Games on May 4, 1988

The games of May 4, 1988

13 games were played on May 4, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the Houston Astros 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the California Angels (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Texas Rangers, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 7-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. 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, May 3, 1988 and the next, May 5, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.