The record for June 8 in baseball history — 11 milestones, 22 debuts, 23 final games, 53 births, 28 deaths and 1,328 games played.
Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League and Tom Wilhelmsen threw a combined no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2012, winning 1–0.
Tony Lazzeri hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on June 8, 1927.
Jimmie Foxx hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Athletics against the New York Yankees on June 8, 1933.
Harry Craft hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 8, 1940.
Bobby Doerr hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns on June 8, 1950.
Jim King hit three home runs for the Washington Senators against the Kansas City Athletics on June 8, 1964.
Lee Lacy hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees on June 8, 1986.
Damion Easley hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 8, 2001.
Luis Gonzalez hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Kansas City Royals on June 8, 2001.
Alfonso Soriano hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Atlanta Braves on June 8, 2007.
Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League and Tom Wilhelmsen threw a combined no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2012, winning 1–0.
José Ramírez hit three home runs for the Cleveland Guardians against the Boston Red Sox on June 8, 2023.
John Titus made a major-league debut on June 8, 1903.
Bobby Coombs made a major-league debut on June 8, 1933.
Hy Vandenberg made a major-league debut on June 8, 1935.
Stan Spence made a major-league debut on June 8, 1940.
Nellie Fox made a major-league debut on June 8, 1947.
Felipe Alou made a major-league debut on June 8, 1958.
John Candelaria made a major-league debut on June 8, 1975.
Gary Roenicke made a major-league debut on June 8, 1976.
Tom Filer made a major-league debut on June 8, 1982.
David Cone made a major-league debut on June 8, 1986.
Terry Mulholland made a major-league debut on June 8, 1986.
Jim Leyritz made a major-league debut on June 8, 1990.
Mark Petkovsek made a major-league debut on June 8, 1991.
José Vidro made a major-league debut on June 8, 1997.
Tim Hudson made a major-league debut on June 8, 1999.
Skip Schumaker made a major-league debut on June 8, 2005.
Homer Bailey made a major-league debut on June 8, 2007.
Giancarlo Stanton made a major-league debut on June 8, 2010.
Stephen Strasburg made a major-league debut on June 8, 2010.
Tony Watson made a major-league debut on June 8, 2011.
Carlos Correa made a major-league debut on June 8, 2015.
Jameson Taillon made a major-league debut on June 8, 2016.
Crazy Schmit played a final major-league game on June 8, 1901.
Lave Cross played a final major-league game on June 8, 1907.
Tully Sparks played a final major-league game on June 8, 1910.
Curtis Roberts played a final major-league game on June 8, 1956.
Tom Morgan played a final major-league game on June 8, 1963.
Sammy Ellis played a final major-league game on June 8, 1969.
Dave McNally played a final major-league game on June 8, 1975.
Al Cowens played a final major-league game on June 8, 1986.
Danny Heep played a final major-league game on June 8, 1991.
Dave Smith played a final major-league game on June 8, 1992.
John Habyan played a final major-league game on June 8, 1996.
Erik Hanson played a final major-league game on June 8, 1998.
Julio Mosquera played a final major-league game on June 8, 2005.
Rey Sánchez played a final major-league game on June 8, 2005.
Scott Erickson played a final major-league game on June 8, 2006.
Raúl Casanova played a final major-league game on June 8, 2008.
Abraham Núñez played a final major-league game on June 8, 2008.
Rick Ankiel played a final major-league game on June 8, 2013.
Casey Kotchman played a final major-league game on June 8, 2013.
Eric Chavez played a final major-league game on June 8, 2014.
Jimmy Rollins played a final major-league game on June 8, 2016.
Doug Fister played a final major-league game on June 8, 2018.
Nick Hundley played a final major-league game on June 8, 2019.
Miami Marlins 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3.
Boston Red Sox 11, New York Yankees 7.
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Minnesota Twins 6.
Chicago Cubs 0, Detroit Tigers 4.
Houston Astros 2, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 5.
Baltimore Orioles 1, Athletics 5.
Seattle Mariners 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2.
Texas Rangers 4, Washington Nationals 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 4.
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,328 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
53 players were born on June 8; these are the 24 best known.
28 players died on June 8; these are the 24 best known.