Games on May 31, 1988

The games of May 31, 1988

13 games were played on May 31, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 11-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 12-5. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0), the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics (5-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the California Angels and the New York Mets 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-7, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 8-6, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 1988 and the next, Jun 1, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.