Games on May 21, 1988

The games of May 21, 1988

On May 21, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 6-0 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-6. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (3-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Mariners 3-1, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-4. 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 20, 1988 and the next, May 22, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.