Games on May 8, 1988

The games of May 8, 1988

The schedule for May 8, 1988 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 8-1 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 13-7, the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-6, the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 6-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-6, and the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 10-8. 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 7, 1988 and the next, May 9, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.