Games on July 8, 1988

The games of July 8, 1988

14 games were played on July 8, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 7-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees (4-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Texas Rangers topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-5, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 10-6, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1988 and the next, Jul 9, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.