Games on July 3, 1988

The games of July 3, 1988

13 games were played on July 3, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 13-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (5-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-3, the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 5-4. 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, Jul 2, 1988 and the next, Jul 4, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.