Games on August 23, 1988
12 games
- CAL 2 @ BOS 10 No box score
- HOU 3 @ CHN 9 No box score
- NYN 5 @ LAN 1 No box score
- CLE 6 @ MIL 2 No box score
- DET 5 @ MIN 7 No box score
- OAK 4 @ NYA 5 No box score
- CIN 0 @ PIT 2 No box score
- PHI 1 @ SDN 9 No box score
- MON 2 @ SFN 1 No box score
- ATL 0 @ SLN 7 No box score
- KCA 11 @ TEX 7 No box score
- CHA 2 @ TOR 7 No box score
The games of August 23, 1988
On August 23, 1988, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 10-2 win over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 11-7. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (7-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-3, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2. 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 22, 1988 and the next, Aug 24, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.
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