Games on April 16, 1988

The games of April 16, 1988

On April 16, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-2 win over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Seattle Mariners over the California Angels. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 6-4, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1988 and the next, Apr 17, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.