Games on August 9, 1988

The games of August 9, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 9, 1988. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 8-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 10-8. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the California Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 8, 1988 and the next, Aug 10, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.