Games on August 7, 1988

The games of August 7, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 7, 1988. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 14-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 11-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 6, 1988 and the next, Aug 8, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.