Games on July 8, 1986

The games of July 8, 1986

13 games were played on July 8, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 14-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 7, 1986 and the next, Jul 9, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.