Games on July 4, 1988

The games of July 4, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 4, 1988. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 13-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 7-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 5-1. 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 3, 1988 and the next, Jul 5, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.