Games on August 24, 1988

The games of August 24, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 24, 1988. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the California Angels 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 7-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1988 and the next, Aug 25, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.