Games on August 4, 1988

7 games

The games of August 4, 1988

On August 4, 1988, 7 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (5-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 1988 and the next, Aug 5, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.

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