Games on June 8, 1918

The games of June 8, 1918

On June 8, 1918, 10 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Robins and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. 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, Jun 7, 1918 and the next, Jun 9, 1918. The 1918 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.