Games on September 25, 1988

The games of September 25, 1988

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 25, 1988. The San Diego Padres routed the Houston Astros 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (6-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 24, 1988 and the next, Sep 26, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.