Games on May 9, 1988

10 games

The games of May 9, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on May 9, 1988. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 9-8. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals (2-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 8, 1988 and the next, May 10, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.

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