Games on May 8, 1977

The games of May 8, 1977

12 games were played on May 8, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 10-0 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 10-5. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the California Angels, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. 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, 1977 and the next, May 9, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.