Games on August 6, 1988

The games of August 6, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 6, 1988. The Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 7-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3. 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, Aug 5, 1988 and the next, Aug 7, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.