Games on July 8, 1951

The games of July 8, 1951

The schedule for July 8, 1951 lists 10 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8. Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 6-5 over the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-2. The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 7, 1951 and the next, Jul 12, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.