Games on May 8, 1982

The games of May 8, 1982

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 8, 1982. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-1 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 10-8. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the California Angels, 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 8-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 5-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 9-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1982 and the next, May 9, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.