Games on May 8, 1955

The games of May 8, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 8, 1955. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 15-7 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (5-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-8 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Athletics 9-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 6-3, the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians 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, May 7, 1955 and the next, May 10, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.