Games on May 6, 1988

The games of May 6, 1988

The schedule for May 6, 1988 lists 11 games. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the St. Louis Cardinals 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (4-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (5-0). The closest finishes were the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the California Angels, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 5, 1988 and the next, May 7, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.