Games on May 24, 1988

The games of May 24, 1988

On May 24, 1988, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 14-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 13-2, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers (7-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the California Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. 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 23, 1988 and the next, May 25, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.