Games on May 8, 1934

The games of May 8, 1934

8 games were played on May 8, 1934, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 13-6 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Boston Braves and the Washington Senators 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 7-3, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 8-3, and the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. 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, May 7, 1934 and the next, May 9, 1934. The 1934 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.