Games on September 21, 1988

The games of September 21, 1988

14 games were played on September 21, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the California Angels 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 5-4, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 20, 1988 and the next, Sep 22, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.