The record for May 8 in baseball history — 10 milestones, 16 debuts, 26 final games, 37 births, 27 deaths and 1,219 games played.
Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins on May 8, 1968, winning 4–0.
Big Jeff Pfeffer started as the Boston Doves held the Cincinnati Reds without a hit on May 8, 1907, winning 6–0.
Carl Hubbell threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 8, 1929, winning 11–0.
Freddie Lindstrom hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 8, 1930.
Ted Williams hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on May 8, 1957.
Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins on May 8, 1968, winning 4–0.
Aaron Boone hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 8, 2003.
Jody Gerut hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 8, 2010.
Mark Teixeira hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on May 8, 2010.
Josh Hamilton hit four home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles on May 8, 2012.
James Paxton threw a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 8, 2018, winning 5–0.
Mike Dorgan made a major-league debut on May 8, 1877.
Harry Smith made a major-league debut on May 8, 1877.
George McQuillan made a major-league debut on May 8, 1907.
George Murray made a major-league debut on May 8, 1922.
Walt Masterson made a major-league debut on May 8, 1939.
Dave Anderson made a major-league debut on May 8, 1983.
Kirby Puckett made a major-league debut on May 8, 1984.
David Segui made a major-league debut on May 8, 1990.
Mike Mordecai made a major-league debut on May 8, 1994.
Paul Shuey made a major-league debut on May 8, 1994.
Jason Giambi made a major-league debut on May 8, 1995.
Dustin Hermanson made a major-league debut on May 8, 1995.
Cory Lidle made a major-league debut on May 8, 1997.
Jose Iglesias made a major-league debut on May 8, 2011.
Rougned Odor made a major-league debut on May 8, 2014.
Albert Suárez made a major-league debut on May 8, 2016.
Gil Hatfield played a final major-league game on May 8, 1895.
Lee Tannehill played a final major-league game on May 8, 1912.
Jim Delahanty played a final major-league game on May 8, 1915.
Harry Harper played a final major-league game on May 8, 1923.
Horace Ford played a final major-league game on May 8, 1933.
Jim Weaver played a final major-league game on May 8, 1939.
Al Javery played a final major-league game on May 8, 1946.
Lou Finney played a final major-league game on May 8, 1947.
Hugh Mulcahy played a final major-league game on May 8, 1947.
Jimmy Outlaw played a final major-league game on May 8, 1949.
Phil Cavarretta played a final major-league game on May 8, 1955.
Mickey Grasso played a final major-league game on May 8, 1955.
Matt Batts played a final major-league game on May 8, 1956.
Ellis Kinder played a final major-league game on May 8, 1957.
Frank Baumann played a final major-league game on May 8, 1965.
Bobby Del Greco played a final major-league game on May 8, 1965.
Gene Clines played a final major-league game on May 8, 1979.
Tom Murphy played a final major-league game on May 8, 1979.
Rob Wilfong played a final major-league game on May 8, 1987.
Chris Chambliss played a final major-league game on May 8, 1988.
Dickie Noles played a final major-league game on May 8, 1990.
Steve Sax played a final major-league game on May 8, 1994.
Gary Disarcina played a final major-league game on May 8, 2000.
Brian Anderson played a final major-league game on May 8, 2005.
Milton Bradley played a final major-league game on May 8, 2011.
Ehire Adrianza played a final major-league game on May 8, 2024.
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1.
Texas Rangers 12, Oakland Athletics 11.
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 9.
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Tampa Bay Rays 6.
Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 5.
Chicago White Sox 0, Kansas City Royals 10.
Texas Rangers 0, Boston Red Sox 5.
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5.
Detroit Tigers 11, Colorado Rockies 1.
Detroit Tigers 10, Colorado Rockies 2.
Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 5.
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 5.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,219 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
37 players were born on May 8; these are the 24 best known.
27 players died on May 8; these are the 24 best known.