 3.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Colorado Rockies 2, New York Mets 4.
San Francisco Giants 2, Miami Marlins 0.
New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 8.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,948 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
56 players were born on May 30; these are the 24 best known.