Games on August 8, 1957

8 games

The games of August 8, 1957

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 8, 1957. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 12-3 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 6-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1957 and the next, Aug 9, 1957. The 1957 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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