Games on September 23, 1988

The games of September 23, 1988

13 games were played on September 23, 1988, according to Retrosheet. The Minnesota Twins routed the California Angels 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Oakland Athletics 9-8 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 2-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 22, 1988 and the next, Sep 24, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.