Games on May 8, 1939
7 games
- SLN 1 @ BRO 0 No box score
- PIT 3 @ BSN 2 No box score
- NYA 3 @ CHA 5 No box score
- WS1 2 @ CLE 6 No box score
- PHA 6 @ DET 5 No box score
- CHN 4 @ NY1 2 No box score
- CIN 7 @ PHI 8 No box score
The games of May 8, 1939
The schedule for May 8, 1939 lists 7 games. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Boston Bees and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 6-2, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 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, 1939 and the next, May 9, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.
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