Games on June 8, 1988

The games of June 8, 1988

13 games were played on June 8, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Houston Astros 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-4. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 5-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 5-2. 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, Jun 7, 1988 and the next, Jun 9, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.