Games on July 8, 1930

The games of July 8, 1930

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on July 8, 1930. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Giants 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Robins 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. The Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1930 and the next, Jul 9, 1930. The 1930 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.