Games on July 8, 1989

The games of July 8, 1989

On July 8, 1989, 13 games went into the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Cleveland Indians 4-3. 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, Jul 7, 1989 and the next, Jul 9, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.