Games on May 8, 1994

The games of May 8, 1994

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 8, 1994. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 7-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Colorado Rockies over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 9-2, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 9-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, May 7, 1994 and the next, May 9, 1994. For the wider picture, see the 1994 season.