The record for July 8 in baseball history — 15 milestones, 12 debuts, 19 final games, 73 births, 32 deaths and 1,228 games played.
Red Donahue started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Boston Beaneaters without a hit on July 8, 1898, winning 5–0.
Red Donahue started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Boston Beaneaters without a hit on July 8, 1898, winning 5–0.
The 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Stan Musial hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Mets on July 8, 1962.
Jim Ray Hart hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the Atlanta Braves on July 8, 1970.
Ben Oglivie hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Detroit Tigers on July 8, 1979.
The 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Andruw Jones hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 8, 2009.
Yasmani Grandal hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on July 8, 2016.
Brad Miller hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago Cubs on July 8, 2021.
Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange threw a combined no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 8, 2023, winning 2–0.
Joe Sommer made a major-league debut on July 8, 1880.
Heinie Schuble made a major-league debut on July 8, 1927.
Mickey Vernon made a major-league debut on July 8, 1939.
Monte Irvin made a major-league debut on July 8, 1949.
Dan Petry made a major-league debut on July 8, 1979.
Dan Quisenberry made a major-league debut on July 8, 1979.
Félix Fermín made a major-league debut on July 8, 1987.
Alex Rodriguez made a major-league debut on July 8, 1994.
Mike Pelfrey made a major-league debut on July 8, 2006.
Matt Harrison made a major-league debut on July 8, 2008.
Mike Trout made a major-league debut on July 8, 2011.
Josh Bell made a major-league debut on July 8, 2016.
John Morrill played a final major-league game on July 8, 1890.
Jouett Meekin played a final major-league game on July 8, 1900.
Cupid Childs played a final major-league game on July 8, 1901.
Dave Zearfoss played a final major-league game on July 8, 1905.
Jimmy McAleer played a final major-league game on July 8, 1907.
Tom Needham played a final major-league game on July 8, 1914.
Red Oldham played a final major-league game on July 8, 1926.
Bill Voiselle played a final major-league game on July 8, 1950.
Barney McCosky played a final major-league game on July 8, 1953.
Tom Lasorda played a final major-league game on July 8, 1956.
Jim Busby played a final major-league game on July 8, 1962.
Hal Smith played a final major-league game on July 8, 1965.
Billy McCool played a final major-league game on July 8, 1970.
Bobby Wine played a final major-league game on July 8, 1972.
Mike Hegan played a final major-league game on July 8, 1977.
Gary Ross played a final major-league game on July 8, 1977.
Rick Burleson played a final major-league game on July 8, 1987.
Bill Doran played a final major-league game on July 8, 1993.
Roberto Petagine played a final major-league game on July 8, 2006.
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 10.
Chicago Cubs 1, Minnesota Twins 8.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Kansas City Royals 4.
Cleveland Guardians 10, Houston Astros 6.
Tampa Bay Rays 2, Detroit Tigers 4.
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 1.
Colorado Rockies 2, Boston Red Sox 10.
New York Mets 7, Baltimore Orioles 6.
Atlanta Braves 1, Athletics 10.
Texas Rangers 13, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1.
Washington Nationals 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 4.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,228 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
73 players were born on July 8; these are the 24 best known.
32 players died on July 8; these are the 24 best known.