Games on May 8, 1943

The games of May 8, 1943

The schedule for May 8, 1943 lists 6 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-4 winners over the New York Yankees. Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Blue Jays fell to the New York Giants, 7-5. 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, 1943 and the next, May 9, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.