Games on October 1, 1988

The games of October 1, 1988

On October 1, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-5 winners over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (1-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Oakland Athletics 8-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3. 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 30, 1988 and the next, Oct 2, 1988. The 1988 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.