Games on August 8, 1992

The games of August 8, 1992

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 8, 1992. The Atlanta Braves routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the California Angels 8-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 7-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Seattle Mariners 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1992 and the next, Aug 9, 1992. The 1992 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.