Games on May 8, 1991

The games of May 8, 1991

13 games were played on May 8, 1991, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 17-1 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the California Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 10-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1991 and the next, May 9, 1991. For the wider picture, see the 1991 season.