Games on August 22, 1988

The games of August 22, 1988

13 games were played on August 22, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 9-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 1988 and the next, Aug 23, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.