Games on May 8, 1966

The games of May 8, 1966

On May 8, 1966, 13 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 8-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 3-1, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, and the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1966 and the next, May 9, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.