Games on May 8, 1976

The games of May 8, 1976

On May 8, 1976, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 13-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 14-4. The closest finishes were the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 12-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 7-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1976 and the next, May 9, 1976. For the wider picture, see the 1976 season.