Games on April 30, 1988

The games of April 30, 1988

On April 30, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 15-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (3-0). The closest finishes were the New York Mets 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 11-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, and the California Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 29, 1988 and the next, May 1, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.