Games on July 8, 1954

The games of July 8, 1954

5 games were played on July 8, 1954, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Braves 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1. 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, 1954 and the next, Jul 9, 1954. For the wider picture, see the 1954 season.