Games on May 8, 1948

The games of May 8, 1948

The schedule for May 8, 1948 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 16-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Brooklyn Dodgers (6-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 9-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1. The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1948 and the next, May 9, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.