Games on July 8, 1918

The games of July 8, 1918

The schedule for July 8, 1918 lists 8 games. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 16-9, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 6-3 and the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1918 and the next, Jul 9, 1918. The 1918 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.