Games on May 8, 1937

The games of May 8, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on May 8, 1937. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 12-5 win over the New York Giants. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Stars beat the Indianapolis Athletics 10-8. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 8-3 and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1937 and the next, May 9, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.