Games on September 5, 1988

The games of September 5, 1988

14 games were played on September 5, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 14-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 7-5, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 6-2, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Texas Rangers 11-4. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1988 and the next, Sep 6, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.