The record for October 8 in baseball history — 115 milestones, 2 debuts, 4 final games, 72 births, 35 deaths and 100 games played.
New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen throws a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series, the only perfect game in World Series history.
Boston Americans 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago Cubs 3.
Detroit Tigers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Giants 3.
New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0.
Boston Red Sox 1, Philadelphia Phillies 3.
Chicago White Sox 4, Cincinnati Reds 1.
New York Yankees 3, New York Giants 5.
Washington Senators 2, New York Giants 6.
Washington Senators 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Yankees 4.
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago Cubs 1.
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Athletics 7.
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 3.
New York Yankees 5, New York Giants 1.
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Yankees 5.
New York Yankees 7, Cincinnati Reds 4.
Detroit Tigers 1, Cincinnati Reds 2.
St. Louis Cardinals 2, St. Louis Browns 0.
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago Cubs 8.
Boston Braves 0, Cleveland Indians 2.
New York Yankees 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4.
New York Yankees 6, New York Giants 2.
New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen throws a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series, the only perfect game in World Series history.
Brooklyn Dodgers 0, New York Yankees 2.
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Braves 3.
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 3.
Pittsburgh Pirates 0, New York Yankees 10.
New York Yankees 7, Cincinnati Reds 0.
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Yankees 3.
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Baltimore Orioles 1.
Boston Red Sox 0, St. Louis Cardinals 6.
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Detroit Tigers 0, Oakland Athletics 5.
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 9.
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 0.
Oakland Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 0.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1.
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 4.
Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 7.
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Montreal Expos 3.
New York Yankees 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0.
California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 5.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 7.
Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0.
Kansas City Royals 1, Toronto Blue Jays 6.
New York Mets 0, Houston Astros 1.
California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 9.
Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 6.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 8.
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 10.
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 6.
Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3.
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 5.
Oakland Athletics 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3.
Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1.
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 6.
Florida Marlins 1, Atlanta Braves 7.
Cleveland Indians 0, Baltimore Orioles 3.
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 0.
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, New York Mets 9.
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3.
San Francisco Giants 0, New York Mets 4.
New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 5.
Anaheim Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 2.
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 2.
Florida Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 12.
Anaheim Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 8.
New York Yankees 8, Minnesota Twins 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 7.
San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 6.
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 4.
Colorado Rockies 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
Boston Red Sox 0, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5.
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 7.
Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4.
Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 3.
New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 3.
Washington Nationals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 12.
Boston Red Sox 3, Tampa Bay Rays 1.
Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 8.
Houston Astros 5, Kansas City Royals 2.
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3.
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 5.
Houston Astros 3, Boston Red Sox 10.
Cleveland Indians 0, New York Yankees 1.
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2.
Houston Astros 11, Cleveland Indians 3.
Boston Red Sox 16, New York Yankees 1.
Houston Astros 1, Tampa Bay Rays 4.
Atlanta Braves 7, Miami Marlins 0.
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Diego Padres 3.
Oakland Athletics 6, Houston Astros 11.
Tampa Bay Rays 1, New York Yankees 5.
Atlanta Braves 1, Milwaukee Brewers 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers 0, San Francisco Giants 4.
Boston Red Sox 14, Tampa Bay Rays 6.
Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 9.
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 7.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0.
Tampa Bay Rays 0, Cleveland Guardians 1.
Seattle Mariners 10, Toronto Blue Jays 9.
Texas Rangers 11, Baltimore Orioles 8.
Minnesota Twins 6, Houston Astros 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 6.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 7.
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 4.
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 2.
Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 9.
Jimmy Ryan made a major-league debut on October 8, 1885.
Jack Boyle made a major-league debut on October 8, 1886.
Billy Lush played a final major-league game on October 8, 1904.
Sandy McDougal played a final major-league game on October 8, 1905.
Ollie Pickering played a final major-league game on October 8, 1908.
Charlie Carr played a final major-league game on October 8, 1914.
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 5.
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Doves 3.
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 0.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 3.
Detroit Tigers 0, St. Louis Browns 5.
Detroit Tigers 2, St. Louis Browns 17.
Cleveland Naps 4, Chicago White Sox 10.
Buffalo Buffeds 3, Pittsburgh Rebels 2.
St. Louis Terriers 2, Indianapolis Hoosiers 4.
Kansas City Packers 3, Chicago Chi-Feds 8.
Brooklyn Tip-Tops 5, Baltimore Terrapins 3.
These are the 12 most recent of 100 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
72 players were born on October 8; these are the 24 best known.
35 players died on October 8; these are the 24 best known.