Games on August 8, 1984

The games of August 8, 1984

13 games were played on August 8, 1984, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the New York Mets, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 7-2. 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, Aug 7, 1984 and the next, Aug 9, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.