Games on May 20, 1988

The games of May 20, 1988

12 games were played on May 20, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Montreal Expos 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox. Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the California Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 11-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-3, and the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. 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 19, 1988 and the next, May 21, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.