Games on May 8, 1979

The games of May 8, 1979

13 games were played on May 8, 1979, according to Retrosheet. The Minnesota Twins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 over the San Diego Padres, and the Texas Rangers 8-7 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 10-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, and the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1979 and the next, May 9, 1979. The 1979 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.