Games on June 26, 1988

The games of June 26, 1988

The schedule for June 26, 1988 lists 14 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Oakland Athletics 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (6-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (3-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-1, the California Angels topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-0, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1. The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jun 25, 1988 and the next, Jun 27, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.