May 8

Everything rare that has ever happened on this date.

450feats on this date
73different kinds
2026most recent
1897earliest

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94Six-Walk Game1× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
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2016Bryce Harper6box score ↗
93Twenty-Strikeout Game1× on this date · most recent 2001-05-08
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2001Randy Johnson20box score ↗
90Two Catcher's Interferences1× on this date · most recent 2021-05-08
90Six-Run Game1× on this date · most recent 1946-05-08
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1946Johnny Pesky6box score ↗
89Five Extra-Base Hits1× on this date · most recent 2012-05-08
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2012Josh Hamilton5box score ↗
89Four-Homer Game1× on this date · most recent 2012-05-08
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2012Josh Hamilton4box score ↗
88Perfect Game1× on this date · most recent 1968-05-08
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1968Catfish Hunter11box score ↗
85Walk-Off Balk1× on this date · most recent 2000-05-08
8418-Strikeout Game1× on this date · most recent 2001-05-08
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2001Randy Johnson20box score ↗
79Four-Double Game1× on this date · most recent 1935-05-08
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1935Ernie Lombardi4box score ↗
78Stealing the Cycle1× on this date · most recent 1913-05-08
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1913Hap Myers6box score ↗
77Fifteen K, No Walks1× on this date · most recent 2001-05-08
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2001Randy Johnson20box score ↗
75Seven Times On Base1× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
74Three Hit Batsmen1× on this date · most recent 2017-05-08
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2017New York Yankees3box score ↗
74Six for Six1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-08
71Scored in Eight Innings1× on this date · most recent 1936-05-08
71Five-Walk Game1× on this date · most recent 1925-05-08
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1925Ira Flagstead5box score ↗
70Six-Hit Game1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-08
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2004Alfonso Soriano6box score ↗
70Three Double Plays Grounded Into1× on this date · most recent 1984-05-08
68Eight-RBI Game1× on this date · most recent 2012-05-08
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2012Josh Hamilton8box score ↗
68Four Homers in an Inning1× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
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2018Kansas City Royals4box score ↗
66Six Runs, No Outs1× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
66All Runs in One Inning4× on this date · most recent 1989-05-08
66Three Intentional Walks2× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
66Four-Strikeout Inning1× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
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2016Tyler Duffey4box score ↗
66Three Hits, Three Strikeouts3× on this date · most recent 1993-05-08
65Three Runs, No Hits2× on this date · most recent 1985-05-08
65Immaculate Inning1× on this date · most recent 2019-05-08
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2019Chris Sale7box score ↗
64Platinum Sombrero2× on this date · most recent 2019-05-08
64Four-Steal Game1× on this date · most recent 1981-05-08
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1981Tim Raines4box score ↗
64Four Ejections1× on this date · most recent 1979-05-08
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1979Minnesota Twins5box score ↗
64No-Hitter3× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
62Four Errors, One Fielder1× on this date · most recent 1900-05-08
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1900barrs1014box score ↗
62Ten Walks1× on this date · most recent 1920-05-08
62Three Sacrifice Bunts1× on this date · most recent 1920-05-08
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1920Donie Bushbox score ↗
61The Cycle2× on this date · most recent 2010-05-08
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2010Jody Gerut4-for-6box score ↗
1930Freddie Lindstrom5-for-6box score ↗
61Five Runs Scored3× on this date · most recent 1949-05-08
60Walk-Off Wild Pitch2× on this date · most recent 1970-05-08
60Eleven Assists3× on this date · most recent 1984-05-08
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1984younr00111box score ↗
1984gantj00111box score ↗
1982concd00111box score ↗
60Three Straight Home Runs3× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
58Two Balks1× on this date · most recent 2012-05-08
57Triple Play2× on this date · most recent 1998-05-08
57Three Ejections1× on this date · most recent 2004-05-08
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2004Houston Astros3box score ↗
56Four Extra-Base Hits3× on this date · most recent 2019-05-08
56Ten-Run Inning4× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
54Five Double Plays8× on this date · most recent 1988-05-08
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1988dorab0016box score ↗
1988davig0016box score ↗
1988walld0015box score ↗
1981leacr0015box score ↗
1946haasb1025box score ↗
1932cronj1015box score ↗
1932judgj1015box score ↗
1915schmb1035box score ↗
54Triple Play (play-by-play era)5× on this date · most recent 1998-05-08
53Three-Homer Game3× on this date · most recent 2010-05-08
52Walk-Off Walk2× on this date · most recent 2001-05-08
51Three Batters Hit4× on this date · most recent 2021-05-08
51Three-Pitch Inning5× on this date · most recent 2004-05-08
51Three Wild Pitches4× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
51Twelve Runs Allowed5× on this date · most recent 1907-05-08
48Six Times On Base5× on this date · most recent 2004-05-08
48Hitless in Seven1× on this date · most recent 1965-05-08
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1965Willie Horton0-for-7box score ↗
47One-Hit Shutout7× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
47Walk-Off Error7× on this date · most recent 2015-05-08
47First-Inning Ejection8× on this date · most recent 2014-05-08
43Five for Five10× on this date · most recent 2019-05-08
4313+ Batters in an Inning10× on this date · most recent 2021-05-08
43In on a Triple Play12× on this date · most recent 1998-05-08
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1998hayec0011box score ↗
1998aurir0011box score ↗
1977hernk0011box score ↗
1977kessd1011box score ↗
1977tysom1011box score ↗
1948joose1011box score ↗
1948fainf1011box score ↗
1948sudep1011box score ↗
1946mayoe1011box score ↗
1946greeh1021box score ↗
1914gandc1011box score ↗
1914henrj1011box score ↗
42Four Runs, No Outs22× on this date · most recent 2026-05-08
41Steal of Home3× on this date · most recent 1991-05-08
40Manager and Player Ejected9× on this date · most recent 2025-05-08
40Catcher's Interference13× on this date · most recent 2026-05-08
40Ten Runs Allowed8× on this date · most recent 2003-05-08
40Three-Steal Game13× on this date · most recent 2016-05-08
38Three Errors, One Fielder11× on this date · most recent 1987-05-08
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1987ramir0013box score ↗
1960groad1013box score ↗
1956klaub1013box score ↗
1956mcmir1013box score ↗
1948rojes1013box score ↗
1937mancg1013box score ↗
1935vauga1013box score ↗
1925gerbw1013box score ↗
1913everj1023box score ↗
1907jordt1013box score ↗
1899cassp1013box score ↗
37Three-Error Inning16× on this date · most recent 2013-05-08
35Fifteen Runs21× on this date · most recent 2018-05-08
31Walk-Off Home Run29× on this date · most recent 2022-05-08
23Scoreless Until the Ninth45× on this date · most recent 2023-05-08
16Walk-Off95× on this date · most recent 2026-05-08