Games on September 8, 2004

The games of September 8, 2004

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 8, 2004. The Minnesota Twins routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the San Diego Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Anaheim Angels (1-0), the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (6-0), and the Florida Marlins over the New York Mets (3-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 7, 2004 and the next, Sep 9, 2004. The 2004 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.