Games on August 8, 1988

The games of August 8, 1988

9 games were played on August 8, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 10-0 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (1-0). One-run games: the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the California Angels and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 4-2, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 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, Aug 7, 1988 and the next, Aug 9, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.