Games on July 2, 1988

The games of July 2, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 2, 1988. The Oakland Athletics routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 10-7. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2, the New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 7-4. 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, Jul 1, 1988 and the next, Jul 3, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.