Games on September 28, 1988

The games of September 28, 1988

The schedule for September 28, 1988 lists 12 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Mets 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (2-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the California Angels, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. 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 27, 1988 and the next, Sep 29, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.