Games on May 11, 1988

The games of May 11, 1988

On May 11, 1988, 12 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (1-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the California Angels, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Seattle Mariners 9-3. 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 10, 1988 and the next, May 12, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.