Games on May 8, 1938

The games of May 8, 1938

8 games were played on May 8, 1938, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Boston Bees. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, and the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2. 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, 1938 and the next, May 9, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.