Games on May 29, 1988

The games of May 29, 1988

13 games were played on May 29, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Texas Rangers 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 28, 1988 and the next, May 30, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.