Games on May 27, 1988

The games of May 27, 1988

On May 27, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the California Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, and the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1. 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 26, 1988 and the next, May 28, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.