Games on May 8, 1996

The games of May 8, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 8, 1996. The Chicago White Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves topped the Colorado Rockies 5-1, the California Angels fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Florida Marlins topped the New York Mets 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1996 and the next, May 9, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.