The host Houston Astros win the annual Civil Rights Game, 2 – 1, over the Orioles, for their seventh straight win. Brett Oberholtzer is a winner over Miguel Gonzalez. At the Beacon Awards luncheon which precedes the game, Major League Baseball honors a number of Civil Rights pioneers, including poet Maya Angelou, who passed away earlier in the week.

This Day In Baseball

On May 30, 2014 — The host Houston Astros win the annual Civil Rights Game, 2 – 1, over the Orioles, for their seventh straight win. Brett Oberholtzer is a winner over Miguel Gonzalez. At the Beacon Awards luncheon which precedes the game, Major League Baseball honors a number of Civil Rights pioneers, including poet Maya Angelou, who passed away earlier in the week.

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Baseball Reference May 30