Games on September 3, 1988

The games of September 3, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 3, 1988. The Houston Astros routed the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3, the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 7-4. 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, Sep 2, 1988 and the next, Sep 4, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.