Games on April 13, 1988

The games of April 13, 1988

On April 13, 1988, 11 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 12-7. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles 9-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the California Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 12, 1988 and the next, Apr 14, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.