Games on May 16, 1988

9 games

The games of May 16, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on May 16, 1988. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 7-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 15, 1988 and the next, May 17, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.

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