Games on August 14, 1988

The games of August 14, 1988

On August 14, 1988, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 18-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers (3-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays (6-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 4-3 over the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 15-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-9, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 9-6, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 4-2, the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 11-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets. 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 13, 1988 and the next, Aug 15, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.