Games on September 8, 1975

The games of September 8, 1975

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 8, 1975. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 8-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos. 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, Sep 7, 1975 and the next, Sep 9, 1975. For the wider picture, see the 1975 season.