Games on May 8, 2001

The games of May 8, 2001

On May 8, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-4 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 12-4, the Colorado Rockies over the New York Mets. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Anaheim Angels (2-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Florida Marlins 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 9-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 2001 and the next, May 9, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.