Games on August 31, 1988

The games of August 31, 1988

13 games were played on August 31, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-1 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the California Angels, 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 1988 and the next, Sep 1, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.