Games on May 1, 1988

The games of May 1, 1988

On May 1, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 11-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 7-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the California Angels 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1988 and the next, May 2, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.